Pacific Heat is an Australian animated sitcom co-created by Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, and Tom Gleisner. The series is a Working Dog Productions for Foxtel's The Comedy Channel. The series, which was first commissioned by Foxtel in February 2014, premiered on The Comedy Channel on 27 November 2016. It was repeated on Network Ten on Monday 8 May for special preview and Eleven on Wednesday 10 May 2017.
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Synopsis
Pacific 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.
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Cast
- Rob Sitch as Special Agent Todd Sommerville
- 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
Episodes
Broadcast
The series premiered on Netflix in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada on 2 December 2016, streaming all episodes simultaneously.
Reception
Pacific 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. Metacritic reported a score of 27 out of 100 indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The Guardian and The A.V. Club criticised the series, accusing it of imitating the art style of the American animated series Archer.
See also
- Utopia
- Have You Been Paying Attention?
- List of Australian television series
References
External links
- Pacific Heat on IMDb
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