SundanceTV has provided ComicBook.com with an exclusive clip from Wednesday’s upcoming season 1 finale of Cleverman.
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In the clip, seen above, Waruu lashes out at his mother, Aunty Linda.
(To be fair, she kind of goaded him into it.)
(And yes, there’s some SFX in the clip to edit some of the more objectionable language. We didn’t do that, but it’s unlikely it will air in the actual episode.)
Set in the near future, Cleverman is a startlingly original drama rooted in Aboriginal mythology. The series depicts a deeply conflicted and anxious society, fearful of a minority group living among them, endowed with extraordinary physical traits. 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. The series is based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen.
An ensemble cast led by Scottish actor Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Golden Globe nominee Frances O’Connor (The Missing) star in the series. The six-part drama series reimagines several stories of the Aboriginal Dreaming in a modern, superheroic context, and reflects on racism, asylum seekers and border protection.
Last year, SundanceTV and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC TV) together announced that the drama series Cleverman will launch in the United States on SundanceTV on Wednesday, June 1 at 10/9c, and in Australia on ABC and ABC iview on Thursday, June 2 at 9.30pm. The six-episode first season wraps this Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S.
