Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 23' - The Unusual Suspects - Miniseries

The Unusual Suspects is one of those shows I have had on my watchlist forever! Like literally forever!

Screening on SBS all the way back in June 2021.

Know you know I love a good four-part miniseries. Particularly a local one. This will also mark the end of the Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 23' blog series. To be creatively replaced with Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 24'. Cause lets be honest, we still have three hot ass months here to come in Australia! On the southern hemisphere.

The series is primarily in English, with some parts in Tagalog. So what's the plot of this free-streaming local series on SBS on Demand?

A multi-million-dollar necklace is stolen from the home of self-made Filipina businesswoman Roxanne Waters during her twins' extravagant birthday party in Sydney's glamorous Eastern Suburbs. Sort of like Real Housewives of Sydney, just more likeable characters.

The ensuing police investigation threatens to expose cracks in Vaucluse's sparkling façade, shedding a light on hidden rivalries, shady business deals and forbidden affairs. Everyone is under suspicion, from social darling Sara Beasley, whose perfect life is crumbling fast, to her long-suffering nanny, Evie De La Rosa, a godmother of sorts for other Filipino domestic workers. 

With an all star cast including The Clearing's Miranda Otto as Sara Beasley, Aina Dumlao as Evie De La Rosa, Michelle Vergara Moore as Roxanne Waters, Peter O'Brien as Nick Parker-Smith, Strife's Matt Day as Garth Beasley, the incredible Heather Mitchell as Birdie, Wentworth's Susie Porter as Rae and loads more local legends.

I really enjoyed this little series. I am not sure why I sat on it for so long, however I did. I have through the US writers strike learned that in Australia our content, our stories are usually a lot more original than some of the cookie cutter US shit.

I am looking forward to the new Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 24' series. With finales, series like Paper Dolls, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the latest Power run, The Tourist, True Detective and more to stream. Also the very loose, most wild and random The Curse will also conclude on Paramount+. That does break the mould of non-cookie cutting conforming superhero, procedural crime/hospital or first responder series.

Miranda Otto is a literal queen. For her alone, this is well worth a look!