Fires

Fires

NR Limited Series 2021 · 6 eps · ★ 7.3 · Drama

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Inspired by true events, the story of everyday Australians at the front line of the devastating fires of the 2019-2020 Australian summer.

Created by Tony Ayres, Belinda Chayko

Network: ABC TV

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Eliza Scanlen Natasha 'Tash' Jasic
Hunter Page-Lochard Mott Mills
Kaden Hartcher Clint Basara
Miranda Otto Kath Simpson
Richard Roxburgh Duncan Simpson
Taylor Ferguson Brooke Norisham
Mark Leonard Winter Joel Welch
Anna Torv Lally Robinson
Charlotte Best Mish McCauley
Sam Worthington Glen Findlay
Kate Box Ruth Sax
Shareena Clanton Aunty Rose

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