I love a good crime drama series. Shows like Breaking Bad, Narcos, Ozark, The Wire, Sopranos, Fargo, and, of course, Law & Order all have a special place in my heart and will always be among my favorites. I’m always looking for shows that offer a new dimension or a different perspective from anything I’ve seen before but still give me that same adrenaline rush, that same edge-of-my-seat, pit in my stomach feeling, that same dramatic pull and gripping storylines, and boy, did I stumble across an unheralded gem that gave me all of that and more.
ZeroZeroZero, a series from 2020 and available on Prime Video, is a sprawling epic of a mini-series, told over eight episodes, that focuses on the three legs of the cocaine trade: the buyers, the sellers and the brokers. The story is played out as we watch one massive shipment of cocaine originate in Mexico and travel by sea to its destination in Italy, and we see all the players involved in the shipment, as their individual storylines eventually come together.
The true beauty of streaming, besides the seemingly endless abyss of content that it offers, is the depth and breadth of its content. First it was cable TV that extended the limitations of what we could watch on TV. Then came pay TV. Now, with streaming, content creators have been allowed to explore any genre, travel any realm, break from any traditional storytelling format. Gone are the days when shows were limited to the half-hour sitcom or the one-hour drama all in the same familiar format. Now, any show can be anything to anyone, each show with the same chance of being a hit with a huge following or finding a cult following with a niche audience. 
There’s something about discovering these Australian shows. First it was 
watching. I feel it is my honor—nay, my duty—to find as many of these as possible for you, my loyal reader, so you too can discover these rare gifts that lay beneath the surface of your television landscape. They are there…you just need to know where to look.