Troppo (2022-2024)

The title is slang that Australians use to describe it when the unbearable tropical heat drives you to do crazy things, like hurt yourself. And in the sizzling temps of Far North Queensland, some crazy shit is going down, like a nearly naked dude jumping off a dock into croc-filled waters and getting eaten in front of a bunch of tourists. Was it troppo? Private investigator Amanda (Nicole Chamoun) wants to find out, especially after she’s hired by the wife of a Korean businessman who also may be afflicted. The local police chief, Damford (David Lyons), isn’t a fan of Amanda and refuses to let her conduct her investigation unless she has a real police officer working with her as a consultant, so she finds Ted (Thomas Jane), an ex-cop who escaped to Queensland after being falsely accused of murder, and convinces him to help her. Nicole stays clothed but shares some sapphic smooches with Zindzi Okenyo, and the one person who does strip down to her bra (Eddie Nelson) gets immediately killed when she’s crushed by a man who was set on fire and kicked off a cliff. Tropp-oh damn!