Pacific Heat
GenreAnimated sitcom
Creator
Voices
Composer
  • William Pearson
  • Udi Harpaz
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Num episodes13
Executive producerMichael Hirsh
Producer
  • Rob Sitch
  • Santo Cilauro
  • Tom Gleisner
  • Deb Herman
Editor
  • Santo Cilauro
  • Phil Simon
Runtime20-22 minutes
CompanyWorking Dog Productions
NetworkThe Comedy Channel
First aired27 November 2016
Last aired5 March 2017

Pacific Heat is an Australian adult animated sitcom co-created by Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, and Tom Gleisner.[1][2] The series is a Working Dog production for Foxtel's The Comedy Channel.[3] The series, which was first commissioned by Foxtel in February 2014,[1] premiered on The Comedy Channel on 27 November 2016.[3] It was repeated on Network Ten on Monday 8 May for special preview and Eleven on Wednesday 10 May 2017.[4]

Netflix started streaming the series on 2 December 2016 as a "Netflix Original". However, in early November 2020, it was announced that the series will be leaving the service sometime in December as they do not own the intellectual property rights to the show.[5]

The series left Netflix on 2 December 2020,[6] and is currently broadcast on Foxtel and Binge[7]

Synopsis

Pacific Heat is set on the Gold Coast, Queensland, a sun-drenched paradise where sun and surf meet soaring crime rates. The police undercover special unit known as Pacific Heat tackles everyone from petty crooks to international drug cartels.[8]

Voice cast

Broadcast

The series premiered on Netflix in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada on 2 December 2016,[10] streaming all episodes simultaneously.[11]

Reception

Pacific Heat has received generally negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 17% "rotten" rating. The critic consensus is yet to be reached.[12] Metacritic reported a score of 27 out of 100 indicating "generally unfavourable reviews".[13] The Guardian[14] and The A.V. Club[15] criticised the series, accusing it of imitating the art style of the American animated series Archer.

See also

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (19 February 2014). "New comedy from Working Dog for Foxtel". TV Tonight. Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ Knox, David (30 October 2014). "Foxtel 2015 highlights: iQ3, Deadline Gallipoli, Banished, Gogglebox.". TV Tonight. Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ^ Knox, David (5 October 2016). "Airdate: Pacific Heat". TV Tonight. Archived 23 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Airdate: Pacific Heat". tvtonight.com.au. 22 April 2017. Archived 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ Moore, Kasey (2 November 2020). "Netflix Original 'Pacific Heat' Leaving Netflix in December 2020". WhatsOnNetflix.com. Archived 2 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ Moore, Kasey (2 November 2020). "Movies & TV Series Leaving Netflix in December 2020". WhatsOnNetflix.com. Archived 11 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "How to Watch Pacific Heat Streaming in Australia". CompareTV. 2021-09-20. Archived 21 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  8. ^ "'Pacific Heat' Review: Netflix's 'Archer' Rip-Off Should Be Avoided at All Costs". collider.com. 2 December 2016. Archived 24 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. ^ Wilder, Gabriel (1 October 2016). "Working Dog generates Pacific Heat with adult animation sold to Netflix". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived 27 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  10. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (29 September 2016). "Netflix Greenlights Animated Comedy 'Pacific Heat' From Australia's Working Dog Productions (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived 23 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  11. ^ Pacific Heat (Television advertisement). Netflix. 16 November 2016. Archived 5 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. ^ "PACIFIC HEAT: SEASON 1 (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Pacific Heat : Season 1". Metacritic. Archived 8 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (4 December 2016). "Pacific Heat review – unfunny Archer lookalike blighted by sexism and racism". The Guardian. Archived 25 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Netflix's new show Pacific Heat asks: "What if Archer wasn't funny?"". avclub.com. 1 December 2016. Archived 16 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 April 2017.