Swift Street

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Swift Street
Genre
Created byTig Terera
Written by
  • Tig Terera
  • Sam Carroll
  • Nicole Reddy
  • Briar Grace Smith
Directed by
  • Tig Terera
  • Nicholas Verso
Starring
Composers
  • Maria Alfonsine
  • Damian De Boos-Smith
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerLois Randall
ProducerIvy Mak
CinematographySherwin Akbarzadeh
Running time26 minutes
Original release
Network SBS
Release24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)

Swift Street is an Australian drama television series broadcast by SBS in 2024. It was created by Tig Terera and stars Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis. [1] Set in Melbourne's inner-city northern suburbs, it depicts 21 year old Elsie trying to help pay back a debt her father, Robert, has with a local crime boss. [2]

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Cast

Reception

Writing in the Guardian, Luke Buckmaster gave it 4 stars. He writes "In terms of its emotional essence, Swift Street is framed from the beginning as a story about a father and daughter – though it’s easy to forget that, given the show’s breakneck pacing and sheer sass. It moves, baby, and it’s an absolute blast." [3] Wenlei Ma of the Nightly says "Swift Street wants to show that it’s not always an easy life with clear moral decisions, but it is an easy series to like." [4]

Awards

References

  1. Enker, Debi (18 April 2024), "Right from the get-go, this is no ordinary father-daughter story", The Age
  2. Jeffery, Yasmin (24 April 2024), "In new SBS crime drama Swift Street, an exasperated daughter and hopeless father are partners in crime", ABC News
  3. Buckmaster, Luke (24 April 2024), "Swift Street review – this fresh, bingeable crime drama is an absolute blast", The Guardian
  4. Ma, Wenlei (23 April 2024), "Swift Street review: Melbourne crime caper elevated by the cheeky charm of Cliff Curtis", The Nightly
  5. Slatter, Sean (7 December 2024), "'Better Man', 'Boy Swallows Universe' top AACTA nominations", If