{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = [[Animated sitcom]] | creator = {{Plainlist| * [[Rob Sitch]] * [[Santo Cilauro]] * [[Tom Gleisner]] }} | developer = | writer = | director = | voices = {{Plainlist| * Rob Sitch * Santo Cilauro * Tom Gleisner * [[Rebecca Massey]] * Lucia Mastrantone }} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = {{Plainlist| * William Pearson * Udi Harpaz }} | country = Australia | language = English | num_episodes = 13 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Michael Hirsh | producer = {{Plainlist| * Rob Sitch * Santo Cilauro * Tom Gleisner * Deb Herman }} | editor = {{Plainlist| * Santo Cilauro * Phil Simon }} | runtime = 20-22 minutes | company = [[Working Dog Productions]] | network = [[The Comedy Channel]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2016|11|27|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2017|3|5|df=y}} }}
'''''Pacific Heat''''' is an Australian [[adult animation|adult]] [[animated sitcom]] co-created by [[Rob Sitch]], [[Santo Cilauro]], and [[Tom Gleisner]].<ref name="Commissioned">{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=New comedy from Working Dog for Foxtel|work=TV Tonight|date=19 February 2014|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/02/new-comedy-from-working-dog-for-foxtel.html|accessdate=21 February 2014|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140221015649/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/02/new-comedy-from-working-dog-for-foxtel.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Foxtel 2015 highlights: iQ3, Deadline Gallipoli, Banished, Gogglebox.|work=TV Tonight|date=30 October 2014|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/foxtel-2015-highlights-iq3-deadline-gallipoli-banished-gogglebox.html|accessdate=17 November 2014|archive-date=12 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112132330/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/foxtel-2015-highlights-iq3-deadline-gallipoli-banished-gogglebox.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is a [[Working Dog Productions|Working Dog]] production for [[Foxtel]]'s [[The Comedy Channel]].<ref name="Heat"/> The series, which was first commissioned by Foxtel in February 2014,<ref name="Commissioned"/> premiered on The Comedy Channel on 27 November 2016.<ref name="Heat">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/airdate-pacific-heat.html|title=Airdate: Pacific Heat|last=Knox|first=David|work=TV Tonight|date=5 October 2016|accessdate=23 October 2016|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023200817/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/airdate-pacific-heat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was repeated on [[Network Ten]] on Monday 8 May for special preview and [[Eleven (Australian TV channel)|Eleven]] on Wednesday 10 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/04/airdate-pacific-heat-2.html|title=Airdate: Pacific Heat|date=22 April 2017|work=tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=26 April 2017|archive-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427004851/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/04/airdate-pacific-heat-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Netflix Original 'Pacific Heat' Leaving Netflix in December 2020|website=WhatsOnNetflix.com|date=2 November 2020|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/netflix-original-pacific-heat-leaving-netflix-in-december-2020/|accessdate=3 November 2020|first=Kasey|last=Moore|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102151855/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/netflix-original-pacific-heat-leaving-netflix-in-december-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The series left Netflix on 2 December 2020,<ref>{{cite news|title=Movies & TV Series Leaving Netflix in December 2020|website=WhatsOnNetflix.com|date=2 November 2020|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/movies-tv-series-leaving-netflix-in-december-2020/|accessdate=20 December 2020|first=Kasey|last=Moore|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211061441/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/movies-tv-series-leaving-netflix-in-december-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> and is currently broadcast on Foxtel and Binge<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-20|title=How to Watch Pacific Heat Streaming in Australia|url=https://www.comparetv.com.au/streaming-tv/pacific-heat-show-live-stream-australia/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-21|website=CompareTV|language=en-US|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921103435/https://www.comparetv.com.au/streaming-tv/pacific-heat-show-live-stream-australia/}}</ref>
==Synopsis== ''Pacific Heat'' is set on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]], a sun-drenched paradise where sun and surf meet soaring crime rates. The [[Australian Federal Police|police]] undercover special unit known as Pacific Heat tackles everyone from petty crooks to international drug cartels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/pacific-heat-review/|title='Pacific Heat' Review: Netflix's 'Archer' Rip-Off Should Be Avoided at All Costs|date=2 December 2016|work=collider.com|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424081154/http://collider.com/pacific-heat-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Voice cast== *[[Rob Sitch]] as Special Agent Todd Sommerville<ref name="Heat"/> *[[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<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilder|first=Gabriel|title=Working Dog generates Pacific Heat with adult animation sold to Netflix|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/working-dog-generates-pacific-heat-with-adult-animation-sold-to-netflix-20161001-grsuzy.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=1 October 2016|accessdate=19 November 2016|archive-date=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127114626/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/working-dog-generates-pacific-heat-with-adult-animation-sold-to-netflix-20161001-grsuzy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Episodes== {{Episode table |total_width=70 |background=cornflowerblue |overall=5 |title=16 |airdate=16 |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = A Dangerous Game | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|27|df=y}} | ShortSummary = 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. