Hustle, punkness and a deliciously dysfunctional family at the heart of SBS’s new crime drama Swift Street

SBS and Screen Australia have announced the commission of Magpie Pictures’ new eight-part Australian drama series Swift Street, in partnership with Fifth Season.

Swift Street is a fast, funny, and gritty family crime drama, set in bustling inner-city Melbourne, where the rich and poor collide. This high-paced and big-hearted series tells the story of 21-year-old street smart Elsie who must team up with her jaded old-school hustler father, Robert, to get him out of debt and save him from a merciless crime boss who wants her money NOW.

Swift Street is written and created by the incredible new talent of Tig Terera (Tinashé, Chenge) and produced by Lois Randall (Black Snow, Seriously Red) and Ivy Mak (Sydney Sleuthers). Global film and television studio Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) is handling global distribution on the project.

Production on Swift Street will commence in 2023 and will be filmed in Victoria. Cast announcements will follow in the coming months.

View link to SBS media release here.