The PM's Daughter
Catalina Parkes Pérez like any other teenager who wants to have her voice heard. There’s just one complication: her mother, Isabel, is the Prime Minister of Australia.
Cat has always been someone who stands up for what she believes in, but her mum’s new job is putting a serious dent in her freedom to be who she wants to be. How can Cat make her voice heard when there’s so much pressure to support her mum and be “the perfect daughter”?
See Also
The PM's Daughter - Series 1 (2022)
Cat is like any other teenager, with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. Along with her new friends, Cat navigates life in the spotlight, while tracking down a hidden threat to her mum.
The PM's Daughter - Series 2 (2023)
Cat’s finally found her groove as the PM’s daughter, but a highly competitive internship, a secret romance, and a series of damaging leaks soon have her racing to unmask a brand new conspiracy against her mum.
Episodes
Awards
2022 AACTA Awards
AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television
2022 Screen Music Awards
Best Television Theme
2022 AWGIE Awards Children’s Television – ‘C’ Classification (Children’s– 5–14 years) Original or Adapted, Animated or Performed: nominations for Season 1, Episode 4 (writer Angela McDonald) and for Season 1, Episode 8 (writer Lou Sanz)
2022 ADG Awards Esben Storm Award for Best Direction in a Children’s TV or SVOD Drama Series Episode: nominations for Season 1, Episode 2 (director Julietta Boscolo) and for Season 1, Episode 9 (director Erin White)
ACTF Education
The PM’s Daughter is a 10-part live action series set in Canberra, the heartland of Australian politics, produced by Fremantle for the ABC. It tells the story of Catalina Parkes Pérez, a teenager who’s like any other, but with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia.
The primary and lower secondary school resource aligns with Civics and Citizenship for students in Years 5-6 and Years 7-8. The secondary school teaching toolkit is designed for Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), Civics and Citizenship, English and/or Media Arts students in Years 7-10.
The resource can be used flexibly in the classroom, with activities and opportunities for discussion giving students the opportunity to engage with content under the themes of effective campaigning, issues that matter, and the influence of media on audiences. The learning prompts developed for each episode directly link to students’ real-world context on both a local and global scale and champions student voice, agency, and youth leadership – citizenship in action.
The resources consist of activities which utilise content from the series coupled with active student participation, building knowledge of our democratic processes and civic responsibilities with a strong focus on developing media literacy and critical thinking skills. This resource can be used as standalone modules or presented as a unit of work. The lessons are outlined in this resource as well as in the PDF screen sequences; multi-modal slideshows with clips, images, and prompts designed to be a student facing teaching aid in the classroom.
Join ACTF and ACMI in an engaging live virtual workshop, and extended online resource exploring digital futures and current issues as we move towards a world AI integration.
Students in years 6 - 9 are invited to learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI), in the futuristic genre of speculative fiction with Australian Script Producer Jessica Paine for a behind-the-scenes experience of The PM’s Daughter Series 2.
Students will be led through relevant clips, meet industry professionals, and have access to post-production script resources, exploring themes of ethics in technology, AI, and speculative fiction.
Please print Case Study 1 Script to use for an activity during the workshop.
Ethical and Responsible AI links:
- Australia’s Ethical AI Principals – Australian Government
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence – UNESCO
- What is responsible Artificial Intelligence? – Gradient Institute
This resource explores concepts and skills that support students in understanding speculative fiction when applied to digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), social media, privacy and data.
This clip collection is designed to help students understand and practice respectful communication, focusing on concepts of consent, bodily autonomy and personal boundaries. Using clips from Australian children’s television content, students work through activities that build their awareness of how to ask for, give, and deny permission.