7/16/2018 Janet King (TV series) - Wikipedia Season 1 Janet King (TV series) Janet King is an Australian television drama program which began airing on ABC1 from 27 February 2014. It was created as a spin-off from the 2011 Janet King legal drama Crownies. It follows the story of Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King (Marta Dusseldorp), tracing her journey in Series 1 in the Department of Public Prosecutions to a Royal Commission into Serious Firearm Crime in Series 2 to the National Crime Commission in Series 3. Various cast members who appeared alongside Dusseldorp in Crownies will also appear in Janet King. A number of new characters were also created. The show was commissioned for an eight part series and filming Janet King title card began in 2013. A second series aired from March 2016, and a third began in Genre Legal drama May 2017. Political thriller Written by Greg Haddrick Contents Jane Allen Kris Mrksa Production Shaun Grant Conception Casting Stuart Page Filming Niki Aken Cast and characters Felicity Packard Episodes Directed by Grant Brown Series overview Series 1 (2014) Peter Andrikidis Series 2 (2016) Ian Watson Series 3 (2017) Starring Marta Dusseldorp Reception Accolades Country of Australia Home media origin International Original English References language(s) External links No. of 3 series No. of 24 (list of episodes) Production episodes Production Conception Executive Des Monaghan Shortly before the final episode of the ABC1 legal drama Crownies was producer(s) Greg Haddrick broadcast in November 2011, David Knox from TV Tonight reported that Producer(s) Karl Zwicky the series could continue in the form of a spin-off.[2] The drama had Jane Allen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_King_(TV_series) 1/15 7/16/2018 Janet King (TV series) - Wikipedia suffered from modest ratings and mixed critical reviews during its 22-part Lisa Scott run.[2] ABC1 controller, Brendan Dahill explained "Crownies won't be Location(s) Australia coming back as Crownies. But we are talking to (producers) Screentime Editor(s) Antonio Mestres (4 about a spin-off. There are lots of things I love about Crownies and lots of episodes); Nicole things that were done brilliantly, and I'm really proud of Crownies. I'm LaMacchia (2 episodes) genuinely surprised it didn't engage a bigger audience than it did. Genuinely surprised. But I don't want to throw the baby out with the Running 57 minutes[1] bathwater. There are plenty of brilliant things in it and we're talking to time Screentime at the moment."[2] Production Screentime company(s) Dahill stated that the spin-off would not be season two of Crownies and that it would take the characters in different directions.[2] He told Knox Release that there were certain elements of Crownies that worked well and he did Original ABC1 not want to lose them because of poor ratings.[2] He continued "So what network Screentime have come up with is a really great compromise that allows us Picture 576i (SDTV) [2] to keep the best bits, and learn and move on." Knox added that a spin-off format is rare in Australian television drama, but not unprecedented.[2] On 20 Audio Stereo August 2012, ABC TV confirmed that it had commissioned the Crownies format spin-off, Janet King.[3] The series was billed as an 8-part legal and political thriller.[3][4] Janet King was produced by Karl Zwicky, Jane Allen and Lisa Original 27 February 2014 – Scott, with Hilary Bonney acting as story consultant.[3] Greg Haddrick, release present Jane Allen, Kris Mrksa and Shaun Grant wrote the series.[3] Chronology Dahill said he was excited about Janet King and the fresh new direction it Related Crownies would take.[3] Carole Sklan, ABC's Head of Fiction, commented shows "Screentime has developed an exciting drama series about the fabulous character, Janet King. The series looks at the dilemmas of a contemporary woman who returns to work after a year's maternity leave and is flung into a shocking prosecution that involves layers of intrigue played out at the highest levels of power. Janet King's case leads her through some astounding twists and revelations that impact on her life on every level."[3] Screentime's Des Monaghan said that it had become clear to Screentime and the ABC that viewers had developed "a great deal" of affection for the character of Janet King and the cast of Crownies, so he was "delighted" that there would be a chance to build on that.[3] On 30 June 2015, it was announced that ABC had renewed Janet King for a second eight-part series.[5] At the ASTRA Conference in September 2016, Dusseldorp confirmed four scripts for the third series had been written.[6] The third series began airing from 25 May 2017, replacing Seven Types of Ambiguity.[7] It focuses on organised crime in the sporting world, with Janet heading up a National Crime Commission investigation. Her former colleague Richard Stirling (Hamish Michael) is now a barrister for some of the athletes involved, while Owen Mitchell (Damian Walshe-Howling) has become the head of the DPP.