
TV show · sci-fi & fantasy, drama
The Commons
2019 · 1 season, 8 episodes · miniseries
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Seasons and episodes The Commons
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
2019 · 8 episodes · about 7h · 7.0/10
1. Episode 155 min · 7.0/10
In the near future, gifted neuropsychologist Eadie Boulay is desperate to conceive a child. Faced with next level climate change, the question of bringing a child into the world is a whole lot more complicated than it used to be.
2. Episode 255 min
Eadie’s desperation to conceive leads to a dangerous bargain with Shay. Her offer to take his National Service days at one of the city’s Resettlement Centres will seem a small price to pay for the chance to have a child.
3. Episode 355 min
Eadie’s deception runs deeper as the pregnancy progresses and she needs to make good on her offer to take Shay’s National Service days at one of the city’s emergency Resettlement Centres.
4. Episode 455 min
Eadie’s drive to help Rachel find her family lost in the storm gives her a front row view of what people are experiencing further out in the hot zones.
5. Episode 555 min
As Ivy stares down an uncertain future, her mood hits the skids and Lloyd looks to Shay to step up into his godfatherly role and help her find her feet.
6. Episode 655 min
Lloyd and Eadie find themselves in the bombed remains of their relationship now that Eadie’s pregnancy has finally been revealed. But Lloyd can sense Eadie’s still hiding something from him.
7. Episode 755 min
Eadie and the Latus have crossed a dangerous line and keeping them out of the hands of Border Authorities is going to cost more than they imagined.
8. Episode 855 min
As an unprecedented heatwave grips the city, Eadie stares down the possibility that the cost of her gamble will be the Latu’s future, the loss of her marriage and now the chance that her babies’ health is at risk.
Season summaries1 season, 8 episodes
Season 1
2019 · 8 episodes · about 7h · TMDB 7.0
1 season, 8 episodes, about 7h in total, from December 25, 2019 to December 25, 2019. Episodes run about 55 min.
Is it worth watching? The Commons
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Reception
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6.4/1010 votes
What is it about? The Commons
Set in a gripping vision of the near future, THE COMMONS is an absorbing character-driven relationship drama and a story about motherhood as the ultimate act of faith in humanity.
Genres: sci-fi & fantasy, drama.
Cast and crew The Commons
AllCreators
- Created byShelley Birse
- CinematographyEarle Dresner
- EditingGeoff Lamb
- NetworkStan
Full cast9 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Dominic Ona-Ariki · Israel Latu · 8 ep.
- Rupert Penry-Jones · Dom Boulay · 8 ep.
- David Lyons · Lloyd Green · 8 ep.
- Inez Curro · Ivy Green · 8 ep.
- Simone McAullay · Francesca Boulay · 8 ep.
- Joanne Froggatt · Eadie Boulay · 8 ep.
- Ryan Corr · Shay Levine · 8 ep.
- Layla Estasy · Newsreader · 1 ep.
- Benedict Hardie · Border Authority Officer Reed · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Earle Dresner · Director of Photography
- Geoff Lamb · Editor
- Shelley Birse · Executive Producer
- Diane Haddon · Producer
- David Taylor · Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Walker · Director
Trailer The Commons
ENThe Commons | OFFICIAL TRAILER | A Stan Original Series.November 26, 2019Shows like this The Commons
Details The Commons

- First episode
- December 25, 2019
- Last episode
- December 25, 2019
- Status
- miniseries
- Network
- Stan
- Country
- Australia
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Playmaker Media, Sony Pictures Television
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does The Commons have?
1 season, 8 episodes. The last episode aired December 25, 2019.
Who’s in The Commons?
Dominic Ona-Ariki, Rupert Penry-Jones, David Lyons, Inez Curro, Simone McAullay, Joanne Froggatt, Ryan Corr, Layla Estasy, and Benedict Hardie. Created by Shelley Birse.
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