Last King of the Cross

Australian streaming TV series (2023– )

Karl Zwicky
Mark Fennessy
Alexander Pettaras
Alexandra Doering

CinematographyBruce YoungEditors

Nicole La Macchia
James Manche
Stafford Jackson Wales
Mark Perry

Running time44–62 minutesProduction companyHelium PicturesOriginal releaseNetworkParamount+Release17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) –
present

Last King of the Cross is an Australian drama television series on Paramount+. The series is inspired by the autobiography of nightclub owner John Ibrahim and his experiences in Sydney's Kings Cross. The series is produced by Helium Pictures and distributed internationally through Cineflix Rights.^[1]^[2] In June 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.^[3]

Premise

The series follows John Ibrahim's journey from early poverty to later success.^[4]

Cast

Main

Lincoln Younes as John Ibrahim
Tim Roth as Ezra Shipman
Callan Mulvey as Detective Sergeant Brian Crellan
Claude Jabbour as Sam Ibrahim
Matt Nable as Anthony 'Big Tony' Stone
Maria Tran as Madame Tien
Tess Haubrich as Elizabeth Doyle

Recurring

Kevin Khan as Anh Tien
Hoa Xuande as Romeo
Damian Walshe-Howling as Joey Romano
Wesley Patten as Brett
Jake Ryan as Gibbo
Ethan Lamb-Kelly as a teenage Dave Campbell
Uli Latukefu as Tongan Sam
Tony Nikolakopoulos as Fat George
Setareh Naghoni as Wahiba Ibrahim
Simon Elrahi as Peter 'PK' Kay
Robert Rabiah as Jamour Ibrahim
Justin Rosniak as Declan Mooney
Wadih Dona as Nasa Kalouri
Allegra Monk as Molly Lewellyn
Malek Alkoni as teenage John Ibrahim
Brandon Nguyen as Bui Doi Kid #2
Daniel Widdowson as Clarkey
Joseph Frangie as Angelo Lombardi

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date ^[5]
1	"Episode 1"	Kieran Darcy-Smith	Kieran Darcy-Smith	February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
2	"Episode 2"	Kieran Darcy-Smith	Kieran Darcy-Smith	February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
3	"Episode 3"	Catherine Millar	Morgan O'Neill	February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)
4	"Episode 4"	Catherine Millar	Jane Allen	March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
5	"Episode 5"	Grant Brown	Alastair Newton Brown	March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
6	"Episode 6"	Grant Brown	Matt Nable	March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
7	"Episode 7"	Ian Watson	James Pope	March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
8	"Episode 8"	Ian Watson	Morgan O'Neill	March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
9	"Episode 9"	Grant Brown & Kieran Darcy-Smith	Kieran Darcy-Smith	April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)
10	"Episode 10"	Grant Brown & Kieran Darcy-Smith	Morgan O’Neill	April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)

References

^ "Production underway on Last King of the Cross | TV Tonight".
^ Screen Australia. "LAST KING OF THE CROSS (2022) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". Screen Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (23 June 2023). "Paramount+ Greenlights Season 2 of Crime Drama 'Last King of The Cross' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "Lincoln Younes Set as Star of Paramount Plus Australian Series 'Last King of the Cross'". 16 March 2022.
^ Mediaweek (10 January 2023). "Paramount+ shares first look at Australian series, Last King Of The Cross". Mediaweek. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

External links

Last King of the Cross at IMDb

Paramount+ original programming

Current

Original	Star Trek: Discovery (since 2017) The Ready Room (since 2019) Star Trek: Lower Decks (since 2020) Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (since 2021) The Challenge: All Stars (since 2021) Behind the Music (since 2021) Mayor of Kingstown (since 2021) Halo (since 2022) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (since 2022) Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (since 2022) Transformers: EarthSpark (since 2022) Tulsa King (since 2022) 1923 (since 2022) Last King of the Cross (since 2023) School Spirits (since 2023) The Family Stallone (since 2023) Special Ops: Lioness (since 2023) One Night (since 2023) Frasier (since 2023) The Burning Girls (since 2023) NCIS: Sydney (since 2023) The Castaways (since 2023) Sexy Beast (since 2024) A Bloody Lucky Day (since 2024) Italia Shore (since 2024) Ark: The Animated Series (since 2024) A Gentleman in Moscow (since 2024) Dora (since 2024)
Continuations	Evil (seasons 2–3; since 2021) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (seasons 6–8; since 2021) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (seasons 3–5; since 2021) SEAL Team (seasons 5B–6; since 2021) Ink Master (seasons 14–15; since 2022) Criminal Minds (season 16; since 2022)

Original

Star Trek: Discovery (since 2017)
The Ready Room (since 2019)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (since 2020)
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (since 2021)
The Challenge: All Stars (since 2021)
Behind the Music (since 2021)
Mayor of Kingstown (since 2021)
Halo (since 2022)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (since 2022)
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (since 2022)
Transformers: EarthSpark (since 2022)
Tulsa King (since 2022)
1923 (since 2022)
Last King of the Cross (since 2023)
School Spirits (since 2023)
The Family Stallone (since 2023)
Special Ops: Lioness (since 2023)
One Night (since 2023)
Frasier (since 2023)
The Burning Girls (since 2023)
NCIS: Sydney (since 2023)
The Castaways (since 2023)
Sexy Beast (since 2024)
A Bloody Lucky Day (since 2024)
Italia Shore (since 2024)
Ark: The Animated Series (since 2024)
A Gentleman in Moscow (since 2024)
Dora (since 2024)

