MEDIA RELEASE: Monday, February 1st, 2021
HIGH PRAISE FOR
FOXTEL ORIGINAL SERIES THE END
Starts Tuesday, February 2 at 8.30pm
Double episode premiere on FOX SHOWCASE or watch all episodes On Demand
Watch the trailer here
“Death may dress in black, but dying comes in endless shades of grey. People depart in as many different ways as they have lived. The End brilliantly captures the intensity of dying – its heartbreak, its humour, its humanity and, sometimes, its horror. Samantha Strauss’s very knowing script shows why so many Australians reject the black and white of medical (and religious) dogma and want, instead, a choice about how the end will be.” – Andrew Denton
“An absolute blinder, this is incredible, a must watch drama” – TV Blackbox
“A compelling drama which also happens to be a deft, acerbic comedy at the same time.
The End is a bracing reminder of the importance of living here and now, with full engagement in life and with commitment and devotion to those around us. And how to have a few laughs along the way.” – The Australian
“Will be one of the best local dramas you’ll see this year. 5 stars” – TV Tonight
“This is ultimately a story of hope and new beginnings” – Sunday Telegraph
“Embraces the darkest moments with shocking courage and clarity… exceptional” – Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
“Invigorating story not afraid to delve deep” – Sun Herald / Sunday Age
“Magical… a nuanced understanding… raw, honest” – Courier Mail
FOXTEL’s compelling 10-episode Australian drama THE END, produced by See-Saw films, is a half-hour dark comedy series starring Dame Harriet Walter (Succession, The Crown, Killing Eve), Frances O’Connor (The Missing, Mansfield Park) and Noni Hazlehurst (A Place to Call Home) and will make its Australian debut on Tuesday, February 2.
THE END explores three generations of a family living with separate but intersecting obsessions – trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it all count. It’s a story that’s been a long time in the making; its genesis in the very first script that Samantha Strauss wrote as a short film as a 19-year old still living at home with her parents.
THE END also stars Luke Arnold (Home and Away), Morgan Davies (Storm Boy), Ingrid Torelli (Matilda), Roy Billing (Jack Irish), Robyn Nevin (Relic), John Waters (Offspring), Alex Dimitriades (Secret City), Brendan Cowell (Game of Thrones), Brooke Satchwell (Mr Inbetween), Andrea Demetriades (Janet King) , Uli Latukefu (Young Rock ), and Seb Thornton-Walker.
Executive Producers are Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Samantha Strauss, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Louise Smith is the producer, with Carol Hughes, Libby Sharpe and Patrick Walters as Co-Producers. Executive Producers for FOXTEL are Penny Win, Ross Crowley and Brian Walsh.
THE END starts Tuesday February 2 at 8.30pm with a double episode premiere on FOX SHOWCASE or watch all ten episodes On Demand.
-Brad