Airdate: Irreverent

New Australian drama series Irreverent will premiere on Netflix in early December.

The plot centres around an American crook who screws up the heist of his life and is forced to hide out in a small Australian reef community in Far North Queensland posing as the new church Reverend.

The cast features Colin Donnell (Chicago Med, Arrow) as Mack/Paulo, Pj Byrne (The Boys, Big Little Lies) as Mackenzie Boyd, Kylie Bracknell (Redfern Now, Black Is The New White) as Piper, Briallen Clarke (The Heights, Doctor Doctor) as Amy, Tegan Stimson (The Tailings) as Daisy, Ed Oxenbould (Wildlife, The Visit) as Cameron, Wayne Blair (Mystery Road, Rams) as Peter, Russell Dykstra (Rake, Romulus My Father) as Lester, Calen Tassone (The Heights, Red Dog: True Blue) as Harry, Jason Wilder (Love And Penguins) as Aidan

Irreverent is a fish out of water story with a big twist. “Reverend Mackenzie Boyd” (not his real name) is a criminal and he’s on the run from the most dangerous crime family in Chicago.

He’ll need all of his considerable street smarts to pull off his greatest sleight of hand yet posing as clergy – something he doesn’t know the first thing about. The stakes don’t come any higher; if he slips up, he’s dead.

And after a lifetime in the criminal world, doing good works is not something that comes naturally. But to his surprise, “Mack” will develop a knack for carrying his flock and eventually, maybe even like it. Irreverent is a redemption story that ultimately celebrates the power of community in a world that needs more of it.

Co-Showrunner / Creator / Producer / Writer: Paddy Macrae (Wanted)
Co-Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer: Andrew Knight (Rake)
Executive Producer: Debbie Lee (Safe Harbour) and Alastair McKinnon (Harrow, Glitch)
Additional Writers: Andrew Anastasios (Wentworth), Angela McDonald (Operation Buffalo), Dan Knight and Darlene Johnson (The Redfern Story, Crocodile Dreaming)
Directors: Jonathan Teplitzky (Churchill) and Lucy Gaffy (Here Out West)
Producer: Tom Hoffie (Clickbait)
Produced By: Matchbox Pictures, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, and is a co-production between Peacock and Netflix Australia.
Format: 10 x 60 min episodes
Filming Location: Queensland, Australia. Filming in Australia was been made possible with the support of the Federal Government’s Location Incentive program. Screen Queensland supported Irreverent through the Queensland government’s Production Attraction Strategy.

Sunday 4 December on Netflix