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 series1
No. of episodes8
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
ReleaseFebruary 27, 2022 (2022-02-27) 
present

Troppo is an Australian television drama series which premiered on ABC TV on 27 February 2022.

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

Main

Supporting and recurring

  • Wendy P. Mocke as Maali
  • Thomas Weatherall as Charlie
  • Lucas Linehan as Milbee
  • Miranda Frangou as Georgie
  • Chris Alosio as Jayjay
  • Sara West as Brooke
  • Sonny Le as Jong Min Park, a Korean scientist reported missing
  • Bryan Probets as Lars
  • Simon Lyndon as Twist
  • Caroline Brazier as Joanne
  • Rachael Ward as Lauren
  • Libby Munro as Anita

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal air 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)

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' 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 October 16, 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]

Viewership

Troppo: AUS viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Consolidated audience measurement according to OzTAM
EpAirdateMetro overnightsRankTotal consolidatedRankRef
127 February 2022353,00012806,0008 [6]
26 March 2022263,00014562,00011 [7]
313 March 2022222,00015456,00013 [8]
420 March 2022236,00014486,00012 [9]
527 March 2022208,00020439,00014 [10]
63 April 2022<201,000<20411,00015 [11]
710 April 2022219,00019407,00015 [12]
817 April 2022211,00012409,0009 [13]

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References

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