Does Operation Buffalo leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful than 93% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Operation Buffalo sad?

Yes. More sad than 84% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Operation Buffalo easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 75% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Operation Buffalo violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Operation Buffalo

Name: Operation Buffalo
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin, Shaka Cook

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.

Created by Tanya Phegan, Peter Duncan

On ABC TV

20201 season6 episodes55 min6.1 / 10

A tense Cold War drama set at a remote nuclear testing site where institutional paranoia and personal betrayal corrode trust and loyalty.

A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and betrayal are pitted against each other.

Clusters

History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Paranoia Without Comfort Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty Dark Schemes Behind Charming Facades

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Atomic Bomb Test Dark Comedy South Australia Australian Outback 1950s

Questions people ask

Does Operation Buffalo leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 93% of series.
Is Operation Buffalo scary? Yes. More frightening than 89% of series.
Is Operation Buffalo sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Is Operation Buffalo easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is Operation Buffalo violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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