Stateless
Created by Cate Blanchett, Tony Ayres, Elise McCredie
On ABC TV
A tightly woven six-episode drama that uses a detention center as a pressure chamber to examine identity, belonging, and systemic injustice through four interconnected lives.
Four strangers — a flight attendant escaping a suburban cult, an Afghan refugee fleeing persecution, a young Australian father escaping a dead-end job, and a bureaucrat caught up in a national scandal — are stuck in an immigration detention center in the Australian desert. Inspired by true events.
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Where to watch
Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.
Questions people ask
Is Stateless sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is Stateless easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Does Stateless leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Stateless violent? Not especially. Less violent than 61% of series.
Is Stateless scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Stateless, and what each one shares →
Like Stateless
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Stateless
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Stateless, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Stateless, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Stateless, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
