Hungry Ghosts: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When a tomb in Vietnam is accidentally opened on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a vengeful spirit is unleashed, bringing the dead with him. As these spirits wreak havoc across the Vietnamese-Australian community in Melbourne, reclaiming lost loves and exacting revenge, young woman May Le must rediscover her true heritage and accept her destiny to help bring balance to a community still traumatized by war.

Series details

• Title: Hungry Ghosts
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2020-08-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-08-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: SBS
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 40308
• IMDb ID: tt10438052
• TVDB ID: 368085

Cast and credited roles

• Catherine Văn-Davies — May Le
• Jillian Nguyen — Sophie Tran
• Bryan Brown — Neil Stockton
• Clare Bowen — Liz Stockton
• Ferdinand Hoang — Anh Nguyen
• Gabrielle Chan — Lien Nguyen
• Gareth Yuen — Paul Nguyen
• Justine Clarke — Clare Nguyen
• Ryan Corr — Dr Ben Williams
• Suzy Wrong — Roxy Ling
• Hoa Xuande — Khoa
• Susie Porter — Catherine Taylor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-08-24; final listed air date 2020-08-27; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hungry Ghosts on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.