Total Control
Total Control
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Premiered:
- Network: ABC - Aus
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Created by Rachel Griffiths, Darren Dale & Miranda Dear
- Subject Matter: Political
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Plot Synopsis
Co-created by Rachel Griffiths, TOTAL CONTROL is a one-hour drama series about one woman -- marginalized through the color of her skin and the desperate history of her people, her gender, and her class -- navigating her way to real power. Indigenous woman Alex Irving walks out of the offices of the Magistrates Court and becomes a national hero. A domestic abuser has gone rogue with a gun and Alex happens to be there at exactly the wrong time. When Alex drags a woman to safety and ends up facing the gunman down, the footage of her insanely brave actions goes viral. Everyone sees it. Everyone wants to know who she is, especially the nation's Prime Minister. Rachel Anderson is the country's Prime Minister and her coalition government is riven with infighting, besieged by opposition attacks and bad press. She needs something from left field to save the party and her career. So, when some of Alex's social media postings come to light, suggesting her politics might mesh with those of the government, the PM overrides her party and drafts Alex into the Senate. TOTAL CONTROL had its U.S. premiere on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, as SundanceNow released the first episode. A new episode from the six-episode first season debuted on SundanceNow each Thursday through January 21, 2021.
The sophomore season of TOTAL CONTROL made its U.S. debut on Thursday, January 20, 2022, as SundanceNow released the first episode of the new season. A new episode drops each Thursday through February 24. Alex Irving is back but this time she's doing things her way. Can the ultimate outsider find a new way in and take control of a political establishment determined to shake everything she values?
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Season 3 of TOTAL CONTROL made its U.S. debut on Thursday, June 13, 2024 on SundanceNow, which released the entire six-episode new season. Picking up almost two years after the events of the second season, outsider turned kingmaker Alex Irving is completely at home in the nation's capital. Meanwhile Rachel Anderson, now an occasional ally, is threatening to upend the entire system by establishing her own political party. However, as Alex attempts to carve out a nation changing legacy, a controversy engineered by her enemies threatens to destroy her career and public reputation. Alex must make a choice: either she can stay true to her principles and accept defeat, or she can get her hands dirty and fight back.
Cast
- Deborah Mailman - Alexandra 'Alex' Irving
- Rachel Griffiths - Rachel Anderson
- Harry Richardson - Jonathan Cosgrove (Season 1)
- Celia Ireland - Tracey Helliar (Season 1)
- David Roberts - Kevin Cartwright (Season 1)
- Aaron Pedersen - Tom Campbell Jr. (Season 1)
- Rob Collins - Charlie Irving
- Wesley Patten - Eddie Irving
- Huw Higginson - Peter Solomon
- Anthony Hayes - Damian Bauer
- Lisa Flanagan - Faye Stanley
- William McInnes - Laurie Martin (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Shantae Barnes-Cowan - Jess Clarke (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Val Weldon - Marcie Maclean (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Trisha Morton-Thomas - Jan Irving (Seasons 1 & 3)
- Adele Perovic - Jillian Morell (Season 1)
- James Sweeny - Christopher Bingham (Season 1)
- Bee Cruse - Jade (Season 1)
- Rose Riley - Daphne Howard (Season 1)
- David Nicoll - Jack (Season 1)
- Wayne Blair - Paul Murphy (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Steph Tisdell - Joely McKinnon (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Benedict Hardie - Shaun Keogh (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Anita Hegh - Helena Rossi (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Daniela Farinacci - Philippa Bailey (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Billie Jones - Kylie (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Malaki Williams - Clancy (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Rob Carlton - George Jeffries (Season 2)
- Alex Dimitriades - Nick Pearce (Season 2)
- Colin Friels - Jack Ramsay (Season 2)
- Harry Greenwood - Leo Jacobs (Season 2)
- Vico Thai - Justin Yang (Season 2)
- Tom Dawson - Henry Whittaker (Season 2)
- Brenna Harding - Riley (Season 2)
- Rosie Lourde - Dee Rhodes (Season 3)
- Lisa Hensley - Sharon Costigan (Season 3)
- Josef Ber - Dominic (Season 3)
- Nicole Milinkovic - Tegan (Season 3)
- Catherine McClements - Marion (Season 3)
- Fayssal Bazzi - Matthew (Season 3)
- Maliyan Blair - Jay (Season 3)
- Braxton Smith - Ash (Season 3)
- Maya Stange - Kathleen Sloane (Season 3)
- Joseph Zada - Daniel (Season 3)
Other Titles
- Previously known as: Black Bitch
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Blackfella Films