# Troppo (TV series)

Troppo is an Australian television crime drama series starring Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun. The first season premiered on ABC TV on 27 February 2022. The show's second season premiered on 5 July 2024 on ABC TV and iview, with Amazon Prime and Freevee both airing it from 25 July 2024.

## Premise

Troppo is based on the best-selling novel Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, in which a former police officer helps a private investigator look for a missing man in Far North Queensland.

## Cast
### Main

* Thomas Jane as Ted Conkaffey
* Nicole Chamoun as Amanda Pharrell
* David Lyons as Inspector Lou Damford
* Sun Park as Yoon Sun Park (Hangul: 박윤선, Bag Yun-seon), wife of missing person
* Yerin Ha as Ah Rah Park (Hangul: 박아라, Bag A-la), daughter of missing person
* Ling Cooper Tang as Sergeant Carrie Hench
* Kate Beahan as Olivia
* Cramer Cain as Wayne
* Peta Wilson as Eve
* Angela Punch McGregor as Dr. Val, medical examiner and emergency room doctor
* Damien Garvey as Roy
* Josh Helman as Bryce
* Radha Mitchell as Kelly

### Supporting and recurring

* Wendy P. Mocke as Maali
* Thomas Weatherall as Charlie
* Lucas Linehan as Milbee
* Miranda Frangou as Georgie
* Chris Alosio as Jayjay
* Sara West as Brooke
* Sonny Le as Jong Min Park, a Korean scientist reported missing
* Bryan Probets as Lars
* Simon Lyndon as Twist
* Caroline Brazier as Joanne
* Rachel Ward as Lauren
* Libby Munro as Anita
* Georgina Naidu as Devi Chandran
* Anna McGahan as Frankie
* Arka Das as Khalid

## Episodes
### Season 1

| No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Yolanda Ramke | 27 February 2022 (2022-02-27) |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Blake Ayshford and Yolanda Ramke | 6 March 2022 (2022-03-06) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Catherine Millar | Yolanda Ramke and Andrew Lee | 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13) |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Catherine Millar | Jane Allen and Penelope Chai | 20 March 2022 (2022-03-20) |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Grant Brown | Craig Irvin and Yolanda Ramke | 27 March 2022 (2022-03-27) |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Grant Brown | Jane Allen and Kodie Bedford | 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke | Jane Allen | 10 April 2022 (2022-04-10) |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke | Yolanda Ramke | 17 April 2022 (2022-04-17) |

### Season 2

| No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Grant Brown | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Jane Allen | 5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Grant Brown | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Chelsea Cassio | 12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Robyn Grace | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Kit Brookman | 19 July 2024 (2024-07-19) |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Robyn Grace | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Andrew Anastasios | 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Thomas Jane | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Boyd Quakawoot | 2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Thomas Jane | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Cole Haddon | 9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Grant Brown | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Angela McDonald | 16 August 2024 (2024-08-16) |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Grant Brown | Yolanda Ramke, Candice Fox, Andrew Anastasios | 23 August 2024 (2024-08-23) |

## Production

The series was created by Yolanda Ramke, and Jocelyn Moorhouse is set-up director. Karl Zwicky is the series producer, with executive producers AGC's Stuart Ford and Lourdes Diaz; Thomas Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn (for Thomas's Renegade Entertainment banner); ABC's Sally Riley and Andrew Gregory; EQ Media Group's Greg Quail, Simonne Overend and Lisa Duff; Beyond Entertainment's Mikael Borglund and David Ogilvy; and Jack Christian and D.J. McPherson.
The eight-part series was filmed in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia, although the story is set in Far North Queensland. Filming concluded in October 2021.
Screen Queensland announced the completion of filming of Season Two on 16 October 2023, with the second series to be set six months after the first season.

## Release

The series premiered on ABC TV and ABC iview in Australia on 27 February 2022. In the United States, IMDb TV (now Amazon Freevee) picked up the series, and it premiered on 20 May 2022.
The show's second season premiered on 5 July 2024 on ABC TV and iView, with Amazon Prime and Freevee both airing it simultaneously from 25 July 2024.

## Viewership

| Ep | Airdate | Metro overnights | Rank | Total consolidated | Rank |
| 1 | 27 February 2022 | 353,000 | 12 | 806,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 March 2022 | 263,000 | 14 | 562,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 13 March 2022 | 222,000 | 15 | 456,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 20 March 2022 | 236,000 | 14 | 486,000 | 12 |
| 5 | 27 March 2022 | 208,000 | 20 | 439,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 April 2022 | <201,000 | <20 | 411,000 | 15 |
| 7 | 10 April 2022 | 219,000 | 19 | 407,000 | 15 |
| 8 | 17 April 2022 | 211,000 | 12 | 409,000 | 9 |