''Australian Gangster'' is an Australian television

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, produced by the

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, which premiered on 13 September 2021. The miniseries is directed by

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and Fadia Abboud and produced by Dan Edwards,

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and

for Roadshow Rough Diamond.

Production

The series was announced by Seven at their annual upfronts in October 2017 and was originally meant to air sometime in 2018, however due to pending legal cases of some of the characters being depicted, the series was delayed until the cases had closed. After two years without any information regarding the series, on 21 October 2020, Seven announced at their annual upfronts that the series would finally air sometime in 2021.

Synopsis

Drug dealer, gangster, gym-junky, Lamborghini driver, husband, father, ''Australian Gangster'' is a four hour TV series about the life and death of a new breed of Sydney criminal. The kind that doesn't care about playing it safe or keeping a low profile or even getting caught. Our main character is emblematic of the type of modern gangster that only really cares about looking good on Instagram, making a name for himself in a new, wannabe glamorous crime scene, while at the same time trying to manage the pressures of family life.

Cast

Alexander Bertrand Alexander Bertrand is an Australian actor. He played the lead roles of Pasquale Barbaro in '' Australian Gangster'' and Les Norton in ''Les Norton Les Norton is the protagonist in a series of fiction books written by Australian author Robe ...

as Pasquale Barbaro * Peter Gonis * Louisa Mignone as Melinda, Barbaro's wife * Michael Vice *

Rahel Romahn Rahel Romahn (born ) is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor. Early life Born in Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family fled Saddam Hussein’s regime when he was three, initially hiding in Turkey for a year, then emigrating to Austral ...

as Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy,

Brothers for Life Brothers for Life (often stylised as B4L), also referred to as the Hamzy Family, is a Middle Eastern criminal organisation based in the South-Western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Brothers for Life first came to public prominence in the early ...

member * Zachary Garred * Karla Tonkich * Ishak Issa *

Steve Bastoni Steve Bastoni (born 4 March 1966) is an Italian-born Australian actor. He became a household name in Australia for his role as Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos in ''Police Rescue'' and as Steve Parker in ''Neighbours''. His memorable per ...

as Joe Barbaro * Simon Palomares * Joseph Fala * Federico Gazzilli * Marie Shanahan * Moodi Dennaoui *

Michael Beckley Michael Beckley is an Australian actor. He has worked with major theatre companies in both Australia and the United Kingdom, appearing on London's West End in ''A Few Good Men'' (starring Rob Lowe) and ''Cabaret''. He is best known for playin ...

as Locksmith * David Paulsen

Reception

Viewership

The first part had an average rating of 359,000 viewers, and the second part has an average rating of 340,000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Gangster 2020s Australian drama television series 2020s Australian crime television series Seven Network original programming Television shows set in Sydney Films about organised crime in Australia