Continuations

Evil (seasons 2–3; since 2021)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (seasons 6–8; since 2021)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (seasons 3–5; since 2021)
SEAL Team (seasons 5B–6; since 2021)
Ink Master (seasons 14–15; since 2022)
Criminal Minds (season 16; since 2022)

Ended

Original	Big Brother: Over the Top (2016) The Good Fight (2017–22) After Trek (2017–18) No Activity (2017–21) Strange Angel (2018–19) One Dollar (2018) Star Trek: Short Treks (2018–20) Tell Me a Story (2018–20) The Twilight Zone (2019–20) Why Women Kill (2019–21) Star Trek: Picard (2020–23) Interrogation (2020) Tooning Out the News (2020–21) That Animal Rescue Show (2020) The Stand (2020–21) Coyote (2021) 60 Minutes+ (2021) The Real World Homecoming (2021–22) From Cradle to Stage (2021) Rugrats (2021–23) iCarly (2021–23) Rio Shore (2021–23) The Harper House (2021) Guilty Party (2021) Spreadsheet (2021) Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–22) The Game (2021–23) Queen of the Universe (2021–23) 1883 (2021–22) Big Nate (2022–23) More Than This (2022) The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022) The Offer (2022) Yo! MTV Raps (2022) Players (2022) All Star Shore (2022) The Ex-Wife (2022) The Flatshare (2022) The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (2022) The Chemistry of Death (2023) Wolf Pack (2023) FBI True (2023) Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023) Rabbit Hole (2023) Yonder (2023) Fatal Attraction (2023) No Escape (2023) The Betoota Advocate Presents (2023) Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo (2023) The Killing Kind (2023) Bargain (2023) Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023) The Doll Factory (2023) The Serial Killer's Wife (2023) Born in Synanon (2023) Knuckles (2024)
Continuations	Younger (season 7; 2021) Five Bedrooms (seasons 2–4; 2021–23) Inside the NFL (seasons 45–46; 2021–23) The Secrets She Keeps (season 2; 2022) Blood & Treasure (season 2; 2022) Inside Amy Schumer (season 5; 2022) The Real Love Boat (season 1B; 2022) Are You the One? (season 9; 2023) Joe Pickett (season 2; 2023)

Original

Big Brother: Over the Top (2016)
The Good Fight (2017–22)
After Trek (2017–18)
No Activity (2017–21)
Strange Angel (2018–19)
One Dollar (2018)
Star Trek: Short Treks (2018–20)
Tell Me a Story (2018–20)
The Twilight Zone (2019–20)
Why Women Kill (2019–21)
Star Trek: Picard (2020–23)
Interrogation (2020)
Tooning Out the News (2020–21)
That Animal Rescue Show (2020)
The Stand (2020–21)
Coyote (2021)
60 Minutes+ (2021)
The Real World Homecoming (2021–22)
From Cradle to Stage (2021)
Rugrats (2021–23)
iCarly (2021–23)
Rio Shore (2021–23)
The Harper House (2021)
Guilty Party (2021)
Spreadsheet (2021)
Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–22)
The Game (2021–23)
Queen of the Universe (2021–23)
1883 (2021–22)
Big Nate (2022–23)
More Than This (2022)
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022)
The Offer (2022)
Yo! MTV Raps (2022)
Players (2022)
All Star Shore (2022)
The Ex-Wife (2022)
The Flatshare (2022)
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (2022)
The Chemistry of Death (2023)
Wolf Pack (2023)
FBI True (2023)
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)
Rabbit Hole (2023)
Yonder (2023)
Fatal Attraction (2023)
No Escape (2023)
The Betoota Advocate Presents (2023)
Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo (2023)
The Killing Kind (2023)
Bargain (2023)
Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
The Doll Factory (2023)
The Serial Killer's Wife (2023)
Born in Synanon (2023)
Knuckles (2024)

Continuations

Younger (season 7; 2021)
Five Bedrooms (seasons 2–4; 2021–23)
Inside the NFL (seasons 45–46; 2021–23)
The Secrets She Keeps (season 2; 2022)
Blood & Treasure (season 2; 2022)
Inside Amy Schumer (season 5; 2022)
The Real Love Boat (season 1B; 2022)
Are You the One? (season 9; 2023)
Joe Pickett (season 2; 2023)

Upcoming

Original	Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) The Donovans (2024) The Department (2024) The Crow Girl (2024) Landman (TBA) Stags (TBA)
Continuations	Top Gear Australia (season 5; 2024)

Films

Released	Console Wars (2020) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2021) Infinite (2021) The J Team (2021) Madame X (2021) Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021) South Park: Post Covid (2021) Rumble (2021) South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid (2021) The In Between (2022) Three Months (2022) South Park The Streaming Wars (2022) Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022) South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 (2022) Honor Society (2022) Secret Headquarters (2022) Orphan: First Kill (2022) On the Come Up (2022) Significant Other (2022) Blue's Big City Adventure (2022) Fantasy Football (2022) Snow Day (2022) Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023) At Midnight (2023) Zoey 102 (2023) The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race (2023) Love in Taipei (2023) Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023) Milli Vanilli (2023) South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023) Good Burger 2 (2023) Finestkind (2023) South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023) Baby Shark's Big Movie! (2023) The Tiger's Apprentice (2024) The Thundermans Return (2024) Little Wing (2024)
Upcoming	Apartment 7A (2024) Henry Danger: The Movie (TBA)
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