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Countdown to Death | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|4|df=y}} | ShortSummary = 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. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = A Family Affair | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|8|df=y}} | ShortSummary = When a team member's father is kidnapped by a radical organization, Pacific Heat heads to the Southeast Asian jungle to rescue him. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = The Science of Death | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|18|df=y}} | ShortSummary = When German terrorists break into a laboratory and threaten to release anthrax, the team hatches a sketchy plan to storm the building. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The Face of Terror | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|8|df=y}} | ShortSummary = 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. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Married to Murder | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|15|df=y}} | ShortSummary = A journalist tags along as the team attempts to track down ecoterrorists who kidnapped the wife of a mining magnate. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = A Troublesome Guest | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|22|df=y}} | ShortSummary = Tasked with providing security for the visiting leader of a volatile country, the team fends off various threats against his life. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = In the Wrong Hands | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|29|df=y}} | ShortSummary = The team scrambles to find an arms dealer suspected of stealing a nuclear warhead that was being stored in a civilian warehouse. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = A Brush with Death | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|5|df=y}} | ShortSummary = The team is charged with safeguarding a Dutch masterpiece called "Nude with Nude" at an art show. But the painting disappears anyway. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = A Deadly Deal | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|12|df=y}} | ShortSummary = 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. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Extreme Turbulence | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|19|df=y}} | ShortSummary = The team faces a midair crisis while serving as security for a sultan who insists on flying coach. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = A Deadly Grudge | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|26|df=y}} | ShortSummary = 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. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | Title = A Return to Evil | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|5|df=y}} | ShortSummary = 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. | LineColor = cornflowerblue }} }}
==Broadcast== The series premiered on [[Netflix]] in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada on 2 December 2016,<ref name="AirdateNETFLIX">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/pacific-heat-animated-netflix-rob-sitch-working-dog-productions-1201872094/|title=Netflix Greenlights Animated Comedy 'Pacific Heat' From Australia's Working Dog Productions (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=29 September 2016|accessdate=19 November 2016|archive-date=23 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123085914/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/pacific-heat-animated-netflix-rob-sitch-working-dog-productions-1201872094/|url-status=live}}</ref> streaming all episodes simultaneously.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Pacific Heat|medium=Television advertisement|publisher=Netflix|date=16 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kgLo8vudXg|access-date=25 January 2017|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205141033/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kgLo8vudXg|url-status=live}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=PACIFIC HEAT: SEASON 1 (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pacific_heat/s01/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=25 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202104052/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pacific_heat/s01/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] reported a score of 27 out of 100 indicating "generally unfavourable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacific Heat : Season 1|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/pacific-heat|work=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=25 January 2017|archive-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208221117/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/pacific-heat|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/05/pacific-heat-review-unfunny-archer-lookalike-blighted-by-sexism-and-racism|title=Pacific Heat review – unfunny Archer lookalike blighted by sexism and racism|first=Luke|last=Buckmaster|date=4 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=26 April 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425223952/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/05/pacific-heat-review-unfunny-archer-lookalike-blighted-by-sexism-and-racism|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The A.V. Club]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/netflixs-new-show-pacific-heat-asks-what-if-archer-246485|title=Netflix's new show Pacific Heat asks: "What if Archer wasn't funny?"|date=1 December 2016|work=avclub.com|accessdate=26 April 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516105053/http://www.avclub.com/review/netflixs-new-show-pacific-heat-asks-what-if-archer-246485|url-status=live}}</ref> criticised the series, accusing it of imitating the art style of the American animated series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''.
==See also== {{Portal|Television|Australia}} *''[[Utopia (Australian TV series)|Utopia]]'' *''[[Have You Been Paying Attention?]]'' *[[List of Australian television series]]
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|6283542}}
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