The Last King of the Cross: New trailer drops for highly anticipated series starring Lincoln Younes as Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim
A new trailer has been released for the highly anticipated 10-part series The Last King of the Cross, based on Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim's 2017 prize-winning book.
It starts with a tense exchange between John, who is portrayed by former Home and Away star Lincoln Younes, and his brother Sam.
'I don't know how to help you anymore,' says John.
The Last King of the Cross: A new trailer has dropped for the highly anticipated series starring Lincoln Younes as Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim. Pictured: Younes
The trailer then cuts to the brothers childhood in war-torn Lebanon, and on to bustling Kings Cross in the 1990s.
'Don't worry. The last thing I ever wanted in the world was for you to help me,' Sam, portrayed by Claude Jabbour, replies.
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The Last King of the Cross follows John's formative years as an immigrant and his ultimate rise to being one of Sydney's best known nightclub identities.
'We can't let them forget who runs the street,' an older John then says to Sam in the teaser. 'Don't worry they won't,' Sam replies back.
'I don't know how to help you anymore,' says John. The trailer focuses on the relationship between brothers Sam and John
The Last King of the Cross follows John's formative years as an immigrant and his ultimate rise to being one of Sydney's best known nightclub identities
The trailer goes on to show the gritty underside of King's Cross which includes run-ins with the police and guns.
'What're you trying to do John, are you trying to start a war?' an adult Sam asks, to which John replies: 'It's business, Sam.'
Last King of the Cross has a budget of $50million and will be streamed exclusively worldwide on Paramount+.
The trailer shows the gritty underside of Kings Cross which includes run-ins with the police and guns. It has a special focus on the brothers
British actor Tim Roth, who scored an Oscar nomination for the film Rob Roy in 1995, plays fictional crime boss Ezra Shipman on the show.
The cast also includes Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly), Tess Haubrich (Alien: Covenant) and Matt Nable (Arrow).
Award-winning writer-director Kieran Darcy-Smith will helm the crime-drama.
The cast also includes Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly), Tess Haubrich (Alien: Covenant) and Matt Nable (Arrow). The budget for the production is $50 million
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