''Human Error'' is an Australian television crime drama for the

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, released on 11 September 2024. Created by Greg Haddick, the series follows the life of police officer Holly O'Rourke and her police team with a case that could ruin Holly's reputation and career. Holly wants to redeem herself with the investigation, but as lies unravel the race to catch a killer is underway.

Plot

Inspired by true events, Holly O'Rourke (

Leeanna Walsman Leeanna Walsman is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Zam Wesell in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), and for her roles in the 2000 film '' Looking for Alibrandi'' and the television series '' We ...

) begins investigating a gangland murder that turns her whole life upside down. The murder appears to be a case of mistaken identity. The investigation threatens to destroy her career as a conspiracy and a deeper plot emerges, all whilst Holly's family life is crumbling around her.

Cast

The cast for the series was announced on 2 February 2023 as production commenced. *

as Holly O'Rourke *

Steve Peacocke Stephen Peacocke (born 30 October 1981) is an Australian actor, who appeared in theatre productions and portrayed minor roles in television dramas and films, including '' Suburban Mayhem'' and '' All Saints.'' Peacocke rose to prominence for hi ...

as Dylan McKenzie *

Rahel Romahn Rahel Romahn (born ) is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor. Early life Born in Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family fled Saddam Hussein’s regime when he was three, initially hiding in Turkey for a year, then emigrating to Austral ...

as Jarred Pines *

Matt Day Matthew Day (born 28 September 1971) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. Early life Day was born in Melbourne, Victoria. When he was 11 years old, he went to live in the United States with his father, a newspaper correspondent, where he b ...

as Luke O'Rourke *

Steve Bisley Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Mad Max'' (1979) and ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013). On television, some of his better-known roles include Dete ...

as Bear O'Rourke * Anthony J Sharpe as Keith Bird *

Daniela Farinacci Daniela Farinacci (also credited as Daniella Farinaci) is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits. Farinacci is perhaps best known for her role in the Australian movie ''Lantana'' as Paula, alo ...

as Chief Kirsten Leigh * Ethan Lwin as Gabe Kihn * Emily Joy as Maia Kirsner * Rosie Mitchell as Alice

Production

On 14 September 2022, the six-part series was greenlit for production by

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, receiving support from

VicScreen VicScreen, formerly known as Film Victoria, is the Victoria State Government's creative and economic screen development agency. It supports screen industry professionals, infrastructure, projects and events, promoting the state of Victoria as a ...

. The series would go into production several months later in February 2023. ''Human Error'' was set to lead the 2023

drama slate but was ultimately pushed back until the following year, due to Nine airing the ''Warnie'' tele-movie.

Reception

David Knox of

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gave the series a 4 star rating saying that Walsman delivered at every turn and the cast complemented their roles perfectly. On 20 September 2024, Channel 9 had made all episodes of the series available on

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Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

Accolades

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References

External links

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