Original title
Last King of the Cross
Released
2/17/2023
Origin country
AU
Genre
Crime, Drama
Production companies
Cineflix Productions, Helium Pictures
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
18
Inspired by John Ibrahim's best-selling autobiography, this series is an operatic story of two brothers, Sam and John Ibrahim who organize the street but lose each other in their ascent to power. The story tracks John Ibrahim's rise from a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education, no money, and no prospects, to Australia's most infamous nightclub mogul in Sydney's Kings Cross — a mini-Atlantic City, barely half a mile long with every form of criminality on offer.
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.
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.
As the war between John and Fat George escalates, the introduction of cocaine begins to imbalance the delicate ecosystem of Kings Cross.
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.
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.
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.
John is in a race against time to save Sam from a contract killer, but the Royal Commission into police corruption leaves John with few allies to trust.
As all the major players of Kings Cross are brought to the witness stand, loyalties are questioned, allies are betrayed, and the Royal Commission changes Kings Cross forever.
As the fallout from the Royal Commission and Ezra and Tien's partnership brings a new world order to Kings Cross, the Ibrahim brothers have two starkly different views on where they fit in the jungle.
As John aspires to escape Kings Cross for good, the bombing of Ezra's Bentley and his subsequent revenge might make war unavoidable.
Season 2 further explores the dangerous world of Kings Cross, as Ibrahim expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene. Set against the backdrop of the ecstasy-fuelled 2000s, the stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone wants a piece – including John’s two younger brothers.
John returns to find Kings Cross dead and must re-establish the rules of the strip while keeping younger brothers, Fadi and Michael, out of trouble while Sam serves time in jail.
John makes a play for the biggest club on Oxford Street but owner Ray is hard to crack. Sam grows his Black Flag's chapter on the inside while Michael puts the Ibrahim family on the radar with another member of the force.
John prepares to relaunch LDT and sets his sights on more clubs on Oxford Street as Dean quietly grows his drug trade and Sam's Black Flags chapter hits a speedbump.
On New Years Eve, John has the licensing board breathing down his neck; Benny's dealers break into the club under Michael's watch.
Sam is back on the streets and battling with John over how to protect Michael after Jed's fatal stabbing, while Doyle is given a new organised crime taskforce.
John's clubs are hit by masked attackers as violence increases on Oxford Street; Doyle tries to use Katie's relationship with John as leverage to install her as a mole.
John prepares Club Utopia for Mardi Gras while pursuing potential investors for his new-built Kings Cross, but he has a target on his back, and the hits keep coming.
John faces more scrutiny from Benny and the local press as he attempts to outwit Ray and relaunch Kings Cross.
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