Country of origin Australia Final episode date 2 September 2013 | No. of episodes 8 First episode date 28 July 2013 Number of episodes 8 | |
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Original release 28 July (2013-07-28) – 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) Similar Underbelly, Underbelly: Razor, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, Underbelly: The Golden M, Fat Tony & Co | ||
Underbelly: Squizzy, the sixth series of the Australian Nine Network reality crime drama series anthology Underbelly, originally aired from 28 July 2013 to 1 September 2013. It is an eight-part series based on the life and career of notorious Melbourne gangster, Squizzy Taylor, and is set between 1915 and 1927. It premiered on 28 July 2013. The series began its production in late 2012, with filming commencing towards the end of 2012. It is the second series in the franchise after Badness not to have 13 episodes and the first series to be fully set in Melbourne since Underbelly.
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Premise
The sixth and final series of Underbelly depicts the rise and fall of one of Australia's most notorious 20th-century gangsters, Squizzy Taylor. It shows how Taylor became one of the most feared criminals in Melbourne at the time and his eventual death, which was also depicted in Underbelly: Razor. Justin Rosniak, who played Taylor in Razor, does not reprise his role in the new series; instead Jared Daperis has taken on the role.
Main cast
Novelisation
Andy Muir, one of the screenwriters of the series, wrote the novelisation Underbelly Squizzy which was due to be published by Allen&Unwin Australia in July 2013.
