Original title
Upright
Released
11/28/2019
Origin country
AU, GB
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
South Australian Film Corporation, Screen Australia, ScreenWest, Lotterywest, Foxtel, Create NSW, Lingo Pictures, Sky Group
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
16
When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own.
Two misfits, thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, forge bonds in a quest to transport a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.
Self-destructive musician Lucky hasn't spoken to his family in years, but he packs up his battered old piano for a 4,000-mile road trip across Australia when he hears his estranged mother is dying.
Lucky struggles without his anxiety medication. While waiting for a chemist to open in Port Agusta, Meg picks a fight with bikers at the pub.
Meg is beside herself when she loses all of her's and Lucky's money. To make matters worse, they then run out of petrol.
Waiting for their ute to be repaired, Meg and Lucky join a campground party on the Great Australian Bight, but the night takes a nasty turn when Lucky discovers a suicide note.
Lucky starts to think he should give up when Meg takes off with his piano. Then, a snakebite gives him the wake-up call he needs.
A transformed Lucky prepares to make a major sacrifice. But it's not long before some bad news sends him spiralling into despair.
Lucky finds himself paying the price for Meg's misdemeanours. But that's just the start, things are about to get a whole lot worse.
There's tension as Lucky reunites with his brother. As Meg tries to smooth things over, she learns why Lucky had to bring the piano.
Trading the desert for the steamy tropics of Far North Queensland, Lucky and Meg hit the road – and the river – on a mission to find Meg’s mum.
Years after his adventure with Meg, Lucky struggles to adjust to his new life as a successful musician and it's not long before Meg comes bursting back into his chaotic world.
Beginning their search in Queensland for Meg's mum, Lucky struggles to manage his relationship back home as Meg is startled by someone who followed her from Karingunna.
As Meg continues the search for her mum in Cairns, Lucky tries to lay low to avoid his dubious past.
Lucky and Meg head out of Cairns, but Lucky's best forgotten past catches up with him.
Wounded in the rainforest, Lucky is desperate to return to civilisation, but Meg wants to push on as they get close to finding her mother.
Meg and Lucky finally make it to the Wellfulness Commune, but don't get the reception they were expecting.
Trapped at the Wellfulness Commune, Lucky starts to unravel its secrets as Meg finally gets the chance to speak to her mother.
After escaping the commune, Lucky and Meg race back to Sydney hoping to make it in time to meet Billie at the airport.
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