The Beautiful Lie (TV series)
Australian drama television series
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The Beautiful Lie is an Australian television drama that aired on ABC. The six-part series is a contemporary re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy's classic 1877 novel Anna Karenina.[1] It is directed by Glendyn Ivin and Peter Salmon and produced by Endemol Australia's John Edwards and Imogen Banks.[2] It premiered on Sunday 18 October 2015 at 8:30pm.[3] Screenwriter Alice Bell made the decision to turn Anna and Xander into sports stars to heighten the transgression of a wife leaving her husband.[4]
GenreDrama
Written byAlice Bell
Jonathan Gavin
Blake Ayshford
Jonathan Gavin
Blake Ayshford
Directed byGlendyn Ivin
Peter Salmon
Peter Salmon
Country of originAustralia
| The Beautiful Lie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Alice Bell Jonathan Gavin Blake Ayshford |
| Directed by | Glendyn Ivin Peter Salmon |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Edwards Imogen Banks |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Endemol Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 18 October – 22 November 2015 |
Cast
Main / regular
- Sarah Snook as Anna Ivin
- Rodger Corser as Xander Ivin
- Sophie Lowe as Kitty Ballantyne
- Celia Pacquola as Dolly Faraday
- Daniel Henshall as Kingsley Faraday
- Benedict Samuel as Skeet Du Pont
- Catherine McClements as Tess Du Pont
- Alexander England as Peter Levin
- Dan Wyllie as Nick Levin
- Robert Menzies as Phillip Ballantyne
- Gina Riley as Catherine Ballantyne
Supporting
- Georgina Naidu as Joni
- Marlon Williams as Dylan
- Lewis Fletcher as Kasper Ivin
- Sue Jones as Mira
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Running time | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Glendyn Ivin | Alice Bell | 55 mins | 18 October 2015 | 0.54[5] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Glendyn Ivin | Alice Bell | 54 mins | 25 October 2015 | 0.435[6] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Glendyn Ivin | Jonathan Gavin | 58 mins | 1 November 2015 | 0.381[7] |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Peter Salmon | Alice Bell | 57 mins | 8 November 2015 | 0.433[8] |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Peter Salmon | Jonathan Gavin | 58 mins | 15 November 2015 | 0.414[9] |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Peter Salmon | Alice Bell | 56 mins[10] | 22 November 2015[10] | 0.425[11] |