
Roadkill
Taste attributes: war & politicsdramapoliticalthrillerfastfresh & originalheavyintricatecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryrescue/escape/jeopardy
"A politician for our times."
Boxlist takeA layered war and politics series, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
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Season
Miniseries
· 2020 · 4 episodesEpisodes (4)
1Episode 118 Oct 2020
Peter Laurence is a charismatic government minister on the verge of promotion to high office. He is also celebrating a win in a newspaper libel case. But an inmate at a women’s prison claims to have a secret about Peter’s past that could affect his future.
2Episode 218 Oct 2020
As Charmian digs into Peter’s political past in Washington DC, troubles arise at home as Peter’s family discovers his affair.
3Episode 318 Oct 2020
Confronted with his affair, pressure mounts on the home front for Peter, meanwhile Rochelle questions whether to pick up where Charmian left off.
4Episode 418 Oct 2020
As Dawn’s premiership falters, Peter makes a move for the top spot, but with his enemies circling, he’s forced to make a final roll of the dice.
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- War & Politics
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 56 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- The Forge Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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