Barracuda (TV series)

Barracuda
Genre	Drama
Created by	Christos Tsiolkas
Written by	Blake Ayshford Belinda Chayko
Directed by	Robert Connolly
Starring	Elias Anton Matt Nable Ben Kindon Rachel Griffiths Tilda Cobham-Hervey Andrew Creer Victoria Haralabidou Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Joel Lok Rhys Mitchell Imran Adams
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer(s)	Tony Ayres Amanda Higgs
Production company(s)	Matchbox Pictures
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	720p (SDTV) 1080p (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	2016

Barracuda is an Australian television drama series set to broadcast on the ABC in 2016. The series is based on the novel Barracuda, the 2013 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, which explores a brutal clash of cultures, dreams and expectations and the relentless demands we place on our young athletes, their families, friends, schools and coaches.

Synopsis

Danny Kelly is a talented swimmer attends a prestigious Melbourne private school on a sporting scholarship. Working class, half Greek and half Scottish, he cops his fair share of harassment from the privileged students. Danny yearns to win swimming gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He is taken under the wing of highly regarded coach, Frank Torma and develops a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor which inspire Danny to become Australia's youngest swimming champion.

Barracuda is written by Blake Ayshford and Belinda Chayko, directed by Robert Connolly. It is produced by Tony Ayres and Amanda Higgs with Christos Tsiolkas as Associate Producer. The series is a Matchbox Pictures production in association with ABC TV, Screen Australia and Film Victoria.

Cast

• Elias Anton as Danny Kelly
• Matt Nable as Frank Torma
• Ben Kindon as Martin Taylor
• Rachel Griffiths
• Tilda Cobham-Hervey
• Andrew Creer
• Victoria Haralabidou
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
• Jacob Collins-Levy
• Joel Lok
• Rhys Mitchell
• Imran Adams