Yolanda Ramke Interview: Troppo
Amazon Freevee'sTroppo tells the story of former detective Ted Conkaffey (Thomas Jane) and Amanda Pharrell (Nicole Chamoun) — whose unexpected bond immerses them in a small Australian town's series of mysterious deaths. In pursuit of the truth, Ted and Amanda's backstories come to light, testing each's character and resolve.
Based on Crimson Lake — a 2017 novel written by Candice Fox — Troppo features Yolanda Ramke as its showrunner, who most notably co-directed a pair of episodes of Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor in 2020.
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Screen Rant spoke with Ramke about the joys and challenges of bringing Troppo to life.
Screen Rant: Troppo is based on Candice Fox’s novel, Crimson Lake. What was it about this story that drew you to the project of its TV adaptation?
Yolanda Ramke: It was absolutely the dynamic between Ted and Amanda in the book — that sort of oil and water, chalk and cheese awkward, unlikely friendship dynamic. I think I really loved the fact that it was taking the idea of your two detective characters who are often fairly noble and have authority in terms of being armed with a badge and having that support behind them.
But the version here was the idea that they're both kind of perceived as criminals and outcasts and have no real resources at their disposal, and have to be a lot more resourceful with the way that they operate. That uneasy chemistry combined with the world that they inhabited — this wild place where everything can kill you from people to wild animals, it just felt like a really juicy setting for a crime show.
As you were adapting this story, to what extent did you work with Candice and rely on her vision of the novel?
Yolanda Ramke: I had
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