“Terrific noir with a sense of humor about itself” – The New York Times
“Enormously engaging viewing” – The Washington Post
Emmy® Award-winner Guy Pearce (Mare of Easttown, Iron Man 3, Mildred Pierce) reprises his iconic role for the last time as Jack Irish, a former criminal lawyer, part-time debt collector and private investigator with a penchant for getting wrapped up in things he shouldn’t. The final season of the award-winning Australian noir thriller, titled Jack Irish: Hell Bent (Season 3), premieres exclusively in the U.S. on Monday, July 12 on Acorn TV, AMC Networks’ acclaimed streamer devoted to British and international television. New episodes will premiere weekly every Monday through August 2.
This explosive, four-episode season of Jack Irish delves deep into Jack’s past, questioning everything he thought he knew about his life and bringing him face-to-face with an antagonist more personal and destructive than he has ever encountered. Jack’s long-suppressed trauma of witnessing the brutal and random murder of wife Isabel by former client Wayne Milovich – which launched the first Jack Irish installment, Bad Debts (2012) – rears its ugly head when Jack discovers there was more to those fateful events all those years ago.
Joining Pearce are Jack’s trusty cohorts from earlier seasons and the preceding telemovies: Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Janet King) as journalist and former girlfriend Linda Hillier, Roy Billing (The End) as horse racing aficionado Harry Strang, Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road) as Harry’s trusted off-sider Cam Delray, Kate Atkinson (Wentworth) as IT guru Simone and Shane Jacobson (Guardians of the Tomb) as old-school homicide detective Barry Tregear. This series is inspired by the acclaimed crime novels of the late Peter Temple.
Jack Irish has won various Australian awards and received multiple nominations from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) and Logie Awards. Both Seasons 1 and 2, as well as the three preceding movies, are now streaming on Acorn TV.
Series Credits
Jack Irish is an Easy Tiger Production for ABC in association with Film Victoria. Producers: Ian Collie, Matt Cameron and Jo Rooney. Executive Producers: Rob Gibson and Andrew Knight. ABC Executive Producers: Brett Sleigh and Sally Riley. The series is distributed internationally by DCD Rights.
The writers of Jack Irish are Matt Cameron (Sunshine, Secret City), Andrew Knight (Rake, Hacksaw Ridge), Andrew Anastasios (The Water Diviner, Wentworth), and Alli Parker (Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries). The director of all four episodes is Greg McLean (The Gloaming, Wolf Creek). The series creators are Cameron, Knight and Anastasios.
Episode Synopses
Episode 1 (July 12) – After the execution-style death of an off-duty cop, Barry calls in a favor with Jack, leading him on the path to uncovering a buried truth about his murdered wife.
Director: Greg McLean, Writer: Matt Cameron, Producers: Ian Collie, Matt Cameron
Episode 2 (July 19) – As the body count rises, Jack seeks help from Linda, the pair of them working together to dig deeper into what Barry knew about Isabel’s death.
Director: Greg McLean, Writers: Andrew Anastasios, Alli Parker, Producers: Ian Collie, Matt Cameron
Episode 3 (July 26) – The countdown to payday begins as Jack hunts down Barry’s killer but, as the truth begins to come out, Jack’s world is turned upside down.
Director: Greg McLean, Writer: Matt Cameron, Producers: Ian Collie, Matt Cameron
Episode 4 (August 2) – As the Great White payday approaches, more people come into the line of fire and Jack must lay to rest the ghosts of the past or risk losing everything all over again.
Director: Greg McLean, Writer: Andrew Knight, Producers: Ian Collie, Matt Cameron
About Acorn TV
Called a “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter) and “Netflix for the Anglophile” (NPR), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is North America’s largest streaming service specializing in British and international television. Acorn TV adds exclusive new programs every week with a deep library of mysteries, dramas, and comedies with no commercials. In 2021, Acorn TV features several commissioned original series including the second season of Miss Fisher spinoff Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, British crime drama Whitstable Pearl, Kiwi romantic comedy Under the Vines and British detective drama Dalgliesh starring Bertie Carvel, as well as Irish crime thriller Bloodlands starring James Nesbitt and co-executive produced by Jed Mercurio, the return of New Zealand detective series My Life Is Murder starring Lucy Lawless, popular Canadian period drama Murdoch Mysteries, and a growing catalog of popular bingeable dramas that include A Place to Call Home, Detectorists, Jack Irish and Foyle’s War. Recent Acorn TV Original series include Deadwater Fell starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, highly-rated BBC One drama The Nest; and groundbreaking BBC One period drama A Suitable Boy from Mira Nair. Upcoming Acorn TV Original UK detective series in 2022 include Harry Wild starring Jane Seymour, The Chelsea Detective starring Adrian Scarborough and Signora Volpe starring Emilia Fox. Acorn TV offers a free 7-day trial and thereafter is just $5.99/month or $59.99/year.
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