‘Something wicked again’ puts Lucky and Meg back on the road
CAMERAS are rolling on the second season of the smash hit Foxtel comedy drama Upright.
Tim Minchin and rising Aussie actor Milly Alcock – who has just wrapped filming on Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragons – reprise their roles as Lucky and Meg.
The misfit duo set off on another uniquely Australian road trip – this time with their sights set for Far
North Queensland. Minchin is rapt his critically acclaimed comedy has been given a second season but admits he was originally slightly sceptical at going again.
“I didn’t just want to do it because it’s a program to keep making,” he said. “I only wanted to do it if we could think of a really fantastic adventure with all the emotional layers of the first one.”
Fortunately, Minchin and the production team did come up with “something wicked again” and the eight-part second season will bring award-winning actor and writer Mirrah Foulkes on board as director for the latest instalment.
“It’s great to be involved in this wonderful local series and to be working with an exceptional Queensland crew, the glorious Milly Allcock and Tim Minchin and our passionate partners at Foxtel,” Foulkes said.
The series will take viewers on a journey from Brisbane to the Far North, with the scenery and diverse landscapes providing the backdrop.
“This time we’ll be filming in much greener climes, but we’re going to try and still really focus on how we shoot Australia and how we depict the landscape in its literal and metaphorical glory,” Minchin said.
The first season of Upright premiered to rave reviews in Australia and overseas and took out the key comedy categories at the 2020 AACTA Awards, winning best comedy series, while Tim Minchin won best comedy performer.