Brand new psychological crime thriller Critical Incident, will premiere on Stan in August, with all episodes at once.
The series delves into the complex world of policing and the consequences on those most vulnerable. Inspired by real life experiences by a former lawyer working in Western Sydney’s juvenile justice system, it is created by Sarah Bassiuoni (The Secrets She Keeps).
Filmed in Western Sydney’s Blacktown, Granville, Parramatta and Greenacre, Critical Incident is produced by Matchbox Pictures, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Offering a nuanced depiction of policing and criminality, it is described as an authentic portrayal of life in the Western suburbs of Sydney.
Akshay Khanna (Polite Society, The Doll Factory) leads the cast, alongside Zoë Boe (The Tree, Total Control), Roxie Mohebbi (Shortland Street), Hunter Page-Lochard (The Newsreader), Jai Waetford (Neighbours), Jackson Heywood (Bloom) and Zindzi Okenyo (Wolf Like Me), with Simone Kessell (Yellowjackets) and Erik Thomson (Black Snow).
While on patrol for a teenage suspect, Senior Constable Zilifcar ‘Zil’ Ahmed (Khanna) pursues Dalia (Boe), and in the chaos and confusion of the pursuit, a bystander is critically injured. Zil’s world comes crashing down when he discovers Dalia was in fact not the perpetrator.
The immense guilt over the bystander’s injuries, coupled with the pressure of the critical incident investigation and the public scrutiny, creates an unbearable burden for Zil. Encouraged by his brothers in blue, Zil becomes obsessed with pinning something on Dalia.
The Stan Original Series Critical Incident is directed by Neil Sharma (Heartbreak High) and Daniel Nettheim (Stan Original Series The Tourist, Line of Duty), created and written by Sarah Bassiuoni alongside writers Ruth Underwood, Hannah Fitzpatrick and Natasha Henry, and produced by Bree-Anne Sykes with Executive Producers Sheila Jayadev and Debbie Lee for Matchbox Pictures, and Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie for Stan.
Major production investment from Screen Australia and Stan. Financed with support from Screen NSW. International sales by All3Media International. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW. Developed with assistance of Screen Australia. The series is produced in association with All3Media International.
All episodes Monday August 12 on Stan.
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