Binge is bringing the ultimate Australian outback adventure story to more viewers, with the AACTA Award winning Australian original series, Upright, starring Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock this December.
Critically acclaimed musician, comedian, actor, writer and director, Minchin, created the eight-part series. Winning Best Comedy Series at last night’s AACTA Awards, with Minchin taking out the Best Comedy Performer award, with his co-star Alcock also receiving a nomination nod, Upright is an unmissable Aussie drama.
A story about family, resilience, music and forgiveness, Upright follows two misfits thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert.
When family outcast Lucky Flynn (Minchin) learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. His plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the rogue teenager Meg (Alcock).
Together they forge an unlikely friendship, as they embark on a roadtrip adventure across the Nullarbor Plain in a race against time.
BINGE Executive Director, Alison Hurbert-Burns said: “Summer is a time when many Aussies are embarking on their own roadtrip, and what better way to kick it off than following the hilarious and touching original Australian series Upright.
“Tim Minchin’s creative genius will take people on an adventure across the Australian outback, and we are thrilled to bring this multi award-winning original series to our viewers, joining the world’s best shows also now streaming on BINGE.”
With powerful performances from Minchin and Alcock, that will make you laugh and cry at the same time, Upright features a stellar cast including Heather Mitchell (A Place to Call Home, The Great Gatsby, Palm Beach), Daniel Lapaine (Muriel’s Wedding, Black Mirror), Ella Scott Lynch (Love Child, Janet King), Daniel Frederiksen (Ghost Rider, Matilda the Musical, Catastrophe), Kate Box (Rake, Picnic at Hanging Rock), Ningali Lawford-Wolf (Mystery Road, Last Cab to Darwin), Sachin Joab (Hotel Mumbai, Pine Gap), Luke Carroll (Strangerland, Redfern Now) and Rob Collins (Secret City, Cleverman, The Wrong Girl).
You can read my review of Upright here
Upright dops on Binge Boxing Day (December 26),
