ANY LAST WORDS

ANY LAST WORDS is a serialised thriller / romance with the bleak, dysfunctional coming of age humour of ‘SKINS’ and the unravelling mystery and sense of danger of ‘VERONICA MARS’. Swapping the Californication for gothic Melbourne.

IT TELLS THE STORY OF KODY, (20) a detached criminology student, who spends her nights researching cold cases and engaging with sleuthing communities to bring justice for victims of violence. She meticulously examines case materials, even if it means watching videos of the murders themselves.

HER BEST MATE ANIKA (20), street-smart, pulls the self-isolating Kody away from her work at every opportunity and pushes her in the direction of the ultimate distraction: romance. Still, Kody profiles her ‘Hinge’ dates with the same diligence she would a murder suspect, and has a way of sabotaging things before they begin.

That’s until, while at a party with Anika, she meets OLLIE, (18) – charismatic misfit, who introduces her to “ANY LAST WORDS” – a podcast where serial killers interview their victims before they’re killed. Kody, obsessive, sets out to catch the killers, and burns Ollie in the process.

In true enemies-to-lovers fashion, Kody competes against a spurned Ollie to unmask the podcasters and as more episodes drop, evade DET. DEB SHANNON (50s), who worked on Kody’s mother’s disappearance a decade earlier. Meanwhile, still at large, Kody’s mother’s killer, “MR NICE” (40) – the city's infamous serial killer – awakens from his midlife crisis, and inspired by the trailblazing podcasters, plans a comeback tour.