The Secret Daughter - wikipedia The Secret Daughter The Secret Daughter Genre Family drama Musical Written by Justin Monjo Greg Haddrick Louise Bowes Keith Thompson Directed by Leah Purcell Geoff Bennett Paul Moloney Starring Jessica Mauboy David Field Matt Levett Jared Turner Rachel Gordon Jordan Hare Bonnie Sveen Renee Lim Country of origin Australia Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 7 Production Executive producer ( s ) Bob Campbell Greg Haddrick Rory Callaghan Producer ( s ) Kerrie Mainwaring Karl Zwicky Lauren Edwards Location ( s ) Sydney Dungog NSW Running time 46 min Production company ( s ) Screentime Release Original network Seven Network Picture format 576i ( SDTV ) 1080i ( HDTV ) Audio format Stereo Original release 3 October 2016 -- present External links Website au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/the-secret-daughter/ The Secret Daughter is an Australian television drama series which premiered on the Seven Network on 3 October 2016. The series is written by Justin Monjo, Greg Haddrick, Louise Bowes and Keith Thompson and directed by Leah Purcell, Geoff Bennett and Paul Moloney. The drama centres around part - time country pub singer Billie Carter ( Jessica Mauboy ), who has a chance meeting with a wealthy city hotelier and rediscovers information about her family and history. The second season premiered on 8 November 2017. Contents 1 Production 2 Cast 2.1 Main 2.2 Supporting 3 Series overview 4 Episodes 4.1 Season 1 ( 2016 ) 4.2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 5 Viewership 5.1 Season 1 ( 2016 ) 5.2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 6 Music 7 References 8 External links Production The series received a total of A $171,750 in funding from Screen NSW. Filming on the series took place in Sydney and regional New South Wales and wrapped in June 2016. The Seven Network announced that the series has been renewed and a second season will screen in 2017. Production began in May 2017 with James Sweeny and Rachael Maza joining the cast. A distinguishing feature of the program is it 's musical aspect performed almost entirely by Mauboy herself. Cast Main Jessica Mauboy as Billie Carter David Field as Gus Carter Matt Levett as Jamie Norton Jared Turner as Chris Norton Rachel Gordon as Susan Norton Jordan Hare as Harriet Norton Supporting Colin Friels as Jack Norton Salvatore Coco as Bruno Rossi Bonnie Sveen as Layla Chapple J.R. Reyne as Dan Delaney Libby Asciak as Rachel Rossi Johnny Boxer as Lloyd Dobson Terry Serio as Carmine Harriet Gordon - Anderson as Zoe Menkell Jeremy Ambrum as Shorty Amanda Muggleton as Connie Di Maria Renee Lim as Vivienne Hart Ryan O'Kane as Charlie Stryver Erin Holland as Della Jensen Series overview Series Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 6 3 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 03 ) 7 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 07 ) 6 8 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 08 ) TBA Episodes Season 1 ( 2016 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code Aus. viewers ( millions ) `` Flame Trees '' Leah Purcell Justin Monjo 3 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 03 ) 271818 - 1 899,000 When she finds herself in hot water with the local people, Billie pretends to be the secret daughter of Jack Norton, a wealthy hotelier, in order to escape town, which suddenly lands her in the middle of a grieving family. `` Stuck in the Middle with You '' Leah Purcell Justin Monjo 10 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 10 ) 271818 - 2 831,000 Billie finds herself in the middle of a grieving family, wondering whether she can keep up with her lie when she is given a DNA test to take. `` Where Do I Belong ? '' Geoff Bennett Greg Haddrick 17 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 17 ) 271818 - 3 862,000 Billie is shocked when she finds out that she is Jack Norton 's daughter, she tries to find her place within her new family whilst she tries to reconcil with Gus when finding out he is not her real father. `` Lean on Me '' Geoff Bennett Louise Bowes 24 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 24 ) 271818 - 4 836,000 Billie 's best friend Layla arrives to give her support only to become increasingly close with Jamie ; and Susan 's hopes for a quiet Memorial for Jack are shattered when a news story outs Billie as Jack 's real daughter. 