''Bite Club'' is an Australian

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television series which aired on the

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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

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and Ash Ricardo as Detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings, along with

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as Senior Constable Stephen Langley.

Production

On 4 October 2017, the series was announced, with

set to star in a lead role. On 11 October, the series was officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts set to air in 2018. The eight-part series began airing on 15 August 2018. The show centres around a group of shark attack survivors, named the "Bite Club", who are being targeted by a serial killer.

and Ash Ricardo play Detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings, who are trying to catch the killer. Monaghan plays Senior Constable Stephen Langley. The rest of the cast includes,

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as psychologist Kristof Olsen,

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as Superintendent Anna Morton,

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as Detective Sergeant Jim Russo,

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as semi-pro surfer Amber Wells, Darcie Irwin-Simpson as Detective Claire Hobson, Arka Das as Forensic Specialist Depak Chaudhary, and

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as Zoe's best friend Kate Summers. Actress Jessica Falkholt will make a posthumous appearance, following her death on 17 January 2018. ''Bite Club'' is written by Sarah Smith and John Ridley, and directed by

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, Geoff Bennett, Wayne Blair and Jennifer Leacey. ''Bite Club'' began filming on-location in the suburb of Manly in September 2017. Filming took place at

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and The Steyne pub. The Manly Pavilion became the outside of a police station, while the interior rooms were built at North Head. Other locations considered for the show's setting included Bondi and Maroubra. Filming for the series ended on 7 December 2017.

Cast

as Detective Constable Dan Cooper * Ash Ricardo as Detective Senior Constable Zoe Rawlings *

as Senior Constable Stephen Langley *

as Superintendent Anna Morton *

as Kristof Olsen *

as Detective Sergeant Jim Russo *

as Kate Summers *

as Amber Wells * Darcie Irwin-Simpson as Detective Claire Hobson * Arka Das as Depak Chaudhary * Jessica Falkholt as Emma Bailey

Episodes

Reception

Critical Reception

David Knox of

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gave the opening episode two and a half stars out of five. 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." Knox disliked Leacey's "sluggish" direction, and felt that the episode was lacking in energy. He added that the first episode needed to be stronger, with "a bit more teeth to take hold."

Ratings

Home media

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

References

External links

* {{Nine Network programming Nine Network original programming 2010s Australian drama television series 2010s Australian crime television series 2018 Australian television series debuts Television series by Playmaker Media 2018 Australian television series endings