Inspired by John Ibrahim’s best-selling autobiography charting his rise from a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education, no money, and no prospects to Australia’s most infamous nightclub mogul.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
Wide-eyed teen John Ibrahim is eager to emulate his older brother Sam - a legendary enforcer in Kings Cross. He follows his brother into the most exotic red-light district – a jungle with no laws, but rigid rules and hierarchy.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
As John recovers from his stabbing, he begins to turn his dreams of being a nightclub owner into a reality – but as he is drawn deeper into the shadows of Kings Cross, it becomes chillingly clear that no favours come for free.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
As the war between John and Fat George escalates, the introduction of cocaine begins to imbalance the delicate ecosystem of Kings Cross.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
As the world of Kings Cross changes, John must adapt or die – but Nasa would rather bring everything down than face being put out to pasture. John learns that to rise in the world of Kings Cross, sometimes you have to leave others behind.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
In the wake of Nasa Kalouri’s murder, a fracture grows between the two Ibrahim brothers as one spirals into ritual cocaine abuse and the other has their alliances tested.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
As Sam finds fraternity in a new chosen family, John is left to repel the advancing threat of Bui Doi as the Vietnamese gang look to take over Kings Cross.
Lincoln Younes
Claude Jabbour
Naveen Andrews
Tess Haubrich
Dave Hoey
Alex Kaan
Matt Nable
Janet Anderson
Uli Latukefu
Matuse
Tim Roth