{{Short description|Australian drama series}} {{about|the Australian TV show|other uses|Hunting (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | genre = Drama<!-- Must be reliably sourced --> | creator = {{Plainlist| *Sophie Hyde *Matthew Cormack }} | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|work|author}} --> | developer = | writer = {{Plainlist| *Matthew Cormack *Niki Aken }} | screenplay = | story = | director = {{Plainlist| *Ana Kokkinos *Sophie Hyde }} | creative_director = | presenter = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | starring = {{Plainlist| <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> *Asher Keddie *Richard Roxburgh *Sam Reid *Jessica De Gouw }} | judges = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | voices = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Benjamin Speed | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Benjamin Speed | country = Australia | language = | num_seasons = <!-- Or num_series. Increment when new seasons/series begin. See template documentation for more info. --> | num_episodes = 4 <!-- Value is incremented when new episodes air. See template documentation for more info. --> | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Sue Masters (SBS) | producer = {{Plainlist| *Rebecca Summerton *Sophie Hyde *Lisa Scott }} | news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. --> | location = Adelaide, South Australia<!-- Nation the series was filmed in, if different from the nation of origin. --> | cinematography = Bonnie Elliott | animator = | editor = Bryan Mason<!-- Film editors --> | camera = <!-- Either Single-camera or Multi-camera --> | runtime = <!-- Reliable source required --> | company = Closer Productions | budget = | network = SBS TV | released = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | first_aired = {{start date|2019|8|1|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2019|8|22|df=y}} | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }} '''''The Hunting''''' is an Australian drama series starring Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh, screening on SBS TV and SBS on Demand on 1 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/07/airdate-the-hunting.html|title=Airdate: The Hunting|website=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=3 July 2019|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> The four-part miniseries was created by Sophie Hyde and Matthew Cormack at Closer Productions, and co-directed by Ana Kokkinos.
==Plot== ''The Hunting'' tells the story of two high school teachers who discover that students are sharing sexually explicit photos of their under-age friends and peers online. The revelation has consequences for four teenagers, their teachers and families in modern, multicultural Australia.<ref name=Inside>{{cite web |url=https://www.if.com.au/asher-keddie-and-richard-roxburgh-to-lead-sbs-closer-productions-the-hunting/|title= Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh to lead SBS/Closer Productions’ ‘The Hunting’|date=17 January 2019|website=Inside Film|accessdate=17 January 2019}}</ref>
==Cast== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * Asher Keddie as Simone * Richard Roxburgh as Nick * Sam Reid as Ray * Jessica De Gouw as Eliza * Luca Sardelis as Zoe * Yazeed Daher as Nassim * Pamela Rabe as Principal De Rossi * Nicholas Hope as Principal Fischer * Leah Vandenberg as Ravneet * Rodney Afif as Rami * Sachin Joab as Sandeep * Elena Carapetis as Amanda * Nathan Page as Sam * James Lea as Background Artist * Kavitha Anandasivam as Amandip "Dip" * Joe Romeo as Marto * Alex Cusack as Andy * Jahanvi Bhardwaj as Josephine * Isabel Burmester as Rosie * Harrison Evans as Ozzy * Connor Pullinger as Oliver * Samuel Mazraeh as Ben * Lian Takayidza as Ariel
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==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |titleR=<ref name="NE"/> |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="NE">{{cite web |title=The Hunting – Listings |url=https://next-episode.net/the-hunting/season-1 |website=Next Episode |accessdate=August 10, 2019}}</ref> |country=Australia |viewers= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Pics or it didn't happen |DirectedBy = Ana Kokkinos |WrittenBy = Matthew Cormack |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|1|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = dtf? |DirectedBy = Ana Kokkinos |WrittenBy = Niki Aken |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|8|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = #shittyboys |DirectedBy = Ana Kokkinos |WrittenBy = Niki Aken & Matthew Cormack |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|15|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Sluts |DirectedBy = Sophie Hyde |WrittenBy = Matthew Cormack |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|22|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} }}
==Themes== ''The Hunting'' tackles themes of misogyny, privacy, sexuality, online exploitation, sexualisation, toxic masculinity, gender<ref name=Inside/> and cyberbullying. Producer/director Sophie Hyde said that the film would explore how teens use technology "within sexual context and reframe the conversation to be about trust and consent, considering how we are culturally responsible".<ref name=Sceenaus>{{cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2019/01-17-asher-keddie-richard-roxburgh-the-hunting|website=Screen Australia|title=Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh to star in new SBS drama The Hunting|date=17 January 2019|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
