Plot Synopsis

Written by Ben Richards and directed by Zara Hayes, SHOWTRIAL is a five-part dramedy series that explores how prejudice, politics and the media distort the legal process, in a timely drama full of dark humor. When Talitha Campbell, the estranged daughter of a wealthy property developer, is charged with conspiring to murder fellow university student Hannah Ellis, the trial that follows places victim and accused -- and their families -- in the eye of a media storm. Into that storm enters Cleo Roberts, the duty solicitor on the night of Talitha's arrest. Refusing her father's help, Talitha wants Cleo to lead her defence against a prosecution that is weaponising Talitha's gender and social privilege against her. From arrest to verdict, Cleo and the defence team vie with the prosecution to convince us of the truth about Talitha: damaged scapegoat? Or cold-blooded killer? SHOWTRIAL made its U.S. debut on Thursday, July 21, 2022, as SundanceNow released all five episodes.