Bite Club is an Australian crime thriller television series which aired on the Nine Network from 15 August to 3 October 2018. The show centres around a group of shark attack survivors, named the "Bite Club", who are being targeted by a serial killer. It stars Todd Lasance and Ash Ricardo as Detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings, along with Dominic Monaghan as Senior Constable Stephen Langley.
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Genre | Crime thriller |
Written by | John Ridley Sarah Smith |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Sue Seeary |
Production location | Sydney, Australia |
Running time | 44 minutes[1] |
Production company | Playmaker Media |
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Original network | Nine Network |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 15 August (2018-08-15) – 3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) |
On 4 October 2017, the series was announced, with Dominic Monaghan set to star in a lead role.[2] On 11 October, the series was officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts set to air in 2018.[3][4] The eight-part series began airing on 15 August 2018.[5][6]
The show centres around a group of shark attack survivors, named the "Bite Club", who are being targeted by a serial killer.[5] Todd Lasance and Ash Ricardo play Detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings, who are trying to catch the killer. Monaghan plays Senior Constable Stephen Langley.[7] The rest of the cast includes, Damian Walshe-Howling as psychologist Kristof Olsen, Deborah Mailman as Superintendent Anna Morton, Robert Mammone as Detective Sergeant Jim Russo, Marny Kennedy as semi-pro surfer Amber Wells, Darcie Irwin-Simpson as Detective Claire Hobson, Arka Das as Forensic Specialist Depak Chaudhary, and Pia Miller as Zoe's best friend Kate Summers.[6][5][7] Actress Jessica Falkholt will make a posthumous appearance, following her death on 17 January 2018.[8]
Bite Club is written by Sarah Smith and John Ridley, and directed by Peter Andrikidis, Geoff Bennett, Wayne Blair and Jennifer Leacey.[1]
Bite Club began filming on-location in the suburb of Manly in September 2017.[9] Filming took place at Dee Why, Curl Curl Beach and The Steyne pub.[9] The Manly Pavilion became the outside of a police station, while the interior rooms were built at North Head.[9] Other locations considered for the show's setting included Bondi and Maroubra.[9] Filming for the series ended on 7 December 2017.[10]
No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Prod. code | Aus. viewers |
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1 | Episode 1 | Geoff Bennett | 15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) | 306489-1 | 509,000[11] |
2 | Episode 2 | Jennifer Leacey | 22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) | 306489-2 | 443,000[12] |
3 | Episode 3 | Jennifer Leacey | 29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) | 306489-3 | 490,000[13] |
4 | Episode 4 | Geoff Bennett | 5 September 2018 (2018-09-05) | 306489-4 | 456,000[14] |
5 | Episode 5 | Wayne Blair | 12 September 2018 (2018-09-12) | 306489-5 | 469,000[15] |
6 | Episode 6 | Wayne Blair | 19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) | 306489-6 | 449,000[16] |
7 | Episode 7 | Peter Andrikidis | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | 306489-7 | 435,000[17] |
8 | Episode 8 | Peter Andrikidis | 3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) | 306489-8 | 505,000[18] |
David Knox of TV Tonight gave the opening episode two and a half stars out of five.[19] He wrote, "Melodrama is part of the problem of this drama which needs to commit to one of the two genres it straddles. For a crime about a serial killer the travelogue shots and warm hues is pretty confusing."[19] Knox disliked Leacey's "sluggish" direction, and felt that the episode was lacking in energy.[19] He added that the first episode needed to be stronger, with "a bit more teeth to take hold."[19]
No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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1 | Episode 1 | 15 August 2018 | 509,000 | 17 | 90,000 | 15 | 599,000 | [11][20] |
2 | Episode 2 | 22 August 2018 | 443,000 | 19 | 105,000 | 17 | 548,000 | [12][21] |
3 | Episode 3 | 29 August 2018 | 490,000 | 17 | 104,000 | 13 | 594,000 | [13][22] |
4 | Episode 4 | 5 September 2018 | 456,000 | 17 | 108,000 | 13 | 564,000 | [14][23] |
5 | Episode 5 | 12 September 2018 | 469,000 | 17 | 104,000 | 16 | 573,000 | [15][24] |
6 | Episode 6 | 19 September 2018 | 449,000 | 20 | 103,000 | 17 | 552,000 | [16][25] |
7 | Episode 7 | 26 September 2018 | 435,000 | 18 | 124,000 | 14 | 559,000 | [17][26] |
8 | Episode 8 | 3 October 2018 | 505,000 | 16 | 3,000 | 16 | 508,000 | [18][27] |
The complete series of Bite Club is available on 9now and Stan in Australia.
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Bite Club | Streaming | 08 | 2019 | Interviews With Cast
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