Conspiracy 365

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Conspiracy 365
Written by
  • Michael Brindley
  • Mark Shirrefs
  • Sam Carroll
  • Kristen Dunphy
  • Shanti Gudgeon
  • Julie Lacy
  • Michael Miller
  • Michelle Offen
  • Kris Wyld
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Jenetsky
  • Linda Klejus
  • Tony Forrest
  • Paul Wylie
Producers
  • Linda Klejus
  • Peter Jenetsky
Running time40 minutes
Production companyCirca Media
Original release
Network FMC
Release14 January (2012-01-14) 
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)

Conspiracy 365 is a 12-part Australian television miniseries based on the novels written by Gabrielle Lord. Produced by Circa Media for Family Movie Channel, the series screened from January 2012. It also began screening on ABC3 in January 2014.

Contents

The series is based on a series of books written by Gabrielle Lord. It follows the adventures of Callum Ormond, an Australian 15-year-old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member. [1] The book series is in 17 installments, telling the story from January to December, and then Boges's story (Revenge) following the twelfth installment and Winter's story (Malice) following Callum's and then Callum's story again in a 3 book mini-series (Black Ops).

The television series screens in 12 forty minute to one-hour episodes throughout the year, one episode each month. It is supported by an interactive website with games, puzzles, photographs, behind the scene photographs and information, messages and videos from the characters.

The series aired exclusively to FMC on the first Saturday of every month in 2012, and the following day the episode was available to download on iTunes or rent from BigPond Movies. Previous episodes are already available for download or rent online. Viewers can sign up to iTunes for a complete season pass download to own all 12 episodes.

The series was shot in blocks of 4 episodes with a different director for each set: Paul Goldman for the first block, Pino Amenta for the second block, and Steve Mann for the third block. The Director of Photography is Laszlo Baranyai ACS HSC and the Production Design is by Tel Stolfo. The Story Producers are Michael Brindley and Mark Shirreffs. The series is written by Sam Carroll, Kristen Dunphy, Shanti Gudgeon, Julie Lacy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, and Kris Wyld, accompanied by the novels written by Gabrielle Lord.

Cast

List of episodes

(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive). [4] [5]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"January"Paul GoldmanMichelle Offen14 January 2012 (2012-01-14)
2"February"Paul Goldman Kristen Dunphy 4 February 2012 (2012-02-04)
3"March"Paul GoldmanMichael Miller3 March 2012 (2012-03-03)
4"April"Paul GoldmanMichael Miller7 April 2012 (2012-04-07)
5"May"Pino AmentaMark Shirrefs5 May 2012 (2012-05-05)
6"June"Pino AmentaMichelle Offen2 June 2012 (2012-06-02)
7"July"Pino AmentaJulie Lacy7 July 2012 (2012-07-07)
8"August"Steve MannSam Carroll4 August 2012 (2012-08-04)
9"September"Steve MannSam Carroll1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
10"October"Pino AmentaShanti Gudgeon6 October 2012 (2012-10-06)
11"November"Steve MannMichael Miller, Michael Brindley & Mark Shirrefs3 November 2012 (2012-11-03)
12"December"Steve MannShanti Gudgeon1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)

There is one episode for each month of the year. At the end of each month Callum is placed in a dangerous situation which provides suspense until the next episode.

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