{"id":15230,"date":"2021-07-13T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2021-07-14T09:21:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T13:21:12","slug":"jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Irish &amp; the Appeal of Aussie Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Showrunner, writer and producer Matt Cameron talks to <\/em>TV Drama<em> about <\/em>Jack Irish: Hell Bent<em>, the third and final installment of the Australian noir thriller, starring Guy Pearce and streaming on Acorn TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jack Irish: Hell Bent <\/em>sees<em>\u00a0<\/em>Pearce (<em>Mare of Easttown<\/em>,<em> Iron Man 3<\/em>, <em>Mildred Pierce<\/em>) return as the titular criminal lawyer, part-time debt collector and private investigator. As the series wraps up its run, Jack\u2019s story will come \u201cfull circle,\u201d says Cameron, with the character\u2019s trauma from the death of his wife coming to the fore.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hell Bent<\/em> premiered exclusively in the U.S. earlier this week on AMC Networks\u2019 Acorn TV platform. The series\u2019 international appeal, according to Cameron, comes down to its attention to detail and its portrayal of the local landscape and characters. \u201cI believe the universal is always best found in the particular,\u201d says Cameron. \u201cBy being intrinsically <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/newsletters.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/img\/2021-07-12-Jack-Irish-Acorn.jpg\" alt=\"***Image***\" width=\"279\" height=\"185\" \/>truthful and specific to both people and place in Jack\u2019s world\u2014in this case, the gritty inner-city streets of Melbourne, Australia\u2014we feel we can capture the common and relatable humanity we all share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Genre, too, plays a big part in giving a series its global legs. \u201cThe appeal of the crime genre has long been its exploration of the dark side of human nature and the promise of a flawed and damaged hero seeking to right the wrongs of the world rather than turn a blind eye to injustice,\u201d says Cameron.<\/p>\n<p>From the start, central to <em>Jack Irish<\/em>\u2019s success has been the actor behind its tortured hero. Without Pearce, who Cameron had first worked with on a previous project, \u201cthis series is unimaginable,\u201d he says, adding, \u201cHis instinct for human behavior, combined with the depth and detail he brings to every scene, set the bar extremely high for everyone involved. Even though this is a series with an incredibly strong ensemble of characters and players, its eponymous hero is at the heart of it all. Jack is the connective tissue. He is the beating heart of the show, leading the audience into the shadows and out the other side again. And we have one of the best actors in the world to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first installment of <em>Jack Irish<\/em>, <em>Bad Debts<\/em>, had launched with Jack\u2019s wife\u2019s murder at the hands of Wayne Milovich, a former client. In <em>Hell Bent<\/em>, a young criminal recently released from prison named Troy is on a mission to take down a group of corrupt cops\u2014including Jack\u2019s friend and homicide detective Barry Tregear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe sets his sights on a group of cops who were part of an underhand graft involving a drug raid named \u2018Great White\u2019 and personal kickbacks 25 years earlier,\u201d explains Cameron. \u201cIn this final season, Jack\u2019s client is himself and the crime he must solve might unlock a mystery of his past and finally set him free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to have Jack finally face the demons and ghosts from the past,\u201d adds Cameron. \u201cOur goal was to tell a redemptive origin story that finally puts Jack\u2019s painful past to rest, allowing him to truly face the future. For the writers, the only loose end that really mattered was how to satisfyingly free Jack Irish from the purgatory he had been in through the entire history of the series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given the international success of a number of Australian drama series\u2014as well as Australian feature films\u2014Cameron sees no reason why more can\u2019t chart the same path. \u201cOur challenge is to remain true to ourselves and, in doing so, offer a unique perspective and insight to audiences worldwide,\u201d he says. \u201cIn the end, we are all telling stories around the campfire. The heart of what makes people lean in to hear those stories, what grips them to their seats, are compelling characters who do surprising things. And Australians have the capacity to create them as well as anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of <em>Jack Irish<\/em> will premiere weekly on Acorn TV every Monday through August 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showrunner, writer and producer Matt Cameron talks about Jack Irish: Hell Bent, the third and final installment of the Australian noir thriller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":15231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,70],"tags":[179,4552,625,4551],"class_list":["post-15230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-profiles","category-top-stories","tag-acorn-tv","tag-guy-pearce","tag-jack-irish","tag-matt-cameron","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jack Irish &amp; the Appeal of Aussie Drama - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jack Irish &amp; the Appeal of Aussie Drama - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Showrunner, writer and producer Matt Cameron talks about Jack Irish: Hell Bent, the third and final installment of the Australian noir thriller.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-13T13:00:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-14T13:21:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/Jack-Irish-Acorn.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"354\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"258\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/\",\"name\":\"Jack Irish &amp; the Appeal of Aussie Drama - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-13T13:00:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-14T13:21:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jack-irish-the-appeal-of-aussie-drama\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jack Irish &amp; the Appeal of Aussie Drama\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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