5 5 `` I Fought the Law '' Paul Moloney Greg Haddrick 31 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 31 ) 271818 - 5 694,000 The preparations for the re-launch of Jack 's Bar are overlooked by Billie 's upcoming court appearance, as jail time becomes a likely outcome. 6 6 `` Risk It '' Paul Moloney Keith Thompson 7 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 07 ) 271818 - 6 795,000 After the headliner of the Jack 's Bar re-launch pulls out, Billie is forced to step up, while dealing with the fact that she is not a member of the Norton family. Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code Aus. viewers ( millions ) 7 `` Always On My Mind '' Paul Moloney Niki Aken & Jane Allen 8 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 08 ) 271818 - 7 512,000 Desperate to connect with her real family, Billie meets her mother 's sister, only to have it confirmed she is Jack Norton 's daughter, launching her back into the centre of the family she just fled. Viewership Season 1 ( 2016 ) No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total viewers Ref ( s ) Viewers Rank Viewers Rank `` Flame Trees '' 3 October 2016 899,000 7 193,000 5 1,091,000 `` Stuck in the Middle with You '' 10 October 2016 831,000 8 215,000 1,046,000 `` Where Do I Belong ? '' 17 October 2016 862,000 7 209,000 1,071,000 `` Lean On Me '' 24 October 2016 800,000 6 199,000 999,000 5 `` I Fought the Law '' 31 October 2016 694,000 12 177,000 6 871,000 6 `` Risk It '' 7 November 2016 795,000 5 162,000 957,000 Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total viewers Ref ( s ) Viewers Rank Viewers Rank `` TBA '' 8 November 2017 512,000 14 N / A N / A 512,000 Music The show 's first soundtrack album, The Secret Daughter : Songs from the Original TV Series, was recorded by Jessica Mauboy and featured music used in the first season. It was released on 14 October 2016 by Sony Music Australia. The album became Mauboy 's first number - one album and also made her the first Indigenous artist to reach number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. The second soundtrack album, The Secret Daughter Season Two : Songs from the Original 7 Series, was also recorded by Mauboy and released on 6 October 2017. References Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 19 September 2016 ). `` The Secret Daughter ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 September 2016. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 2 November 2017 ). `` Bumped : Secret Daughter moves to Wednesday ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 November 2017. Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 3 June 2016 ). `` Screen NSW : latest funding ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 June 2016. Jump up ^ Byrnes, Holly ( 12 June 2016 ). `` Jessica Mauboy finishes filming TV drama The Secret Daughter ''. The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2016. Jump up ^ http://release-date.info/tv-series/the-secret-daughter-series-2-on-the-seven-network-release-date-68403846/ Jump up ^ Knox, David ( 22 May 2017 ). `` Filming underway on more of Secret Daughter ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : Byrnes, Holly ( 5 April 2016 ). `` Bonnie trades the Bay for prime - time ''. News.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2016. ^ Jump up to : Knox, David ( 18 April 2016 ). `` More cast as cameras roll on The Secret Daughter ''. TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2016. Jump up ^ Asciak, Libby ( 18 April 2016 ). `` The secret is finally out : so excited to announce that I will be joining @ jessicamauboy1 and the rest of the amazing cast in the new Channel Seven drama ' The Secret Daughter ' playing the role of Rachel Rossi # thesecretdaughter # channel7 # comingsoon ''. Instagram. Retrieved 22 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Secret Daughter Season 1 ''. Screen Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Secret Daughter Season 2 ''. Screen Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` The Secret Daughter : Episode Guide ''. australiantelevision.net. Jump up ^ `` Monday 3 October 2016 ''. TV Tonight. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Monday 10 October 2016 ''. TV Tonight. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Monday 17 October 2016 ''. TV Tonight. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Monday 24 October 2016 ''. TV Tonight. 25 October 2016. 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Question: when does season 2 of the secret daughter start
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