Preppers (TV series)

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Preppers
GenreComedy
Created by
Written by
  • Nakkiah Lui
  • Gabriel Dowrick
Directed by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producer
  • Sylvia Warmer
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • Porchlight Films
  • Spirit Pictures
Original release
Network ABC
Release10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)

Preppers is a 2021 Australian television comedy series that aired on ABC Television.

Contents

Plot

Preppers follows Charlie, a young Aboriginal woman who encounters a community of preppers at a place they call "Eden 2". [1]

Cast

Production

The six-part series is created and written by Nakkiah Lui and Gabriel Dowrick and directed by Steven McGregor. [2]

Episodes

Series 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Welcome to Eden 2" Steven McGregor Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)
A young Aboriginal woman, Charlie, suffers her own personal cataclysmic event and finds herself at the centre of a mismatched community of 'preppers' planning for the apocalypse at Eden 2.
22"The Penrith Panther"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick17 November 2021 (2021-11-17)
The preppers attempt a First Nations survival exercise, but after they get lost, find themselves being tracked by a mythical creature.
33"Skeletons"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)
After finding a skeleton buried at Eden 2, the preppers kidnap an Aboriginal archaeologist to determine who the bones belong to.
44"The Bunker"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick1 December 2021 (2021-12-01)
Charlie accidentally locks the preppers in the Eden 2 bunker and they must decide who should be sacrificed to ensure enough air remains for the group.
55"The First Annual, Semi-Inaugural Eden 2 Blackfulla Royale"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
Charlie's mother arrives at Eden 2 to reconnect with her, and a secret mission to take on Monty's claim to the land.
66"Shangri-La 2"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick15 December 2021 (2021-12-15)
Fig returns to Eden 2 with a treaty to share the prepper's land in exchange for the luxuries of his new white prepping community, Shangri-La.

Awards

Preppers was nominated for Best Narrative Comedy Series and Best Comedy Performer (Nakkiah Lui) at the 2021 AACTA Awards. [3]

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References

  1. Frater, Patrick (6 May 2021). "End of the World Comedy 'Preppers' Now Filming in Australia". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. "Production on ABC comedy 'Preppers' begins in Sydney". Inside Film. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Final nominees and details announced for the 2021 AACTA Industry Awards presented by FOXTEL Group". 5 November 2021.