IN OUR BLOOD
DRAMA / MUSICAL
AUSTRALIA
2023-now
IN OUR BLOOD is an Australian historical drama television miniseries with musical elements which aired on ABC on 19 March 2023. IN OUR BLOOD consists of 4 episodes.
STORY: It follows people from politics, medicine and affected communities grappling with a new disease. They realize they must work together to succeed, requiring something radical: trust.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Among the revellers is David (Tim Draxl), a political upstart who’s relocating far away from Sydney’s queer mecca in pursuit of his government ambitions. Well, just three hours away – but worlds apart from his longtime paramour Gabe (Oscar Leal), who’s moved all the way from Colombia to be with him. In Canberra David works as a staffer for Jeremy (), the federal health minister. Theirs is a world of stultifying meetings and terrifying piles of paperwork, any hint of progress quickly subsumed by the patter of bureaucracy.
David Westford (Tim Draxl) & Gabe (Oscar Leal)
TIM DRAXL (2023-now) 8, 1981, Sydney, Australia
OSCAR LEAL, (2023- now), ?, 1990, Los Angeles . CA, USA
SPECIAL: In Our Blood does well to evoke the resourcefulness of the queer community; shrugged away by official bodies, grassroots groups begin leafletting night clubs and saunas with raunchy how-tos on safe sex. But that same community grows unwieldy as the show continues, introducing so many characters that it’s difficult to invest in any singular storyline.
AWARDS: 'IN OUR BLOOD' 3 nominations
7.6 IMDB
