Prosper (TV series)

Prosper is an Australian television drama series, released on Stan on 18 January 2024. Produced by Jason Stevens and Andrew Walker and directed by Jennifer Lacey and Shaun Wilson, the series follows the family of the U Star megachurch. It stars Richard Roxburgh, Rebecca Gibney, and Ewen Leslie.

Prosper
Genre	Drama
Written by	Matt Cameron Jason Stephens Belinda Chayko Liz Doran Louise Fox
Directed by	Jennifer Lacey Shaun Wilson
Starring	Richard Roxburgh Rebecca Gibney Ewen Leslie
Composers	Amanda Brown Antonio Gambale
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Helen Bowden Matt Cameron Amanda Duthie Cailah Scobie
Producers	Jason Stevens Andrew Walker
Production locations	Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Coliseum Theatre in Rooty Hill
Editors	Nicole La Macchia Adrian Rostirolla
Running time	46 minutes
Production companies	Lingo Pictures Lionsgate Television
Original release
Network	Stan
Release	28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) – present

Plot

Cal Quinn, the pastor of the U Star megachurch, announces a bold plan to expand the church into the United States, to the surprise of his family. After the suicide of a member of the congregation, Cal's wife Abi stands by him, as other family secrets emerge.^[1][2]

Cast

Main / recurring

• Richard Roxburgh as Cal Quinn
• Rebecca Gibney as Abi Quinn
• Ewen Leslie as Dion Quinn
• Jacob Collins-Levy as Jed Quinn
• Ming-Zhu Hii as Taz Quinn^[3]
• Hayley McCarthy as Issy Kalani
• Jordi Webber as Benji Kalani
• Jacek Koman as Eli Slowik
• Andrea Solonge as Juno
• Brigid Zengeni as Rosa
• Christopher James Baker as Mitch Leeway
• Nikki Shiels as Kasey Leeway

Guests

• Arka Das as Ravi
• Fayssal Bazzi as Samir Maalouf
• Renee Lim as Jackie

Production

Prosper was commissioned by Stan and Lionsgate as a Stan Original production, with major investment from Screen Australia and additional support from Screen NSW. It was co-written by Matt Cameron (who also executive produced), Liz Doran, Louise Fox, and Belinda Chayko.^[4]

The location used for the U Star church was the Sydney Coliseum in Rooty Hill.^[2]

Episodes

Episode	Title	Date	Ref
1	Man of God	18 January 2024	[5]
2	Glossolalia
3	Charity Begins At Home
4	Signs and Wonders
5	Love Offerings
6	Gethsemane
7	Broken Covenants
8	The Promised Land

Release

The full series was released on 18 January 2024.^[6][7]

Reception

Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian Australia's film critic gave the series 4 stars: "Prosper brings religious-themed Australian dramas such as The Devil's Playground and Brides of Christ thundering into the modern world: a racy and pacy concoction for a more cynical and secular time."^[8]

David Knox of TV Tonight rated the series 3+1⁄2 stars, citing that not many of the characters in the show were likeable, and it felt cold due to the lack of colour. However he said that the series had a lot of potential.^[2]

Anthony Morris of ScreenHub rated the series 4 stars, stating that Roxburgh was completely convincing as Cal.^[9]