BBC viewers are getting a new comedy crime drama this month, with the broadcaster acquiring the Australian eight-part series He Had It Coming. The show stars Lydia West, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Liv Hewson and Cody Simpson, and follows two friends who find themselves tangled in a murder mystery.
What is He Had It Coming about?
West plays Elise, an awkward British scholarship student who quickly befriends fashion influencer Barbara, played by Liu Bordizzo. After a string of wrongdoing by men, the pair decide to take a stand, with Barbara spearheading an activist art project in the dead of night. Having had too much to drink, they deface a statue of the university's male founder in the quadrangle.
The synopsis reads: "When the girls wake to discover that the university's star athlete [Simpson] has been murdered and displayed at the foot of their political statement, they must urgently erase all ties to the crime." With Detective Shepherd [Hewson] following the breadcrumbs they have been trying to sweep up, Barbara and Elise need to find the real culprit amid rising gender tensions on campus and a growing body count.
Who is behind the series?
The series was created and written by Gretel Vella and Craig Anderson, and is directed by Rachel House and Anne Renton, who has also worked on The Good Doctor and The Bold Type.
Nick Lee, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says: "He Had it Coming is a fun, pacey campus whodunnit with a vibrant poke into gender politics. It's deliciously dark, comic, and has a very bingeable vibe."
How have viewers reacted?
Since the series kicked off in Australia last year, it has drawn praise from fans. One person said: "Great binge series. Keeps you keen and interested. Has lots of twists and turns and thrilling entertainment." Another commented: "This show is glorious and everyone should watch it." A third demanded: "WE NEED SEASON TWO."
He Had It Coming will air on BBC iPlayer from Saturday 8 August and begins on BBC Three at 11:15pm Friday 15 August.
