The BBC has acquired the eight part Australian comedy drama He Had It Coming for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. FIFTH SEASON handles global distribution for the series. The production is a Jungle Entertainment project produced for Stan.
The series stars Lydia West as Elise, a British scholarship student, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo as fashion influencer Barbara. The plot follows the pair after they deface a university statue, only to find a murdered athlete, played by Cody Simpson, at the site. Liv Hewson stars as Detective Shepherd, who investigates the crime as the body count on campus increases.
The series was created and written by Gretel Vella and Craig Anderson. Additional writing credits include Emme Hoy, Belinda King, Nick Coyle, and Hannah Samuel. Direction was provided by Rachel House and Anne Renton. Executive producers are Gretel Vella, Chloe Rickard, Shay Spencer, Bridget Callow-Wright, Robert Taylor, Ellie Gibbons, Cailah Scobie, and Alicia Brown.
Nick Lee, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, described the production as a campus whodunnit focused on gender politics. The series premieres on BBC iPlayer on Saturday 8 August. Linear broadcast begins on BBC Three at 23.15 on Friday 15 August.