[7] Casting Anthony Soegito from If Magazine revealed that Marta Dusseldorp would return as Janet King, while many of the characters that became established on Crownies would also make appearances.[4] These include; Hamish Michael (Richard Stirling), Ella Scott Lynch (Erin O'Shaughnessy), Andrea Demetriades (Lina Badir), Peter Kowitz (Tony Gillies), Christopher Morris (Andy Campbell), Indiana Evans (Tatum Novak), Jeanette Cronin (Tracey Samuels), Aimee Pedersen (Ashleigh Larsson) and Lewis Fitz-Gerald (David Sinclair).[8] Knox revealed that Vince Colosimo had been cast as Chief https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_King_(TV_series) 2/15 7/16/2018 Janet King (TV series) - Wikipedia Superintendent Jack Rizzoli, while Damian Walshe-Howling was cast as Owen Mitchell, a rising star prosecutor.[8] John Howard, Sonia Todd, Jessica Napier, Deborah Kennedy and Tiriel Mora also have roles in the series.[8] Todd Lasance and Daniel Lissing did not reprise their respective roles as Ben McMahon and Conrad De Groot.[9] Joining Dusseldorp as title character Janet King for series 2 include former Crownies originals; Hamish Michael (Richard Stirling), Andrea Demetriades (Lina Badir), Christopher Morris (Andy Campbell) and Peter Kowitz (Tony Gillies), as well as, Janet King season one cast members, Damian Walshe-Howling (Owen Mitchell) and Terry Serio (Terry Renner). New faces include Leah Purcell, Philip Quast, Anita Hegh, Aaron Jeffery, Genevieve Hegney, Nicholas Hope and Ewen Leslie.[10] Marta Dusseldorp plays Dusseldorp, Michael, Demetriades, Morris, Kowitz, Walshe-Howling, Hegh all returned for the titular character. the third series. Joining them was Don Hany, Robert Mammone, Susie Porter, Andrew Ryan, Huw Higginson, Steve Le Marquand, Arka Das, Adam Demos,[11] Geraldine Viswanathan and Zoe Terakes.[12] John Bach was cast as Janet's estranged father Graham King.[13] Todd Lasance reprised his Crownies role of Ben McMahon.[14] Filming The series went into production in early 2013.[15] Grant Brown, Peter Andrikidis, and Ian Watson were hired to direct the episodes.[1] Filming finished by June 2013.[16] It began broadcasting on 27 February 2014.[17][18] Filming on the second series commenced in October 2015 for 11 weeks.[5][19] The series was mostly shot in Bankstown, and locations included the former library, the Compass Centre, and Saigon Place.[19] The third series went into production during the week commencing 7 November 2016.[11] Cast and characters Marta Dusseldorp as Janet Tiriel Mora as Judge Granville Don Hany as Clay Nelson[11] [8] [8] King Renmark Robert Mammone as Darren Vince Colosimo as Chief Aaron Glenane as Collard[20] Faulkes[11] [8] Superintendent Jack Rizzoli Akos Armont as Drew Susie Porter as Maxine Damian Walshe-Howling as Blakely[1] Reynolds[11] [8] Owen Mitchell Harriet Dyer as Maya Andrew Ryan as Flynn John Howard as Steven Blakely[1] Pearce[11] [8] Blakely Terry Serio as Terry Renner[1] Huw Higginson as Wayne [11] Hamish Michael as Richard Melissa Bonne as Keisha Page [9] Stirling Gibson[9] John Bach as Graham [13] Ella Scott Lynch as Erin Peter Mochrie as Geoff King [9] O'Shaughnessy Hadley[21] Steve Le Marquand as Wes [11] Andrea Demetriades as Lina Leah Purcell as Heather Foster [9] Badir O'Connor[10] Arka Das as Ravi Hasan[11] Indiana Evans as Tatum Anita Hegh as Sergeant Adam Demos as Nate [9] Novak Bianca Grieve[10] Baldwin[11] Jeanette Cronin as Tracey Leeanna Walsman as Peta Geraldine Viswanathan as [9] Samuels Vickers[22] Bonnie Mahesh[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_King_(TV_series) 3/15 7/16/2018 Janet King (TV series) - Wikipedia Peter Kowitz as Tony Gillies Genevieve Hegney as Zoe Terakes as Pearl SC [9] Deborah Larsson[10] Perati[12] Lewis Fitz-Gerald as David Philip Quast as Lincoln Oliver Pittman as Jamie Sinclair QC[8] Priest[10] Meyer-Williams[13] Christopher Morris as Andy Ewen Leslie as Patrick Milly Alcock as Cindi Jackson Campbell[8] Boccaro[10] Aimee Pedersen as Ashleigh Aaron Jeffery as Simon Larsson[8] Hamilton[10] Sonia Todd as Gail Jones[8] Gary Sweet as Roger [22] Jessica Napier as Caroline Embry Martin[8] Deborah Kennedy as Dianne Vasilich[8] Episodes Series overview Originally aired Series Episodes First aired Last aired 1 8 27 February 2014 17 April 2014 2 8 24 March 2016 12 May 2016 3 8 25 May 2017 13 July 2017 Series 1 (2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_King_(TV_series) 4/15 7/16/2018 Janet King (TV series) - Wikipedia Australian Episode Directed viewers Title Written by Original air date no. by (in millions) Grant 1 "A Song of Experience"[23] Greg Haddrick 27 February 2014 0.824[24] Brown Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns to the Department of Public Prosecutions following maternity leave.