Hulu Picks Up The Unusual Suspects

Hulu is bringing The Unusual Suspects, an English-language female-led comedy heist drama originally produced for SBS Australia, to the U.S.

About Premium Content (APC) signed the U.S. deal for the 4×1-hour series, which stars Miranda Otto (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Homeland), Aina Dumlao (Sanzaru, Ballers) and Michelle Vergara Moore (Condor, The Time of Our Lives).

In the series, a $16-million necklace is taken from self-made businesswoman Roxanne Waters’s home in an elaborate heist, and the ensuing police investigation exposes cracks in eastern Sydney’s sparkling façade. With the stakes higher than ever, the masterminds must stop themselves from turning on each other, perhaps even discovering a friendship worth more than diamonds.

The Unusual Suspects is an Aquarius Films production commissioned by SBS Australia, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen NSW and APC. The series is financed with support from Cutting Edge Post.

Laurent Boissel and Emmanuelle Guilbart, joint-CEOs and co-founders at APC, said: “The Unusual Suspects is a fun female-led drama series which has found an ideal home stateside with our partners at Hulu. We are excited to see this comedic caper from the team at Aquarius Films continue to gain momentum and put women’s and immigrants’ narratives at the forefront of a series in a fresh way.”

Aquarius Films’ Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford continued, “We are thrilled that with the support of our wonderful collaboration with APC, The Unusual Suspects will launch in the U.S., and we couldn’t think of a better home for it than Hulu, who are at the forefront of bold, ambitious television. We hope American audiences enjoy this riotous, hilarious and empowering crime caper which ultimately has an important message at its heart.”