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It’s the hot new Australian drama that has quickly become a favourite with viewers and critics alike.
But it appears fans of the Paramount+ streaming success Fake are in for disappointment.
Star of the eight-part series Asher Keddie has confirmed there won’t be a season two.
‘I think it’s a contained story and which we, as a creative team, feel has tied off with no plans for more,’ Asher, 49, explained during an episode of the TV Reload podcast last week.
Inspired by writer Stephanie Wood’s own experience with a love scam artist Fake follows the character of Birdie Bell (Keddie) who is cruelly deceived by a man she met on a dating app.
The drama unfolds as Birdie becomes trapped in a volatile relationship with a swindler called Joe (played by veteran Aussie actor David Wenham) who claims he is a wealthy grazier.
Joe turns out to be a homeless liar and serial fraudster who has lured other women into similar scams using dating apps.
Asher’s co-star in Fake David Wenham, 58, appeared alongside the Offspring actress in the same podcast and he also addressed a possible season two of the hit series.
Fans of the Paramount+ streaming success Fake are in for disappointment, as star of the eight-part series Asher Keddie has confirmed there won’t be a season two
‘I joked about (a season two),’ he said with a laugh.
‘[I said] ”the next season should be called Real and from Joe’s perspective”.’
Wenham also shared his insight into his character, explaining that Joe ‘believes everything he says.
He continued: ‘There is no distinction between fantasy and reality, and I think that’s what makes it really interesting.
Asher made the comments during an episode of the TV Reload podcast earlier this month
He gives her (Birdie) just enough to (keep her) trust.’
Elsewhere in the chat Asher, who is one of the producer’s of Fake, discussed why the show seems to have hit a nerve with viewers.
‘[Being scammed] can happen to anybody…and has happened to many people. An involvement like this can push someone into losing their identity as they know it,’ she said.
Inspired by writer Stephanie Wood’s own experience with a love scam artist the drama unfolds as Birdie (Asher Keddie) becomes trapped in a volatile relationship with a swindler called Joe (played by veteran Aussie actor David Wenham) who claims he is a wealthy grazier
The series is inspired by writer Stephanie Wood’s own experience with a love scam artist and serial deceiver, laid out in her 2019 memoir of the same name.
With the main character heavily inspired by Wood, the series explores Birdie’s psyche as she becomes trapped in Joe’s gaslighting and manipulative behaviour.
Birdie, an independent magazine features writer, decides to start dating again after being single for five years, before quickly becoming influenced by single father Joe’s apparent intellectualism and charming personality.
Despite an unconvincing first date, Birdie ignores her instincts and is quickly sucked into his world, with viewers being taken along as they learn exactly how she found herself falling victim to his emotional abuse.
Birdie is eventually left questioning her own sense of reality as Joe’s manipulation and gaslighting ramps up and their relationship becomes nothing like the fantasy she’d longed for.
Although Joe narrates the thriller, the first five episodes focus on Birdie’s perspective of her increasingly manipulative relationship, and it is not until episode six that viewers finally learn the truth of Joe’s reality.
Author Wood spoke exclusively to Daily Mail Australia about her chilling 14-month romance with her real-life ‘Joe’ in 2014, and how easy it can be for anyone fall for a scammer online.
