

45 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestBecky helps Anna set up an apartment where she is safe from Jake, and on the day Anna is due to move out and take the kids, she asks Becky to stay at home with Jake.
A British woman and her husband seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity in their marriage. The couple hire a young nanny, but she isn't the innocent stranger she pretends to be.
Acting
Charlie Brooks weaponizes vulnerability like a knife.
Writing
Every 'helpful' gesture curdles into something sinister.
Creator
Jason Herbison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Australian-British co-production channels the UK's obsession with domestic noir (Doctor Foster, The Cry) but swaps rainy London for sun-drenched Melbourne suburbia — proving dread travels well.
Charlie Brooks was still EastEnders' notorious Janine Butcher when cast; the producers essentially hired someone audiences already didn't trust, weaponizing her soap-villain reputation before frame one.