RUN

The extraordinary life of Australia's most notorious bank robber, Brenden Abbott, is dramatized in this high-octane series about his unprecedented career of crime and chaotic life on the run.

Scripted Television Series
Length
6 x 1 hour
Release Year
2026
Genre
,
Production companies

Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia

Region filmed
Mid West, Perth, South West

Synopsis

Abbott became a household name in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s, committing a string of bank robberies and evading police before he was convicted in 1987. He earnt the nickname, the Postcard Bandit, after rumours surfaced that he had posed for photos and sent them to police during his time on the run. The claims were denied.

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Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia

on the Traditional Country of the Whadjuk People of the Noongar Nation

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