Inspired by John Ibrahim’s best-selling autobiography charting his rise from a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education, no money, and no prospects to Australia’s most infamous nightclub mogul, Last King of The Cross is an operatic story of two brothers who organize the street but lose each other in their ascent to power.
Arriving in Australia in the late 1980s, Lebanese-born teenagers John and his older brother Sam quickly find themselves drawn to the glittering lights of Sydney’s Kings Cross—a mini-Atlantic City, barely half a mile long and with every form of criminality on offer. The two brothers enter its underworld and quickly make a name for themselves. Together, they are unstoppable. But just as John is establishing himself as a nightclub owner, the cocaine wave hits Sydney like a virus. As rivers of money begin to flow in different directions, loyalties are questioned, and Kings Cross’ delicate ecosystem is spun into chaos. For the first time in 30 years the kingdom is up for grabs.
In Season 2, John sets his sights on capturing a new kingdom—the glittering prize of Oxford Street, Sydney’s nightclub empire. And with it come all the new challenges and enemies. John is thrown into a struggle for power with the reigning ruler of Oxford Street, who is determined to either keep John out or take him down. Set against the backdrop of the ecstasy-fueled 2000s, the stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone wants a piece – including John’s two younger brothers.
The series stars Lincoln Younes (Grand Hotel, Tangle, Barons), Claude Jabbour (Eden, Stateless), Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire, David Mackenzie’s Outlaw King), Tess Haubrich (Spiderhead, Alien: Covenant), Maria Tran (Truy Sat, Echo 8), Matt Nable (Riddick, Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms), Tim Roth (The Hateful Eight, Lie to Me, Sundown), Naveen Andrews (Lost, The English Patient, The Dropout), Luke Arnold (Scrublands, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart), and Matuse (The Fall Guy, Furiosa).
Awards
C21 International Drama Awards 2024, Best Returning Drama Series nominee
2023 Content Innovation Awards, Best New Scripted Series Based On a True Story nominee
