Troppo (TV series) explained

Genre:Drama
Creator:Yolanda Ramke
Director:
Starring:
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:16
Executive Producer:Greg Quail, Mikael Borglund, Lisa Duff, David Ogilvie
Producer:Lisa Duff, Karl Zwicky
Location:Queensland, Australia
Camera:Multi Camera
Runtime:60 minutes
Network:ABC Television
Last Aired:present

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 and Freevee both airing it from 25 July 2024.

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

Supporting and recurring

Episodes

Series 2

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.

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.[3]

Release

The series premiered on ABC TV and ABC iview in Australia on 27 February 2022.[4] 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

Ep Airdate Ref
1 27 February 2022 353,000 12 806,000 8 [8]
2 6 March 2022 263,000 14 562,000 11 [9]
3 13 March 2022 222,000 15 456,000 13 [10]
4 20 March 2022 236,000 14 486,000 12 [11]
5 27 March 2022 208,000 20 439,000 14 [12]
6 3 April 2022 411,000 15 [13]
7 10 April 2022 219,000 19 407,000 15 [14]
8 17 April 2022 211,000 12 409,000 9 [15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Thomas Jane announced as lead for ABC crime drama Troppo. April 23, 2021. MediaWeek. 2021-04-23.
  2. Web site: Queensland crime drama Troppo coming to ABC - Media centre . Screen Australia . 22 April 2021 . 27 February 2022.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-16 . Troppo Returns to Queensland for Season 2 . 2024-01-07 . Screen Queensland . en-US.
  4. Web site: CHEP Network announces Thomas Penn promotion to Melbourne GM . Mediaweek . 25 February 2022 . Alisha. Buaya. 27 February 2022.
  5. Web site: IMDb TV Picks Up Australian Series 'Troppo' Starring & Exec Produced By Thomas Jane . . August 5, 2021.
  6. Web site: Dalgarno . Paul . 2024-07-01 . ABC iview: new shows streaming this week . ScreenHub Australia . 2024-07-01 . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Breaking News - Crime Drama "Troppo" Season Two Premieres on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee July 25 . TheFutonCritic.com . 2024-07-01.
  8. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 27 February 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 28 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 6 March 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 7 March 2022.
  10. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 13 March 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 14 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 20 March 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 21 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 27 March 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 28 March 2022.
  13. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 3 April 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  14. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 10 April 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 11 April 2022.
  15. Web site: Knox . David . Sunday 17 April 2022 . TVTonight . 29 August 2022 . 18 April 2022.