SUNDANCE TV AND AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION TO PREMIERE "CLEVERMAN"
AS A GLOBAL TELEVISION EVENT ON JUNE 1 AND 2


New York and Sydney - April 13, 2016 - SundanceTV and Australian
Broadcasting Corporation (ABC TV) together announced that the drama series
"Cleverman" will launch in the United States on SundanceTV on Wednesday,
June 1 at 10/9c, and in Australia on ABC and ABC iview on Thursday, June 2
at 9.30pm.

Set in the near future, "Cleverman" is a startlingly original drama rooted
in Aboriginal mythology. The series depicts a deeply conflicted and anxious
society, fearful of a minority group living among them, endowed with
extraordinary physical traits. One young man - The Cleverman - struggles
with his own power and the responsibility to unite this divided world, but
he must first overcome a deep estrangement from his older brother. The
series is based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen.

"'Cleverman' is that rare feat of a well-crafted genre series that
reimagines what a superhero is, and a compelling character drama that also
has something important to say about the world we live in today. Ryan
Griffen's use of Aboriginal mythology as a way into the larger issue of how
we treat indigenous and immigrant populations makes for a very potent piece
of storytelling from a very authentic voice that is both entertaining and
relevant," said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and
development for AMC and SundanceTV. "We are proud to share this with
audiences in the U.S. at the same time as our partners in Australia."

"'Cleverman' marks a new era for Australia's production sector, inviting
audiences to experience a bold new story-world where Aboriginal storytelling
meets high concept genre drama. With an 80% Indigenous cast, 'Cleverman'
sets the benchmark for diversity on Australian television, and its
contemporary themes set in the near future will resonate widely amongst
diverse audiences. We are delighted that our co-partners SundanceTV will
screen the show to its US audiences in line with when our Australian
audiences will experience it. A global television event for an Indigenous
authored show...we're excited!" said Sally Riley, Head of Indigenous, ABC
TV.

"I have a huge love of superheroes and comics. It got me thinking about
creating something cultural that my young son could connect to on a
superhero basis," said Ryan Griffen, Concept Originator. "I wanted to bring
something Aboriginal, Indigenous, to that world. As the son of a
light-skinned Aboriginal man and a light-skinned Aboriginal woman, it was
important for me that my son had a cultural superhero that he could look up
to as a young Aboriginal person... something he could connect to that was
also entertaining."

"Cleverman" features an ensemble cast led by award-winning actor Iain Glen
("Game of Thrones"), Golden Globe(r) nominee Frances O'Connor ("The
Missing"), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), Hunter Page-Lochard (The
Sapphires), Rob Collins and Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games). Wayne Blair,
director of the Australian box office hit The Sapphires and upcoming film
Septembers of Shiraz, is lead director, with acclaimed director, writer,
actress and performer Leah Purcell also directing. The series is produced by
Goalpost Pictures Australia and New Zealand's Pukeko Pictures for ABC TV
Australia in co-production with SundanceTV and Red Arrow International, with
the assistance of Screen Australia, Screen NSW and the New Zealand Screen
Production Grant. Red Arrow International distributes "Cleverman" worldwide.


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conversations, culture and stories, delivering commercial-free, free-to-air
screen content via a multiplatform multi-channel network. ABC TV is the
destination of choice for viewers and users seeking quality and diversity in
screen content; in particular engaging audiences in distinctly Australian
content across a wide variety of genres.
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