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Bite Club
GenreCrime thriller
Written byJohn Ridley
Sarah Smith
Directed by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Andy Ryan
  • Jo Rooney
  • David Maher
  • David Taylor
  • Sarah Smith
ProducerSue Seeary
Production locationSydney, Australia
Running time44 minutes[1]
Production companyPlaymaker Media
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release15 August (2018-08-15) –
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03)

Bite Club is an Australian crime thriller television series which aired on the Nine Network 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 Todd Lasance and Ash Ricardo as Detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings, along with Dominic Monaghan as Senior Constable Stephen Langley.

Production

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On 4 October 2017, the series was announced, with Dominic Monaghan set to star in a lead role.[2] On 11 October, the series was officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts set to air in 2018.[3][4] The eight-part series began airing on 15 August 2018.[5][6]

The show centres around a group of shark attack survivors, named the "Bite Club", who are being targeted by a serial killer.[5] Todd Lasance and Ash Ricardo play Detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings, who are trying to catch the killer. Monaghan plays Senior Constable Stephen Langley.[7] The rest of the cast includes, Damian Walshe-Howling as psychologist Kristof Olsen, Deborah Mailman as Superintendent Anna Morton, Robert Mammone as Detective Sergeant Jim Russo, Marny Kennedy as semi-pro surfer Amber Wells, Darcie Irwin-Simpson as Detective Claire Hobson, Arka Das as Forensic Specialist Depak Chaudhary, and Pia Miller as Zoe's best friend Kate Summers.[6][5][7] Actress Jessica Falkholt will make a posthumous appearance, following her death on 17 January 2018.[8]

Bite Club is written by Sarah Smith and John Ridley, and directed by Peter Andrikidis, Geoff Bennett, Wayne Blair and Jennifer Leacey.[1]

Bite Club began filming on-location in the suburb of Manly in September 2017.[9] Filming took place at Dee Why, Curl Curl Beach and The Steyne pub.[9] The Manly Pavilion became the outside of a police station, while the interior rooms were built at North Head.[9] Other locations considered for the show's setting included Bondi and Maroubra.[9] Filming for the series ended on 7 December 2017.[10]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Aus. viewers
1Episode 1Geoff Bennett15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)306489-1509,000[11]
2Episode 2Jennifer Leacey22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)306489-2443,000[12]
3Episode 3Jennifer Leacey29 August 2018 (2018-08-29)306489-3490,000[13]
4Episode 4Geoff Bennett5 September 2018 (2018-09-05)306489-4456,000[14]
5Episode 5Wayne Blair12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)306489-5469,000[15]
6Episode 6Wayne Blair19 September 2018 (2018-09-19)306489-6449,000[16]
7Episode 7Peter Andrikidis26 September 2018 (2018-09-26)306489-7435,000[17]
8Episode 8Peter Andrikidis3 October 2018 (2018-10-03)306489-8505,000[18]

Reception

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Critical reception

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David Knox of TV Tonight gave the opening episode two and a half stars out of five.[19] 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."[19] Knox disliked Leacey's "sluggish" direction, and felt that the episode was lacking in energy.[19] He added that the first episode needed to be stronger, with "a bit more teeth to take hold."[19]

In 2020, Fiona Byrne of the Herald Sun included Bite Club in her feature about "long forgotten Australian TV dramas that made viewers switch off."[20] Byrne called the premise "ridiculous", but said the drama "looked good" with its location shots and the cast were "impressive."[20] She continued: "But the audience simply did not buy the storyline and did not care about the show. It came and went very quickly as a blink-and-you-miss-it one season wonder."[20]

Ratings

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No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 15 August 2018 509,000 17 90,000 15 599,000 [11][21]
2 Episode 2 22 August 2018 443,000 19 105,000 17 548,000 [12][22]
3 Episode 3 29 August 2018 490,000 17 104,000 13 594,000 [13][23]
4 Episode 4 5 September 2018 456,000 17 108,000 13 564,000 [14][24]
5 Episode 5 12 September 2018 469,000 17 104,000 16 573,000 [15][25]
6 Episode 6 19 September 2018 449,000 20 103,000 17 552,000 [16][26]
7 Episode 7 26 September 2018 435,000 18 124,000 14 559,000 [17][27]
8 Episode 8 3 October 2018 505,000 16 3,000 16 508,000 [18][28]

Home media

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

Title Format Ep # Release Date Expiry Date Special Features Distributor
Bite Club Streaming 08 2019 Interviews With Cast
Best Moments 		9Now

References

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  1. ^ a b "Killer cast for Nine's new crime thriller Bite Club". Screen Australia. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ Knox, David (4 October 2017). "Bite Club drama coming to Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ Knox, David (11 October 2017). "Renewals underpin Nine's 2018 Slate". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Entertainment On Nine In 2018". Nine Entertainment co. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c King, Jacqui (12 October 2017). "Home And Away star Pia Miller starring in new crime thriller". TV Week. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b Knox, David (2 August 2018). "Airdate: Bite Club". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Everything we know so far about Bite Club". TV Week. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ Knox, David (17 January 2018). "Vale: Jessica Falkholt". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d Swain, Sarah (6 December 2017). "Manly will be the star of new TV show Bite Club, as filming wraps". Manly Daily. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  10. ^ Knox, David (7 December 2017). "Filming wraps on Bite Club". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b Knox, David (16 August 2018). "Wednesday 15 August 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. ^ a b Knox, David (23 August 2018). "Wednesday 22 August 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b Knox, David (30 August 2018). "Wednesday 29 August 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  14. ^ a b Wednesday 5 September 2018 - TV Tonight
  15. ^ a b Wednesday 12 September 2018 - TV Tonight
  16. ^ a b Wednesday 19 September 2018 - TV Tonight
  17. ^ a b Wednesday 26 September 2018 - TV Tonight
  18. ^ a b Wednesday 3 October 2018 - TV Tonight
  19. ^ a b c d Knox, David (11 August 2018). "Bite Club". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  20. ^ a b c Byrne, Fiona (19 August 2020). "Truly terrible TV shows that flopped". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via Gale.
  21. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 15 August 2018
  22. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 22 August 2018
  23. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 29 August 2018
  24. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 5 September 2018
  25. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 12 September 2018
  26. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 19 September 2018
  27. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 26 September 2018
  28. ^ Timeshifted: Wednesday 3 October 2018
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