Claim: Brendan Dahill wanted a spin-off of the Crownies and  released the political thriller "Janet King" which aired on February 27, 2014.
Evidence: It was created as a spin-off from the 2011 legal drama Crownies. Janet King is an Australian television drama program which began airing on ABC1 from 27 February 2014. ABC1 controller, Brendan Dahill explained "Crownies won't be coming back as Crownies. But we are talking to (producers) Screentime about a spin-off. Dahill stated that the spin-off would not be season two of Crownies and that it would take the characters in different directions. There are lots of things I love about Crownies and lots of things that were done brilliantly, and I'm really proud of Crownies. Legal drama
Political thriller ABC1