Cleverman
Created by Leah Purcell, Wayne Blair
On ABC TV
A dark, mythologically grounded sci-fi drama about persecution and survival that grounds its fantastical premise in real-world xenophobia and indigenous dispossession.
In the near future, creatures from ancient Aboriginal mythology endowed with extraordinary physical traits have emerged and must coexist with humans. Known as 'Hairypeople' they battle for survival in a world that wants to exploit and destroy them. One young man – The Cleverman – struggles with his own power and the responsibility to unite this divided world, but he must first overcome a deep estrangement from his older brother.
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Like Cleverman, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
