''Hunted'' is an Australian

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television series based on the British reality television series of the same name. The first season premiered on 17 July 2022 on

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Premise

The show is a

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series that centres on nine teams of two as they are "

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" on the run from highly skilled hunters. Fugitives are released from a common location at the start of the hunt, with an overnight bag and $500 ($200 cash and $300 on a debit card). Each pair attempts to use their wits to evade capture for 21 days in the state of

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. Meanwhile, a team of hunters attempt to locate and capture the fugitives using replicated "powers of the state" such as ANPR and

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. The hunters are also given access to the fugitive's bank accounts and phone records. 24 hours before the end of the hunt, the remaining fugitives call a given phone number to access information about the "extraction point", a location they must reach by the end of the hunt. While the hunters are not informed of the extraction point, fugitive's current locations are disclosed to the hunters once they call the phone number. Any fugitives able to evade capture and make it to the extraction point in time win a share of the grand prize of $100,000.

Hunters

Headquarters

* Dr David Craig - Chief * Ben Owen - Deputy, Intelligence (Former Chief Hunter on '' Hunted UK'' and former Hunter on '' Hunted USA'') * Reece Dewar OAM - Deputy, Operations * Jason Edelstein - Lead, Cyber * Dr Karla Lopez - Forensic Psychologist * Graeme Simpfendorfer - Lead Intelligence * Kerri Collins - Lead Intelligence Analyst * Vikki Grouios - Ethical Hacker * Carter Smith - Open Source Intelligence * Steph Jensen - Open Source Intelligence * Jay Banerji - Digital Forensics * Tamara Ruggeiro - Intelligence Officer

Ground Hunters

* Jason Spivey * Michelle Corlett * Luke Andrews * Marco O’Hehir * Clancy Roberts * Howie Dawson * Kellie Andrews * Rhonda Murray * Jeremy Hargreaves * Kim Culpin

Contestants

Season 1

Fugitives began the hunt at

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. The Inverloch Coastal Reserve in Inverloch served as the extraction point.

Episodes

Season 1

Ratings

Season 1

References

External links

* {{Network 10 programming Network 10 original programming 2022 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian reality television series Australian television series based on British television series English-language television shows Television shows set in Victoria (Australia) Television shows filmed in Australia Television series by Endemol Australia Television series by Banijay