Preppers (TV series)

Preppers
GenreComedy
Created by
Written by
  • Nakkiah Lui
  • Gabriel Dowrick
Directed by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producer
  • Sylvia Warmer
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • Porchlight Films
  • Spirit Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC
Release10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)

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

Plot

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

Cast

Production

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

Episodes

Series 1 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Welcome to Eden 2"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick10 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.
22"The Penrith Panther"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick17 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.
33"Skeletons"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick24 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.
44"The Bunker"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick1 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.
55"The First Annual, Semi-Inaugural Eden 2 Blackfulla Royale"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick8 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.
66"Shangri-La 2"Steven McGregorNakkiah Lui & Gabriel Dowrick15 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

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

References

  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.