The Slap (Australian TV series)

The Slap
Intertitle
GenreDrama
Written byEmily Ballou
Alice Bell
Brendan Cowell
Kris Mrksa
Cate Shortland
Directed byJessica Hobbs
Matthew Saville
Tony Ayres
Robert Connolly
StarringJonathan LaPaglia
Melissa George
Essie Davis
Alex Dimitriades
Lex Marinos
Diana Glenn
Sophie Okonedo
Anthony Hayes
Sophie Lowe
Blake Davis
Oliver Ackland
Toula Yianni
Eugenia Fragos
Rebecca Downie
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerPenny Chapman
ProducersTony Ayres
Helen Bowden
Michael McMahon
Running time51 minutes
Production companyMatchbox Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release6 October (2011-10-06) –
24 November 2011 (2011-11-24)
Related
The Slap (American TV series)
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The Slap is an Australian television drama series. It was first broadcast on ABC1 from 6 October to 24 November 2011. The series is based on The Slap, a 2008 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, which explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who is not related to him, at a suburban barbecue.

Filmed in Melbourne, Victoria, the series was produced by Matchbox Pictures' Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Penny Chapman serving as executive producer.[1] The directors—Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, Tony Ayres and Robert Connolly—directed two episodes each. The writing team included Emily Ballou, Alice Bell, Brendan Cowell, Kris Mrksa and Cate Shortland.[2][3][4]

The series was aired on DirecTV's Audience Network in 2012, and an American adaptation of the series, also starring Melissa George, premiered on NBC on 12 February 2015.

  1. ^ Brady, Nicole (28 May 2009). "The Slap gets nod for small screen". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ High profile cast join The Slap – Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators
  3. ^ Dimitriades, Lowe and Hayes to star in The Slap | Encore Magazine Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Slap adaptation will be awesome: Cowell | Encore Magazine Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine