''Conspiracy 365'' is a 12-part Australian television miniseries based on the novels written by
Gabrielle Lord
Gabrielle Craig Lord (born 1946) is an Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime.Pressley, Alison (2007) "Lord and lady" in ''Good Reading Magazine'', April 2007, pp. 22–23 She has published a wide range ...
. Produced by Circa Media for
Family Movie Channel
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, the series screened from January 2012. It also began screening on
ABC3
ABC Me (stylised as ABC ME) is an Australian English language children's free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 4 December 2009 as ABC3.
Hist ...
in January 2014.
The series is based on a series of books written by
Gabrielle Lord
Gabrielle Craig Lord (born 1946) is an Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime.Pressley, Alison (2007) "Lord and lady" in ''Good Reading Magazine'', April 2007, pp. 22–23 She has published a wide range ...
. It follows the adventures of Callum Ormond, an Australian 15-year-old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member. The book series is in 17 installments, telling the story from January to December, and then Boges's story (Revenge) following the twelfth installment and Winter's story (Malice) following Callum's and then Callum's story again in a 3 book mini-series (Black Ops).
The television series screens in 12 forty minute to one-hour episodes throughout the year, one episode each month. It is supported by an interactive website with games, puzzles, photographs, behind the scene photographs and information, messages and videos from the characters.
The series aired exclusively to FMC on the first Saturday of every month in 2012, and the following day the episode was available to download on iTunes or rent from BigPond Movies. Previous episodes are already available for download or rent online. Viewers can sign up to iTunes for a complete season pass download to own all 12 episodes.
The series was shot in blocks of 4 episodes with a different director for each set: Paul Goldman for the first block,
Pino Amenta
Pino Amenta is an Australian director best known for his work in television.
Selected credits Film
Television
The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Personal life
He is the father of actress Jade Amenta. Haywar ...
for the second block, and Steve Mann for the third block. The Director of Photography is Laszlo Baranyai ACS HSC and the Production Design is by Tel Stolfo. The Story Producers are Michael Brindley and Mark Shirreffs. The series is written by Sam Carroll,
Kristen Dunphy
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, Shanti Gudgeon, Julie Lacy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, and Kris Wyld, accompanied by the novels written by
Gabrielle Lord
Gabrielle Craig Lord (born 1946) is an Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime.Pressley, Alison (2007) "Lord and lady" in ''Good Reading Magazine'', April 2007, pp. 22–23 She has published a wide range ...
.
Cast
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Harrison Gilbertson
Harrison Gilbertson (born 29 June 1993) is an Australian actor.
Early life
Gilbertson was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Julie Sloan and Brian Gilbertson.
Career
Gilbertson began acting at the age of six when he played the chara ...
as Callum "Cal" Ormond
*
Taylor Glockner
Taylor Glockner (born 30 July 1991) is an Australian actor. Shortly after graduating from the Film and Television Studio International, he was cast as Boges in the television miniseries '' Conspiracy 365''. From 2013 to 2014, Glockner played Ma ...
as Boges
*
Marny Kennedy
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as Winter Frey
* David Whiteley as Rafe Ormond and Tom Ormond
*
Julia Zemiro
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as Oriana de la Force
*
Rob Carlton
Rob Carlton (born 4 May 1971) is a Logie Award winning Australian actor and writer. He is best known for writing and starring in the comedy series ''Chandon Pictures''. He also had starring roles in the comedy satire ''The Hollowmen'' and the chi ...
as Vulkan Sligo
*
Kate Kendall
Kate Kendall (born 27 July 1973) is an Australian actress and director. She played Angie Piper in the long-running Nine Network Australian drama '' Stingers'' from 1998 to 2004. Kendall has appeared in television series '' The Librarians'' (2 ...
as Emily Ormond
*
Ryan O'Kane
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as Detective Dorian McGrath
* Debbie Zukerman as Detective Ferrara
*
Aaron Jakubenko
Aaron Jakubenko (born 8 December 1988) is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Yuri in ''Conspiracy 365'' and Augie McTeer in ''Tidelands''.Sachin Joab
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as Bruno
* Dion Mills as Eric Blair
*
Andrew Curry
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One of Curry's most notable roles was Larry Woodhouse in '' Neighbours'', a recur ...
as Kelvin
*
James Sorensen
James Sorensen (born 18 July 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional model and actor. He is best known for portraying Declan Napier in the soap opera '' Neighbours''. Sorensen served in the Australian Army in his early 20s. He ...
as Jake
*
Damien Richardson as Nelson Sharkey
List of episodes
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).
There is one episode for each month of the year. At the end of each month Callum is placed in a dangerous situation which provides suspense until the next episode.
See also
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List of Australian television series
Future shows
Seven
* ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–)
* ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ...
References
External links
Official TV Series websiteMovie Network ChannelsCirca Media website
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2012 Australian television series endings
2012 Australian television series debuts
English-language television shows