Janet King returns in gripping new season

07 Oct 2015

AACTA award winner Marta Dusseldorp reprises her lead role as the brilliant Senior Crown Prosecutor in Janet King, which  commences production this week.

In this highly-anticipated second series, Janet is seconded from the DPP to lead a Royal Commission into a deadly upsurge in gun crime. Conscripting solicitors Richard Stirling (Hamish Michael) and Lina Badir (Andrea Demetriades), and the ambitious Owen Mitchell (Damian Walshe-Howling) as Counsel Assisting, and with coercive powers Detective Andy Campbell (Christopher Morris) can only dream of, Janet and her team peel back the complex layers of intrigue underpinning the illicit trade in weapons. Compelled by her own demons to expose the truth, Janet must confront political and personal enemies that will lead to a shocking reveal that threatens al she holds dear.

Completing the stellar cast are Peter Kowitz, Leah Purcell, Terry Serio, Philip Quast, Anita Hegh, Aaron Jeffrey, Genevieve Hegney, Nicholas Hope and Ewan Leslie.

Produced by Screentime, a Banijay Group company, Janet King is being series produced by Karl Zwicky, produced by Lisa Scott, with Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers, and greg Haddrick as executive producer. Written by Haddrick, Stuart Page, Niki Aken, Felicity Packard and Jane Allen, Janet King is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Ian Watson and Grant Brown.

Screentime’s Greg Haddrick said “Janet king resonated with audiences and critics alike, and we are delighted to be bringing back Australia’s favourite Crown Prosecutor for and explosive second season.”

Carole Sklan, Head of ABC TV Fiction said, “Marta Dusseldorp has become a much-loved presence on our screens, and we’re thrilled to have her returning with tho brilliant cast for such a compelling drama.”

Produced in association with Screen NSW, Janet King is a Screentime production for ABC TV.