Paramount+ crime drama Last King of the Cross, about legendary Australian underworld determine John Ibrahim, is getting a second season.
The eight-part run’s order comes after season one landed strongly on the Paramount streamer this yr and bought world wide to the likes of Sky within the UK.
We lately characteristic it in our Global Breakouts strand, because it represents a brand new breed of premium Aussie streaming dramas that additionally consists of Netflix’s Heartbreak High and Disney+’s upcoming Artful Dodger. This week, Lincoln Younes was nominated for Most Popular Actor at Australia’s Logie Awards thanks largely as a result of his portrayal of lead character Ibrahim.
Season two will dive deeper into the seductive and harmful world of Kings Cross, Sydney, as Ibrahim expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene within the ecstasy-fuelled early 2000s. The stakes are greater than ever earlier than, and everybody desires a bit — together with John’s two youthful brothers. Helium is once more producing, with Cineflix Rights dealing with worldwide gross sales.
The collection is impressed by Ibrahim’s autobiography, charting his rise from poverty-stricken immigrant with no training, no cash, and no prospects to Australia’s most notorious nightclub mogul. He has always been linked to the Sydney medication market however has by no means been convicted of any crime.
“Australian audiences love local stories and content, which is why Last King of The Cross was the most-watched local series,” mentioned Daniel Monaghan, SVP, Content and Programming, Paramount ANZ.
“It is titles like this that make us proud to have our native commissions with common themes, compelling, propulsive storylines, world class Australian expertise and high-quality manufacturing values, contribute to Paramount+’s mountain of unique content material, on a global scale.
“After the outstanding success of Season One, we are incredibly excited for Last King of The Cross to return for an electrifying second season,” mentioned Helium founder Mark Hennessy. “Bigger, bolder, and much more action-packed, we’re wanting to share the subsequent chapter of this compelling story.
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