IN PRODUCTION

EAST WEST 101 SEASON 2

In Season Two, East West 101 expands to seven episodes as the Major Crime Squad investigate crime and murder in all quarters of multi cultural Sydney.

When a car bomb kills a man in suburban Cronulla, and an Islamic child is kidnapped in retaliation, Detective Zane Malik knows that in order to stop the circle of hate, he must solve the murder.  Was it the act of extremists, as the media suggest, or a sophisticated killing by a career criminal?  As Malik becomes more involved, he begins to suspect the motive for the murder was something quite different.  This is a cover up, linked to an event in the past, an event so dark that the people involved will do whatever they must to stop the truth becoming public.

At the point that Detective Malik needs support from his boss, Detective Inspector Patricia Wright is falling apart.  Crime has touched her own family.  She’s burying her grief in the arms of a new man in her life, Agent Richard Skerritt.  Malik feels alone, and not even his trusty sidekick, Koa, is able to protect Malik from himself.  Malik won’t stop the investigation he has started and his life is put on the line as he discovers the issue of national security is behind the murder.  But this issue is complex and Malik is confronted with the acts of both sides – of Islamic extremists and hard core Protectionists as his quest comes to a dramatic conclusion. 

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In Season 1, Malik was confronted with a choice:  ‘You’re either an Arab, or a cop.  You’re either with them or with us.’  Malik proved he was both.

He will find the same question arises, but this time from a Muslim perspective.  Again Malik will make his own choice.  He is a Muslim, searching for the truth and also a detective, who wants to keep his world safe.

Malik explores this issue of identity as he searches a murky world for answers. 

To see the stories and images from Season 1 click here.