Dead Lucky (TV series)

Dead Lucky
GenreCrime drama
Written by
  • Ellie Beaumont
  • Drew Proffitt
Directed byDavid Ceasar
Starring
ComposerMichael Yezerski
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Ellie Beaumont
  • Sue Masters
  • Drew Proffitt
  • Greg Sitch
  • Nina Stevenson
ProducerDiane Haddon
CinematographyMatthew Temple
EditorKatrina Barker
Running time60 minutes
Production companySubtext Pictures
Original release
NetworkSBS
Release25 July (2018-07-25) –
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
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Dead Lucky is a four-part Australian crime thriller drama series, written and created by Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt, that broadcast on SBS from 25 July 2018. The series, produced by Subtext Pictures and directed by David Caesar, follows Grace Gibbs (Rachel Griffiths), a detective obsessed with catching an armed robber who murdered one of her junior officers; her new trainee, Charlie (Yoson An), blames for the death of his best friend.[1] The story encompasses a share-house of international students, a pair of corrupt shop owners, a grieving widow, and a gunman, who all collide, leaving one dead and another missing.[2]

The series is one of three commissions made by SBS in 2017, alongside fellow crime thrillers Sunshine and Safe Harbour.[2] The series was acquired by AMC Networks for premium subscription streaming service SundanceNow, which will screen the series in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and German-speaking territories in Europe.[3] In the United States, the series premiered in full on 20 September 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Rachel Griffiths to star in new SBS drama 'Dead Lucky'". Screen Australia. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Rachel Griffiths leads new SBS drama 'Dead Lucky'". TV Tonight. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Sundance Now collars Subtext Pictures' crime thriller 'Dead Lucky'". If.com.au. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Dead Lucky - Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 21 September 2018.