Pacific Heat is an Australian adult animated sitcom co-created by Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, and Tom Gleisner.[1][2] The series is a Working Dog production for Foxtel's The Comedy Channel.[3] The series, which was first commissioned by Foxtel in February 2014,[1] premiered on The Comedy Channel on 27 November 2016.[3] It was repeated on Network Ten on Monday 8 May for special preview and Eleven on Wednesday 10 May 2017.[4]
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| Genre | Animated sitcom |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer | Michael Hirsh |
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| Running time | 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | Working Dog |
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| Network | The Comedy Channel |
| Release | 27 November 2016 – 5 March 2017 |
Netflix started streaming the series on 2 December 2016 as a "Netflix Original". However, in early November 2020, it was announced that the series will be leaving the service sometime in December as they do not own the intellectual property rights to the show.[5]
The series left Netflix on 2 December 2020,[6] and is currently broadcast on Foxtel and Binge[7]
Synopsis
editPacific Heat is set on the Gold Coast, Queensland, a sun-drenched paradise where sun and surf meet soaring crime rates. The police undercover special unit known as Pacific Heat tackles everyone from petty crooks to international drug cartels.[8]
Voice cast
edit- Rob Sitch as Special Agent Todd Sommerville[3]
- Santo Cilauro as Agent Zac
- Tom Gleisner as the Chief
- Rebecca Massey as Special Agent Maddie Riggs
- Lucia Mastrantone as Special Agent Veronica V.J. Delane[9]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "A Dangerous Game" | 27 November 2016 | |
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When the team goes undercover at a strip club to blow up a crystal meth ring, Maddie and VJ gain the trust of a stripper who knows the key info. | |||
| 2 | "Countdown to Death" | 4 December 2016 | |
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The team races to track down a Chechen terrorist who's threatening to build a dirty bomb after illicitly acquiring uranium from a nuclear lab. | |||
| 3 | "A Family Affair" | 8 December 2016 | |
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When a team member's father is kidnapped by a radical organization, Pacific Heat heads to the Southeast Asian jungle to rescue him. | |||
| 4 | "The Science of Death" | 18 December 2016 | |
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When German terrorists break into a laboratory and threaten to release anthrax, the team hatches a sketchy plan to storm the building. | |||
| 5 | "The Face of Terror" | 8 January 2017 | |
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Todd and Zac go undercover as security guards in Yemen to hunt for a dangerous terrorist, but they'll need Maddie and VJ's help to get out alive. | |||
| 6 | "Married to Murder" | 15 January 2017 | |
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A journalist tags along as the team attempts to track down ecoterrorists who kidnapped the wife of a mining magnate. | |||
| 7 | "A Troublesome Guest" | 22 January 2017 | |
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Tasked with providing security for the visiting leader of a volatile country, the team fends off various threats against his life. | |||
| 8 | "In the Wrong Hands" | 29 January 2017 | |
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The team scrambles to find an arms dealer suspected of stealing a nuclear warhead that was being stored in a civilian warehouse. | |||
| 9 | "A Brush with Death" | 5 February 2017 | |
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The team is charged with safeguarding a Dutch masterpiece called "Nude with Nude" at an art show. But the painting disappears anyway. | |||
| 10 | "A Deadly Deal" | 12 February 2017 | |
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When an illegal arms dealer acquires a shipment of surface-to-air missiles, the team heads to the Burmese jungle to stop them from being sold. | |||
| 11 | "Extreme Turbulence" | 19 February 2017 | |
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The team faces a midair crisis while serving as security for a sultan who insists on flying coach. | |||
| 12 | "A Deadly Grudge" | 26 February 2017 | |
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Shortly after suspending the Pacific Heat agents, the chief is kidnapped by a pair of brothers who have held a grudge against him for 36 years. | |||
| 13 | "A Return to Evil" | 5 March 2017 | |
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A string of baffling murders leads the team to suspect a serial killer. But the evidence left by a victim points them to a familiar face. | |||
Broadcast
editThe series premiered on Netflix in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada on 2 December 2016,[10] streaming all episodes simultaneously.[11]
Reception
editPacific Heat has received generally negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 17% "rotten" rating. The critic consensus is yet to be reached.[12] Metacritic reported a score of 27 out of 100 indicating "generally unfavourable reviews".[13] The Guardian[14] and The A.V. Club[15] criticised the series, accusing it of imitating the art style of the American animated series Archer.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Knox, David (19 February 2014). "New comedy from Working Dog for Foxtel". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (30 October 2014). "Foxtel 2015 highlights: iQ3, Deadline Gallipoli, Banished, Gogglebox". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Knox, David (5 October 2016). "Airdate: Pacific Heat". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Airdate: Pacific Heat". tvtonight.com.au. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (2 November 2020). "Netflix Original 'Pacific Heat' Leaving Netflix in December 2020". WhatsOnNetflix.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (2 November 2020). "Movies & TV Series Leaving Netflix in December 2020". WhatsOnNetflix.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "How to Watch Pacific Heat Streaming in Australia". CompareTV. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "'Pacific Heat' Review: Netflix's 'Archer' Rip-Off Should Be Avoided at All Costs". collider.com. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Wilder, Gabriel (1 October 2016). "Working Dog generates Pacific Heat with adult animation sold to Netflix". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (29 September 2016). "Netflix Greenlights Animated Comedy 'Pacific Heat' From Australia's Working Dog Productions (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Pacific Heat (Television advertisement). Netflix. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "PACIFIC HEAT: SEASON 1 (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Pacific Heat : Season 1". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (4 December 2016). "Pacific Heat review – unfunny Archer lookalike blighted by sexism and racism". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Netflix's new show Pacific Heat asks: "What if Archer wasn't funny?"". avclub.com. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links
edit- Pacific Heat at IMDb