{"id":16487,"date":"2022-03-16T10:18:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-cross-lead\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T10:40:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:40:24","slug":"cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Cineflix Rights &amp; Helium Cast Last King of the Cross Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helium and Cineflix Rights have cast Australian actor Lincoln Younes (<em>Grand Hotel<\/em>, <em>Tangle<\/em>, <em>Barons<\/em>) as the lead in <em>Last King of the Cross<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on John Ibrahim\u2019s best-selling autobiography, the drama tracks his rise from a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education and no prospects to Australia\u2019s most infamous nightclub mogul in Sydney&#8217;s Kings Cross. Younes will portray Ibrahim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could not be more thrilled to have Lincoln shouldering our show,\u201d said Kieran Darcy-Smith, writer and director of the series. \u201cHe is a terrific young actor, and he\u2019ll be taking us all on a wild ride. John Ibrahim is\u2014amongst so many things\u2014an enigma wrapped in a mystery. He is a fascinating and compelling character. An individual. Therefore, finding the right person to portray him accurately was paramount. Finding Lincoln was a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLincoln is one of Australia\u2019s hottest new talents, and as the series\u2019 worldwide distributor, we are thrilled to have him play the lead in<em> Last King of the Cros<\/em>s,\u201d added James Durie, head of scripted at Cineflix Rights. \u201cMark [Fennessy] and Kieran at Helium are lining up a fantastic show that will have enormous international appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Younes said, \u201cIt is an honor to have the opportunity to play such a formidable character in a world where truth is often stranger than fiction. I feel privileged to lead a diverse cast with a Lebanese character at its center, and I\u2019m excited to bring the world to Sydney\u2019s Kings Cross once more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helium and Cineflix Rights have cast Australian actor Lincoln Younes (Grand Hotel, Tangle, Barons) as the lead in Last King of the Cross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":16488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3462,4907],"class_list":["post-16487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cineflix-rights","tag-helium","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cineflix Rights &amp; Helium Cast Last King of the Cross Lead - 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\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cineflix Rights &amp; Helium Cast Last King of the Cross Lead - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Helium and Cineflix Rights have cast Australian actor Lincoln Younes (Grand Hotel, Tangle, Barons) as the lead in Last King of the Cross.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-16T14:18:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-16T14:40:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/HeliumCineflixRights-LincolnYounes-0322.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"319\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/\",\"name\":\"Cineflix Rights &amp; Helium Cast Last King of the Cross Lead - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-16T14:18:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-16T14:40:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cineflix-rights-helium-cast-last-king-of-the-cross-lead\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cineflix Rights &amp; Helium Cast Last King of the Cross Lead\"}]},{\"@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\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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