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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Cleverman #1 by Ryan Griffen Cleverman Season 3: Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Recap, News. ‘Cleverman’ is an Australian drama television series which airs on ABC in Australia and Sundance TV in the US. Based on a concept by Ryan Griffen and written by Michael Miller, Jon Bell, and Jane Allen, the show follows some Aboriginal people or “Hairypeople” with extraordinary abilities who are marginalized by humans and live in a special, designated area called the Zone in a not-so-distant future. The show, understandably, has sci-fi elements and is deeply rooted in Aboriginal mythology. Further, it also provides insightful commentary into contemporary issues such as the marginalization of minority communities, racism, border protection, and dealing with asylum seekers. Season 1 of ‘Cleverman’, consisting of six episodes, premiered on June 1, 2016 in the US, and received outstanding reviews from television critics and viewers alike. Understandably, ABC wasted no time in renewing the show, which returned with a six-episode second season on June 28, 2017. Since then, fans of the show have been eagerly waiting for news on a third season. Here’s everything we know about it thus far. Cleverman Cast: Who is in it? For a show that is relatively new, ‘Cleverman’ has several many characters. Hunter Page-Lochard plays the role of the main protagonist, Koen West, a young Hairy boy who escapes marginalization and lives among humans, hiding in plain sight. Koen and his friends run a pub, and for money, they smuggle Hairypeople into human settlements and hand them over to the Containment Authority (CA). Despite being a morally grey character, Koen ends up inheriting the powers of Cleverman, and tries to unite a world which is starkly divided. Rob Collins, meanwhile, plays the role of Koen’s older half-brother, Waaru West. An activist fighting for equal rights between humans and sub- humans (Hairypeople), Waaru’s already strained relationship with Koen becomes toxic when the latter becomes Cleverman. Deborah Mailman plays the role of Aunty Linda, Koen’s adoptive mother and Waaru’s biological mother who lives in the Zone is and stricken by cancer. Iain Glen of ‘Game of Thrones’ fame plays the role of Jarrod Slade, an enterprising man with an agenda involving Hairypeople an Koen. Frances O’Connor plays Jarrod’s wife Dr. Charlotte Cleary, who runs a clinic in the Zone. Ryan Corr, meanwhile, steps into the shoes of Koen’s childhood friend Blair Finch, while Stef Dawson plays Blair’s girlfriend Ash Kerry. Other main cast members in the show include Tasma Walton as Araluen, Tony Briggs as Boondee, Jada Alberts as Nerida West, Tamala Shelton as Alinta West, Rarriwuy Hick as Latani, Tysan Towney as Djukara, Andrew McFarlane as Geoff Matthews, Marcus Graham as Steve McIntyre, Rachael Blake as Marion Frith, Clarence Ryan as Jarli, and Luke Ford as Tim Dolan. The show also has dozens of recurring cast members, some of who are Alexis Lane as Kora, Leeanna Walsman as Belinda Frosche, Jack Charles as the original Cleverman Uncle Jimmy West, Adam Briggs as Maliyan, Lynette Curran as Virgil, Robyn Nevin as Jane O’Grady, Josh McConville as Dickson, Mansoor Noor as McIntyre 2IC, Rhondda Findleton as Frankie, Isaac Drandic as Harry, Katie Wall as Rowena, Miranda Tapsell as Lena, Rahel Romahn as Ludo, Sam Parsonson as Taki, and Val Weldon as Jyra. If the show does return for a third season, we expect most of the main cast members and quite a few of the recurring cast members to make comebacks and reprise their roles. If there are additions to the cast, we’ll update this section to reflect the same. Cleverman Plot: What is it about? The plot of ‘Cleverman’ is quite an intriguing one and has strong political undertones. Set in the not-so-distant future, the show revolves around the Hairypeople, who come into contact with humans in an event known as Emergence Day six months prior to the events in the show. The Hairypeople, who are covered in thick body and facial hair, are faster, stronger, and sturdier than humans, live almost thrice as long as humans, and have tough, sharp fingernails which can act as weapons. They speak the Aboriginal language Kumbainggar, and also share certain things with the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, such as knowledge of the land, and Aboriginal religio-cultural worldviews. However, when the Hairypeople come into contact with humans, human society, fearful of what the Hairypeople might be capable of, isolates them, and forces them to live in an area called the Zone. While most Hairypeople live out their lives in the Zone and fight for equal rights with humans, some choose to escape