Upright: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lucky Flynn hasn't spoken to his family in years. He's broke, distant and damaged. He's also a gifted pianist, whose talent for music is matched only by his talent for self-destruction. When he learns that his mother has only days left to live, Lucky sets off in a hire car to drive the 4,000km from Sydney to Perth to say goodbye, taking with him his only cherished possession in the world: a battered and scarred upright piano.

But what should have been a straightforward drive across the outback soon becomes a test of Lucky's emotional fitness, when he quite literally runs into Meg, a hilarious, tough-as-nails teenager, who we soon discover has plenty of scars and secrets of her own.

Series details

• Title: Upright
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2019-11-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Binge
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 37833
• IMDb ID: tt8765446
• TVDB ID: 351962

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Minchin — Lucky Flynn
• Milly Alcock — Meg Adams

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-11-28; final listed air date 2019-12-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-11-15; final listed air date 2022-11-15; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Upright 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.