The story of serial Sydney con woman Samantha Azzopardi follows the trend for more ‘bodyless’ crimes.
, which makes its Australian debut on the Seven Network after launching earlier this year to US audiences on Paramount+, ticks all those boxes.
The case of Azzopardi, a woman who deceived multiple targets for no financial gain, while inflicting serious psychological damage, baffles even the experts interviewed for the series. From an entertainment perspective, such a rare and intriguing story is gold. “We’re evolving into bloodless, or body-less crimes now,” Farrell explains. “We’re not always telling stories about murder, or the interior life of an American serial killer. We’re talking about things that aren’t quite as gory or icky. Also, a lot of true crime is dealing with horrendous violence against women, especially with American serial killers, and I think people might have had enough of that.
“That’s one of our intentions,” says Farrell. “Our question is, ‘Why did she do it?’ Also, what are the things about the way cons operate and the way we’re wired as humans and receive stories that we believe them? Often, we look at people who’ve been the victims of cons and can be a bit disdainful. But once you get inside the world and understand the sophistication of how these people work on them, there’s a fascinating story to tell.
While not at liberty to reveal the next curious true crime on his slate, Farrell is following with interest the recent“I’ve been having discussions about that, along with half the other producers,” he admits. “From a technical perspective, it’s too soon because there’s no crime yet. But internationally, people are fascinated by that case. It has cut through around the world.”“True crime is one of the oldest kinds of stories,” he says. “It’s about massive transgression.
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