Series synopsis
Hungry Ghosts is an Australian drama mystery television series that premiered on SBS on August 24, 2020. It ended on August 27, 2020. It was created by John Ridley, Timothy Hobart. It stars Suzy Wrong, Christopher Quyen, Trackie Tran and Timothy Nguyen.
When a tomb in Vietnam is accidentally opened on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a vengeful spirit is unleashed, bringing the dead with him. As these spirits wreak havoc across the Vietnamese-Australian community in Melbourne, reclaiming lost loves and exacting revenge, young woman May Le must rediscover her true heritage and accept her destiny to help bring balance to a community still traumatized by war.
Premise
When a tomb in Vietnam is accidentally opened on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a vengeful spirit is unleashed, bringing the dead with him. As these spirits wreak havoc across the Vietnamese-Australian community in Melbourne, reclaiming lost loves and exacting revenge, young woman May Le must rediscover her true heritage and accept her destiny to help bring balance to a community still traumatized by war.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Suzy Wrong as Roxy
- Christopher Quyen as Daniel Nguyen
- Trackie Tran as Hoc
- Timothy Nguyen as Ethan
- Crystal Wang as Young Lien
- Joe Neathway Brown as Young Neil
- Bryan Brown as Neil Stockton
- Clare Bowen as Liz Stockton
Supporting cast
- Catherine Van-Davies as May Le
- Ryan Corr as Ben Williams
- Jillian Nguyen as Sophie Tran
- Justine Clarke as Clare Nguyen
- Ferdinand Hoang as Anh Nguyen
- Gabrielle Chan as Lien Nguyen
- Gareth Yuen as Paul Nguyen
- Susan Ling Young as Stella Le
- Oakley Kwon as Diane Tran
- Lap Phan as Sang Tran
- Haiha Le as Tracy Tran
- Vico Thai as Quang
Guest cast
- Susie Porter as Catherine Taylor
- Linda Hsia as Phuong Le
- Yuchen Wang as Thao
- Chloe Chung as Holly Nguyen
- Joanne Nguyen as Ngoc
- Warren Lee as Harry Trang
- Ian Andrew as Real Estate Agent
- Lawrence Mah as Thay Duc
- Lawrence Mah as Thay Duc
- Max Brown as James Hoang
- Ann Truong as Younger Phuong Le
- Senie Priti as Lisa
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | August 24, 2020 | August 27, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When a mine-clearing operation in present-day Vietnam disturbs a hidden tomb, a malevolent spirit is released, bringing the dead back with him. |
August 24, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 As Phuong is laid to rest, May uncovers the truth about her past and learns that the responsibility for stopping the hungry ghost has now fallen to her. |
August 25, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The ghosts get stronger as our families struggle with memories of the past. |
August 26, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 24, 2020 |
| Last aired | August 27, 2020 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 21:30:00 |