this marginalization. Known as “shavers” these outcasts shave off their body hair, learn to speak English, and blend in with human society, hiding in plain sight. In this backdrop, the show follows Koen, who gains the powers of an Aboriginal legend called Cleverman after his Uncle Jimmy West chooses him over his half-brother Waaru as the one worthy of wielding the powers of Cleverman. Once Koen gets chosen as Cleverman, he gains several abilities such as the ability to heal, the left eye of Cleverman, the ability to see visions by touching others, etc. As Koen struggles to come to terms with his newfound powers and the responsibilities which come with them, his strained relationship with Waaru becomes toxic, as Waaru becomes jealous of his powers. As the show progresses, it tracks Koen as he transforms himself from an outcast scrounging to survive to a hero who tries to unite the divided world of humans and Hairypeople. As far as reception is concerned, ‘Cleverman’ enjoys critical acclaim and has a brilliant score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics consensus reading, “Cleverman is a substantive sci-fi drama that ultimately unveils a unique tale of racial identity and paranormal terror.” Viewers, however, have not been as appreciative of the show as critics, and ‘Cleverman’ has a decent rating of 6.5/10 on IMDb. Cleverman Season 3 Release Date: When will it premiere? Season 2 of the show released on June 28, 2017. Although it has been nearly two years since then, neither ABC nor Sundance TV has made any announcement pertaining to the future of the show yet. This is indeed discouraging, as the word is that ‘Cleverman’, despite enjoying critical acclaim, failed to generate impressive viewership or ratings. Thus, there’s a high chance that the show might get cancelled. For now, however, there’s nothing left to do but sit and wait for ABC and/or Sundance TV to make an announcement on the future of the show. In the unlikely scenario of the show getting renewed, we might see Cleverman season 3 release sometime in 2020. We’ll update this section as soon as we hear more. Cleverman Season 2 Trailer: While we wait for an announcement on the future of ‘Cleverman’, here is the trailer for Season 2 to give you a glimpse into the show and the story thus far. We need more Aboriginal superheroes, so I created Cleverman for my son. F or as long as I can remember, I have loved film and television. As a kid who couldn’t read or write properly, it was my way to access new stories and new worlds. Screens can take you out of reality, and they’ve always drawn me in. I still remember where I was the first time I saw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on TV. I was just your ordinary kid avoiding his homework, watching afternoon cartoons before Monkey Magic started – but this day was different. The usual programming was replaced by the Ninja Turtles. A new journey began. As soon as the credits started rolling after the episodes, I jumped to my feet and headed outside to reenact what I had just watched. Leap forward 15 years, and I was still reenacting those scenes from the Ninja Turtles – but this time with my three-year-old son, Koen. Just like any loving parent, I shared my love of superheroes with my son (and sometimes even forced the point); thankfully, he fully embraced it. We would read comics – I’d act out the characters’ voices – and we’d watch Batman, Ben 10 and the Turtles regularly. That was our time to bond. The genesis of Cleverman came five years ago on one of those afternoons, playing dress-ups with my son. We were playing Ninja Turtles, and in that moment I suddenly wished we had something cultural – something Aboriginal – that he could cling to with as much excitement as he did with this. ‘Growing up, I had to fight for my Aboriginality’: Ryan Griffen, creator of the Aboriginal sci-fi series Cleverman. Photograph: Wayne Quilliam/Michelle Grace Hunder. My son’s mother and I are both light-skinned Aboriginal people who strongly embrace our Aboriginality. Why does the colour of our skin matter to this story? Because growing up, I constantly had to fight for my Aboriginality. I was presented with casual racism on a regular basis. I remember being handed a plastic cup while everyone was given glasses, in the home of someone I thought was my friend. Later that night, I walked out of that house as the other kids spouted hate of “petrol-sniffing” Aboriginal people. Whenever I would tell people that I was Aboriginal, they questioned it immediately: “What percentage are you?” or, “Yeah, but you’re one of the good ones”. Others would flat out deny my claim of my heritage until they saw my father, and then those questions were laid to rest.

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