Wake in Fright (miniseries)

Wake in Fright
Australian promotional poster
Genre	Psychological thriller, crime
Based on	Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook
Written by	Stephen M. Irwin
Directed by	Kriv Stenders
Starring	Sean Keenan Alex Dimitriades Caren Pistorius Gary Sweet Robyn Malcolm Anna Samson Lee Jones Jada Alberts David Wenham
Composers	Antony Partos Matteo Zingales
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Helen Bowden Jason Stephens Mark Fennessy Carl Fennessy Rick Maier
Producers	Helen Bowden Kristian Moliere
Production locations	Broken Hill Sydney
Cinematography	Geoffrey Hall
Editor	Deborah Peart
Running time	79 minutes (Part One) 81 minutes (Part Two)
Production companies	Lingo Pictures Endemol Shine Australia Triptych Pictures
Original release
Network	Network 10
Release	8 October (2017-10-08) – 15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)
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Wake in Fright is an Australian miniseries based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, which first aired on Network Ten in October 2017. Directed by Kriv Stenders and written by Stephen M. Irwin, the series features an ensemble cast that includes Sean Keenan, Alex Dimitriades, Caren Pistorius, David Wenham, Anna Samson, Gary Sweet, and Robyn Malcolm.

It is the second filmed adaptation of Cook's novel, following Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film version. As with earlier versions of the story, the series depicts the psychological journey of John Grant, a schoolteacher who has been marooned in an isolated outback town. Although it occasionally makes closer references to the novel than the film, the overall story was largely reworked for the series to fit a contemporary setting.^[1]