Dead Lucky (TV series)

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Dead Lucky
Genre Crime drama
Written by
  • Ellie Beaumont
  • Drew Proffitt
Directed byDavid Ceasar
Starring
ComposerMichael Yezerski
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
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
Network SBS
Release25 July (2018-07-25) 
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)

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]

Contents

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]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"David CaesarEllie Beaumont & Drew Proffitt25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)N/A
2"Episode 2"David CaesarEllie Beaumont & Drew Proffitt1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)N/A
3"Episode 3"David CaesarEllie Beaumont & Drew Proffitt8 August 2018 (2018-08-08)N/A
4"Episode 4"David CaesarEllie Beaumont & Drew Proffitt15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)N/A

Home media

Umbrella Entertainment Released The Complete Series on DVD in April 2019.

TitleEp #DiscsRegion 4 (Australia)Special FeaturesDistributors
Dead Lucky: The Complete Series423 April 2019NoneUmbrella Entertainment

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References

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