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The InBESTigators is an Australian children's mockumentary comedy television series created by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope and broadcast on ABC Me and Netflix outside Australia and New Zealand. The series is produced by Gristmill Productions with Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria and the Australian Children's Television Foundation. The series stars Anna Cooke, Aston Droomer, Jamil Smyth-Secka and Abby Bergman as Maudie Miller, Ezra Banks, Kyle Klimson and Ava Andrikides, four fifth grade kids who solve crimes around school or the neighbourhood. The Inbestigators is written by Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Molly Daniels, Lisa Marie Corso, Maddy Butler, Jayden Masciulli, Bob Franklin, and directed by Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler, Ian Reiser, Tim Bartley and Nina Buxton. Executive Producers are Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, alongside Greg Sitch and Bernadette O'Mahoney. The series was filmed at Moorabbin Primary School in Moorabbin, Victoria. The series premiered on 21 June 2019.
| Genre | Family, Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope |
| Written by | Robyn Butler, Molly Daniels, Lisa Marie Corso, Maddy Butler, Jayden Masciulli, Bob Franklin |
| Directed by | Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Nina Buxton, Ian Reiser, Tim Bartley |
| Starring | Anna Cooke, Aston Droomer, Jamil Smyth-Secka, Abby Bergman |
| Composer(s) | Craig Pilkington |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (40 segments) |
| Executive producer(s) | Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope |
| Producer(s) | Greg Sitch, Bernadette O'Mahoney |
| Editor(s) | Angie Higgins, Kathy Freeman, Mark Atkin, Ian Carmichael |
| Running time | Netflix: 27 - 31 minutes (2 segments) |
| Production company(s) | Gristmill Productions |
| Original network | ABC Me, Netflix |
| Picture format | 16:9 HD |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Netflix ID | 80243216 |
Children's mockumentary series in which a ten-year-old puzzle prodigy and three of her classmates form a detective agency. Each episode of the Australian series ran for 15 minutes.
Outside of Australia and New Zealand, the show aired on Netflix. Heidi Arena guest-starred as Joanna in the first season.
Television shows set in Australia.. Australian comedy television series.. Australian children's television series.
Latest information about The InBESTigators updated on July 28 2021.