==Production== Originally titled ''The Hunt'', funding for the series by Screen Australia was announced in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/new-dramas-for-ten-sbs-and-stan-after-one-off-investment-by-screen-australia-529924|title= News New dramas for Ten, SBS and Stan after one-off investment by Screen Australia|website=Mumbrella|first=Zoe |last=Samios|date=18 July 2018|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> The four-part mini-series was written by Matthew Cormack and Niki Aken, and directed by Ana Kokkinos and Sophie Hyde. Produced by Rebecca Summerton, Sophie Hyde (both of Closer Productions) and Lisa Scott (of Highview Productions<ref>{{cite web | last=Keen | first=Suzie | title=Bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words set to become a television series | website=InDaily | date=10 November 2022 | url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/film/2022/11/10/bestseller-the-dictionary-of-lost-words-set-to-become-a-television-series/ | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>), it screened on SBS TV and on SBS On Demand from 1 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/01/sbs-announces-cast-for-the-hunting.html|title= SBS announces cast for The Hunting|date=18 January 2019|website=TV Tonight|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref>
Production by the Closer Productions team started in Adelaide, on 18 January 2019. Additional funding was provided by the South Australian Film Corporation and SBS.<ref name=Sceenaus/>
Adelaide High School was used as a location setting.<ref>{{cite web | title=45-14 Adelaide High School | website=Adelaide City Explorer | date=16 November 2022 | url=https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/427 | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
==Reception== The series had an overwhelmingly positive response, and became the highest-rated TV drama series commissioned by SBS.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Hunting becomes the highest-rated SBS commission drama | website=Mumbrella | date=28 September 2019 | url=https://mumbrella.com.au/the-hunting-becomes-the-highest-rated-sbs-commission-drama-600260 | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
Luke Buckmaster, writing for ''The Guardian'', called the series a "very compelling, tense and prickly drama", praising the whole cast and the script, which "hangs together impressively, with admirable depth and nuance".<ref>{{cite web | last=Buckmaster | first=Luke | title=The Hunting review – an electrically uncomfortable sexual minefield navigated with nuance | website=The Guardian | date=1 August 2019 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/01/the-hunting-review-an-electrically-uncomfortable-sexual-minefield-navigated-with-nuance | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
Wenlei Ma wrote in News.com.au that it addressed the important question "Why isn’t anyone talking about the boys?", and that the series was "wonderfully written..., incredibly tense and the performances are excellent".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/tv-shows/the-hunting-will-make-you-feel-the-heat-of-your-own-anger/news-story/77726e0f94d039d3fa1676137e21f3ba| first= Wenlei| last= Ma| title=The Hunting will make you feel the heat of your own anger|date= 31 July 2019| website=news.com.au | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
Craig Mathieson titled his review in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'': "Forget Home and Away, Australian TV needs more of this teen drama".<ref>{{cite web | last=Mathieson | first=Craig | title=Forget Home and Away, Australian TV needs more of this teen drama | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=20 August 2019 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/forget-home-and-away-australian-tv-needs-more-of-this-teen-drama-20190819-p52img.html | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
Chris Boyd wrote in Screenhub: ''The Hunting'' is an extremely rare event in Australian television history. The power and topicality of the story are more than matched by the quality of the writing and craft of the production. It's as hot and urgent as it is considered".<ref>{{cite web | title=TV Review: The Hunting is hot and urgent|first=Chris |last=Boyd | website=ScreenHub Australia | date=1 August 2019 | url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/reviews/tv-review-the-hunting-is-hot-and-urgent-258506-1426884/ | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
==Accolades== <!---there are also other awards needing citing, see list on imdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9690214/awards/?ref_=tt_awd ---> * Winner, 2020 AWGIE Award<ref>{{cite web | title=Writers of Prima Facie, Hearts and Bones, Penguin Bloom, The Hunting and Total Control among winners at the 53rd Annual AWGIE Awards | website=Australian Writers' Guild | url=https://awg.com.au/News-Details?newsId=447&title=Writers-of-Prima-Facie-Hearts-and-Bones-Penguin-Bloom-The-Hunting-and-Total-Control-among-winners-at-the-53rd-Annual-AWGIE-Awards | access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> * Nominated, 2019 AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series<ref>{{cite web | title=Winners & Nominees | website=AACTA | url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/2019-aacta-awards/ | access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-hunting ''The Hunting''] on SBS On Demand *{{IMDb title|9690214|The Hunting}} {{SBS Television programming}}
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