Troppo (TV series)

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Troppo
Troppo poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre Drama
Created byYolanda Ramke
Directed by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersGreg Quail, Mikael Borglund, Lisa Duff, David Ogilvie
ProducersLisa Duff, Karl Zwicky
Production location Queensland, Australia
Camera setupMulti Camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC Television
Release27 February 2022 (2022-02-27) –
23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)

Troppo is an Australian television crime drama series starring Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun. The first season premiered on ABC TV on 27 February 2022. The show's second season premiered on 5 July 2024 on ABC TV and iview, with Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Freevee both airing it from 25 July 2024.

Contents

Premise

Troppo is based on the best-selling novel Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, in which a former police officer helps a private investigator look for a missing man in Far North Queensland. [1]

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting and recurring

Episodes

Season 1

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date
1"Episode 1" Jocelyn Moorhouse Yolanda Ramke27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)
2"Episode 2"Jocelyn MoorhouseBlake Ayshford and Yolanda Ramke6 March 2022 (2022-03-06)
3"Episode 3"Catherine MillarYolanda Ramke and Andrew Lee13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
4"Episode 4"Catherine MillarJane Allen and Penelope Chai20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)
5"Episode 5"Grant BrownCraig Irvin and Yolanda Ramke27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)
6"Episode 6"Grant BrownJane Allen and Kodie Bedford 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
7"Episode 7"Ben Howling and Yolanda RamkeJane Allen10 April 2022 (2022-04-10)
8"Episode 8"Ben Howling and Yolanda RamkeYolanda Ramke17 April 2022 (2022-04-17)

Season 2

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date
1"Episode 1"Grant BrownYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Jane Allen5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)
2"Episode 2"Grant BrownYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Chelsea Cassio12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)
3"Episode 3"Robyn GraceYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Kit Brookman19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
4"Episode 4"Robyn GraceYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Andrew Anastasios26 July 2024 (2024-07-26)
5"Episode 5"Thomas JaneYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Boyd Quakawoot2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
6"Episode 6"Thomas JaneYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Cole Haddon9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
7"Episode 7"Grant BrownYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Angela McDonald16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)
8"Episode 8"Grant BrownYolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Andrew Anastasios23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)

Production

The series was created by Yolanda Ramke, and Jocelyn Moorhouse is set-up director. Karl Zwicky is the series producer, with executive producers AGC's Stuart Ford and Lourdes Diaz; Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn (for Thomas's Renegade Entertainment banner); ABC's Sally Riley and Andrew Gregory; EQ Media Group's Greg Quail, Simonne Overend and Lisa Duff; Beyond Entertainment's Mikael Borglund and David Ogilvy; and Jack Christian and D.J. McPherson. [2]

The eight-part series was filmed in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia, although the story is set in Far North Queensland. Filming concluded in October 2021. [3]

Screen Queensland announced the completion of filming of Season Two on 16 October 2023, with the second series to be set six months after the first season. [4]

Release

The series premiered on ABC TV and ABC iview in Australia on 27 February 2022. [3] In the United States, IMDb TV (now Amazon Freevee) picked up the series, and it premiered on 20 May 2022. [5]

The show's second season premiered on 5 July 2024 on ABC TV and iView, [6] with Amazon Prime and Freevee both airing it simultaneously from 25 July 2024. [7]

Viewership

Troppo : AUS viewers per episode (thousands)
Troppo (TV series)
Source: Consolidated audience measurement according to OzTAM
EpAirdateMetro overnightsRankTotal consolidatedRankRef
127 February 2022353,00012806,0008 [8]
26 March 2022263,00014562,00011 [9]
313 March 2022222,00015456,00013 [10]
420 March 2022236,00014486,00012 [11]
527 March 2022208,00020439,00014 [12]
63 April 2022<201,000<20411,00015 [13]
710 April 2022219,00019407,00015 [14]
817 April 2022211,00012409,0009 [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Jane announced as lead for ABC crime drama Troppo". MediaWeek. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Queensland crime drama Troppo coming to ABC - Media centre". Screen Australia. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 Buaya, Alisha (25 February 2022). "CHEP Network announces Thomas Penn promotion to Melbourne GM". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Troppo Returns to Queensland for Season 2". Screen Queensland. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "IMDb TV Picks Up Australian Series 'Troppo' Starring & Exec Produced By Thomas Jane". Deadline Hollywood . 5 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Dalgarno, Paul (1 July 2024). "ABC iview: new shows streaming this week". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Breaking News - Crime Drama "Troppo" Season Two Premieres on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee July 25". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Knox, David (28 February 2022). "Sunday 27 February 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Knox, David (7 March 2022). "Sunday 6 March 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Knox, David (14 March 2022). "Sunday 13 March 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (21 March 2022). "Sunday 20 March 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Knox, David (28 March 2022). "Sunday 27 March 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (4 April 2022). "Sunday 3 April 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Knox, David (11 April 2022). "Sunday 10 April 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Knox, David (18 April 2022). "Sunday 17 April 2022". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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