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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 10 November 2021 |
Preppers is a 2021 Australian television comedy series that aired on ABC Television.
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Plot
Preppers follows Charlie, a young Aboriginal woman who encounters a community of preppers at a place they call "Eden 2".[1]
Cast
- Nakkiah Lui as Charlie
- Ursula Yovich as Kelly
- Chum Ehelepola as Lionel
- Meyne Wyatt as Guy
- Aaron McGrath as Jayden
- Eryn Jean Norvill as Kirby
- Jack Charles as Monty
- Grant Denyer as Thomas
- Christine Anu as Marie
- Miranda Tapsell as Young Nan
- Joseph Althouse as Young Monty
- Brooke Satchwell as Sophie
- Luke Carroll as Quincy
- Luke Arnold as Fig
- Tony Briggs as Kevin
- Shakira Clanton as Treena
- Annie Maynard as Gwynn
- Kate Miller-Heidke as herself
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 | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to Eden 2" | Steven McGregor | Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick | 10 November 2021 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Penrith Panther" | Steven McGregor | Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick | 17 November 2021 | |
| The preppers attempt a First Nations survival exercise, but after they get lost, find themselves being tracked by a mythical creature. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Skeletons" | Steven McGregor | Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick | 24 November 2021 | |
| After finding a skeleton buried at Eden 2, the preppers kidnap an Aboriginal archaeologist to determine who the bones belong to. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Bunker" | Steven McGregor | Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick | 1 December 2021 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The First Annual, Semi-Inaugural Eden 2 Blackfulla Royale" | Steven McGregor | Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick | 8 December 2021 | |
| Charlie's mother arrives at Eden 2 to reconnect with her, and a secret mission to take on Monty's claim to the land. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Shangri-La 2" | Steven McGregor | Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick | 15 December 2021 | |
| 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]
References
- ^ Frater, Patrick (6 May 2021). "End of the World Comedy 'Preppers' Now Filming in Australia". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Production on ABC comedy 'Preppers' begins in Sydney". Inside Film. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Final nominees and details announced for the 2021 AACTA Industry Awards presented by FOXTEL Group". 5 November 2021.
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This page was last edited on 7 February 2024, at 00:44