The Heights is an Australian television drama series which premiered on ABC on 22 February 2019. In August 2019, the series was renewed for a second season of 30 episodes.
The series is set in the innerâÂÂcity neighbourhood of Arcadia Heights. It explores the relationships between the residents of the Arcadia social housing tower and the people who live in the rapidly gentrifying community that surrounds it.
The Heights is produced in Perth, Australia by Matchbox Pictures and For Pete's Sake Productions. It was created by Warren Clarke and Que Minh Luu. The first season was written by Hannah Carroll Chapman, Romina Accurso, Peter Mattessi, Megan Palinkas, Nick King, Clare Atkins, Niki Aken, Dot West, Magda Wozniak, Mithila Gupta, Tracey DeftyâÂÂRashid, Larissa Behrendt, Miley Tunnecliffe, Katie Beckett and Melissa Lee Speyer. The first season was directed by James Bogle, Andrew Prowse, Renée Webster, and Darlene Johnson, and produced by Peta Astbury-Bulsara and Warren Clarke.
Nayuka Gorrie was a writer on the second season.
In the United Kingdom, the first season of The Heights began broadcasting on BBC One in June 2020, during the Doctors summer break. The second season was shown directly after the conclusion of the first, with several episodes airing before their premiere on ABC. In Ireland, RTÃÂ One began broadcasting double episodes of season one on 10 August 2020, as a summer replacement for Today with Maura and Daithi.
Colin Vickery of the Herald Sun was unhappy with "the smart alec" at ABC who scheduled the episodes into one-hour blocks during the first season. He went onto praise the series, writing "This gritty little urban drama, with its strong multicultural cast, plays like an edgier version of Neighbours or Home and Away. I'm especially enjoying seeing Mad as Hells Roz Hammond in a serious dramatic role as mum Claudia Rosso."
for "Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series": Marcus Graham, Shari Sebbens, Calen Tassone, Roz Hammond, Bridie McKim, Fiona Press, Mitchell Bourke, Dan Paris, Saskia Hampele, Phoenix Raei, Yazeed Daher, Carina Hoang, Koa Nuen, Cara McCarthy and Briallen Clarke