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| Genre | Historical drama |
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| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | Kerrie Mainwaring |
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| Release | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) |
Bali 2002 is an Australian-Indonesian historical drama television series. Developed by Screentime and Endemol Shine Australia for a co-commission between Stan and Nine Network, the four-part drama revolves around the 2002 Bali bombings. The series premiered on 25 September 2022.[1]
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| 1 | "Island of the Gods" | Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham | Justin Monjo | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) | |
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When two large explosions rip through packed nightclubs in Bali, many are killed and many more injured. Volunteers and first responders desperately pull the injured to safety and rush them to local hospitals where medical staff are overwhelmed.
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| 2 | "From the Ashes" | Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham | Kris Wyld | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) | |
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A team of Australian Federal Police is dispatched to Bali to work with Indonesian police, and it becomes clear that the explosions were a coordinated act of terrorism. Injured survivors are evacuated to hospitals all over Australia.
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| 3 | "Operation Alliance" | Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham | Kris Wyld | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) | |
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Australian and Indonesian investigators work together to track down the perpetrators of the Bali bombings as injured survivors and their loved ones try to piece their shattered lives back together.
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| 4 | "Restoring the Balance" | Peter Andrikidis & Katrina Irawati Graham | Justin Monjo, Michael Toisuta & Tim Pye | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) | |
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As some of the perpetrators stand trial, investigators hunt for the elusive mastermind who continues a bombing spree across Indonesia. Injured survivors look to each other for emotional healing and attempt to come to terms with their new lives.
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Bali 2002 is the first original series co-commission between Stan and 9Network. Peter Andrikidis and Katrina Irawati Graham are directing the series, and Kerrie Mainwaring of Screentime is producing. Executive producers include Tim Pye, Sara Richardson of Endemol Shine Australia, Michael Healy and Andy Ryan of 9Network, and Amanda Duthie and Cailah Scobie of Stan. Scobie stated the series had been developed by creatives in Australia and Indonesia "and in consultation with those directly impacted".[2] Writers include Justin Monjo, Kris Wyld, Marcia Gardner, and Michael Toisuta with Ketut Yuliarsa as story editor.[3]
The cast playing local Balinese as well as Australian and British tourists was announced alongside the series announcement, with, Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Claudia Jessie, Sean Keenan, Ewen Leslie set to star alongside Arka Das, Anthony Brandon Wong, Paul Ayre, Maleeka Gasbarri, Gerwin Widjaja, and Sri Ayu Jati Kartika.[3]
Principal photography began at the beginning of March 2022 in Western Sydney where set replicas of Paddy's Pub and the Sari Club were constructed.[2] Production is receiving support from Screen NSW.[3]
Banijay Rights are handling international distribution, which launched sales for the series at its 2022 London Screenings showcase.[4]
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