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Season 1 – Safe Harbour

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Safe Harbour Mar 2018 Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Five Australians set out on the sailing holiday of a lifetime and encounter an overcrowded fishing boat of desperate asylum seekers; years after the fateful night, one of the friends meets one of the refugees and steers them down a dangerous path.

Critics Reviews

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Eric Deggans NPR 11/23/2019
It's worth seeking out, offering a potent parable on how hesitating to help people in desperate need can still change the lives of those who hold back that aid forever. Go to Full Review
Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 02/04/2019
4/5
It is quality, relevant drama spotlighting western guilt and contrasting privileges, and leaves the viewer asking: "What would I have done?" Go to Full Review
Alastair McKay London Evening Standard 02/01/2019
The show's creator, Belinda Chayko, has an interest in character-based stories that explore the liminal areas of life and morality. In which case we are probably going to need a bigger boat. Go to Full Review
Victoria Segal Sunday Times (UK) 02/04/2019
Beautifully acted, compellingly tense and ethically complex, Safe Harbour runs deep. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 09/19/2018
4/5
Tense and timely refugee drama has drinking, smoking. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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ZapplePuter Apr 27 [after ep1] i'm guessing this production was shopped around, and ultimately contrived itself into the hands of writing/direction that decided to contrive instead of consulting with experts on a world they actually know too little. but since 'no one knows how anything is done anymore,' who cares, right? and the contriving of actors not suited to their parts for the look of a studded cast is only made worse with early '00s mop doos and seemingly glued on facial hair. See more Ian F Apr 24 The series is good, but the weak casting of the Irish mob's younger brother ruins it. His pathetic moustache and feeble appearance make him completely unconvincing. He is about as scary as professor Snuggles with a puppy. I watched it hoping every episode he would be crushed, shot or liquidised - the silly little creep. See more Harsh C @H_A_R_S_H 01/27/2024 Premise had good potential but the plot holes and contrivances make it more a trashy thriller than thought provoking drama See more Saige E 02/21/2023 Bring it on. We need more tightly written topical social issue series with sharp direction and brilliant actors. I'm only part way through and will reserve a full review for later but so far so brilliant! See more Read all reviews
Safe Harbour — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 7, 2018 Episode 1 In the middle of the Timor Sea, five Australians try to help a boatload of asylum seekers by towing them; when the rope between the vessels is cut, and seven people die as a result, it sets up a mystery that reignites several years later. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 14, 2018 Episode 2 Ismail, grieving the loss of his daughter, reports the crime at sea to the Australian Federal police and the Australians are investigated; secrets start to surface and Isamil turns his suspicions closer to home. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 21, 2018 Episode 3 The Australians continue to struggle with all of the after-effects; Ismail seeks revenge, which backfires; the truth comes out. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 28, 2018 Episode 4 The truth leads to a life in danger, as Ismail -- blinded by grief -- tries to get retribution, leading to a final confrontation and the possibility of new beginnings. Details
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Season Info

Director
Glendyn Ivin
Screenwriter
Belinda Chayko
Network
SBSAU
Rating
TV-MA (S|L)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
Mar 7, 2018