Preppers (TV series)

Australian TV series

Preppers

Genre| Comedy
Created by|

* Nakkiah Lui
* Gabriel Dowrick

Written by|

* Nakkiah Lui
* Gabriel Dowrick

Directed by|

* Steven McGregor

Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 6
Production
Executive producers|

* Liz Watts
* Sally Riley
* Margaret Ross
* Jo Bell

Producer|

* Sylvia Warmer

Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies|

* Porchlight Films
* Spirit Pictures

Original release
Network| ABC
Release| 10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)

Preppers is a 2021 Australian television comedy series that aired on ABC Television.

## Plot

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Preppers follows Charlie, a young Aboriginal woman who encounters a community of preppers at a place they call "Eden 2".[1]

## Cast

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* 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
* Shareena Clanton as Treena
* Annie Maynard as Gwynn
* Kate Miller-Heidke as herself
* Leeanna Walsman as Clementine

## Production

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The six-part series is created and written by Nakkiah Lui and Gabriel Dowrick and directed by Steven McGregor.[2]

## Episodes

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### Series 1 (2021)

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No.
overall| No. in
series| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| 1| "Welcome to Eden 2"| Steven McGregor| Nakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick| 10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)

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 (2021-11-17)

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 (2021-11-24)

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 (2021-12-01)

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 (2021-12-08)

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 (2021-12-15)

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

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Preppers was nominated for Best Narrative Comedy Series and Best Comedy Performer (Nakkiah Lui) at the 2021 AACTA Awards.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Frater, Patrick (6 May 2021). "End of the World Comedy 'Preppers' Now Filming in Australia". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
2. ^ "Production on ABC comedy 'Preppers' begins in Sydney". Inside Film. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
3. ^ "Final nominees and details announced for the 2021 AACTA Industry Awards presented by FOXTEL Group". 5 November 2021.

## External links

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* Preppers at IMDb

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