Bite Club (TV series)

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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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Bite Club
GenreCrime thriller
Written byJohn Ridley
Sarah Smith
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Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Andy Ryan
  • Jo Rooney
  • David Maher
  • David Taylor
  • Sarah Smith
ProducerSue Seeary
Production locationSydney, Australia
Running time44 minutes[1]
Production companyPlaymaker Media
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release15 August (2018-08-15) ā€“
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03)
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Production

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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]

Cast

Episodes

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1Episode 1Geoff Bennett15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)306489-1509,000[11]
2Episode 2Jennifer Leacey22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)306489-2443,000[12]
3Episode 3Jennifer Leacey29 August 2018 (2018-08-29)306489-3490,000[13]
4Episode 4Geoff Bennett5 September 2018 (2018-09-05)306489-4456,000[14]
5Episode 5Wayne Blair12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)306489-5469,000[15]
6Episode 6Wayne Blair19 September 2018 (2018-09-19)306489-6449,000[16]
7Episode 7Peter Andrikidis26 September 2018 (2018-09-26)306489-7435,000[17]
8Episode 8Peter Andrikidis3 October 2018 (2018-10-03)306489-8505,000[18]
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Critical reception

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]

In 2020, Fiona Byrne of the Herald Sun included Bite Club in her feature about "long forgotten Australian TV dramas that made viewers switch off."[20] Byrne called the premise "ridiculous", but said the drama "looked good" with its location shots and the cast were "impressive."[20] She continued: "But the audience simply did not buy the storyline and did not care about the show. It came and went very quickly as a blink-and-you-miss-it one season wonder."[20]

Ratings

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1 Episode 1 15 August 2018 509,0001790,00015599,000 [11][21]
2 Episode 2 22 August 2018 443,00019105,00017548,000 [12][22]
3 Episode 3 29 August 2018 490,00017104,00013594,000 [13][23]
4 Episode 4 5 September 2018 456,00017108,00013564,000 [14][24]
5 Episode 5 12 September 2018 469,00017104,00016573,000 [15][25]
6 Episode 6 19 September 2018 449,00020103,00017552,000 [16][26]
7 Episode 7 26 September 2018 435,00018124,00014559,000 [17][27]
8 Episode 8 3 October 2018 505,000163,00016508,000 [18][28]
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Home media

The complete series of Bite Club is available on 9Now and Stan in Australia.

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Title Format Ep # Release Date Expiry Date Special Features Distributor
Bite Club Streaming 08 2019 Interviews With Cast
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