In Our Blood Explained
| Genre: | Musical drama |
| Creator: | Adriano Cappelletta |
| Composer: | Elliott Wheeler |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Cinematography: | Jason Hargreaves |
| Runtime: | 46–51 minutes |
| Company: | Hoodlum Entertainment |
| Network: | ABC TV |
In Our Blood is an Australian historical drama television miniseries with musical elements which aired on ABC TV from 19 March 2023 until 9 April 2023.[1] [2]
Synopsis
A series looking at Australia's response to the AIDS crisis.[3]
Cast
Reception
Michael Sun of The Guardian gave it 3 stars stating "one wishes In Our Blood leaned harder into its bizarro world and lived up to the sheer campiness of its premise. For a series about misbehaving queers, it’s awfully restrained."[4] The Queer Review's Chad Armstrong gave it 3 stars saying "While the series is hit and miss, there are some brilliant moments and things definitely improve in the second half under director Nicholas Verso, who gets the balance between genuine human emotion and stylized visuals right."[5] David Knox of TV Tonight rated the series 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying "Ingeniously, the narrative weaves in a Greek Chorus of chameleon performers (Adriano Cappalletta, Nic Prior, Tomas Parrish, Alice Birbarra), who break the fourth wall imparting necessary history points to the viewer and, joyously, bursting into song. The weaving of these ’80s hits juxtaposed against the politics is one of the drama’s many pleasures."[6]
Awards
|-|2023|Logie Awards of 2023|Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie|||
Notes and References
- Web site: Mangan. John. The new TV role that brought Tim Draxl to tears. . 8 March 2023 . 5 November 2024 . live . https://archive.today/20241105001517/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/why-his-role-in-abc-s-new-aids-drama-brought-tim-draxl-to-tears-20230306-p5cps0.html.
- Web site: Airdate: In Our Blood. TV Tonight. 21 February 2023. 18 August 2023. David. Knox. 5 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241105014930/https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/02/airdate-in-our-blood.html. live.
- Screen Australia and ABC announce new drama In Our Blood . 4 November 2024 . live . https://archive.today/20241104/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2023/02-03-new-drama-in-our-blood . . 3 February 2023.
- News: Sun . Michael . 20 March 2023 . In Our Blood review – a stirring musical drama about Australia’s Aids crisis . The Guardian . 4 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241104043236/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/20/in-our-blood-review-a-stirring-musical-drama-about-australias-aids-crisis . live.
- News: Armstrong . Chad . 28 March 2023 . TV Review: In Our Blood ★★★ . The Queer Review . https://archive.today/20241104044656/https://thequeerreview.com/2023/04/28/tv-review-in-our-blood/ . live . 4 November 2024.
- Web site: In Our Blood . 5 November 2024 . 5 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241105021257/https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/in-our-blood.html . TV Tonight . David . Knox . 12 March 2023. live.
