Underbelly: Vanishing Act


Underbelly: Vanishing Act is a television miniseries based on the story of Melissa Caddick's disappearance. It first aired on the Nine Network in April 2022. It was the seventh season of the true crime anthology series Underbelly. It was written by Matt Ford and Michael Miller.

Premise

Underbelly: Vanishing Act is based on the story of high-roller Melissa Caddick who was alleged to have embezzled $40 million before vanishing in November 2020, the day after the Australian Securities & Investments Commission executed a search warrant on her Dover Heights, Sydney home.

Production

The series was first announced by the Nine Network in September 2021. It was produced by Screentime.
It was written by Matt Ford and Michael Miller.
In the UK, the series was shown as Vanishing Act on ITV1 in three 45-minute episodes between 18 December to 20 December 2023. Alongside the series, ITV1 aired a documentary titled The Real Vanishing Act - Missing Millionairess on 21 December 2023, produced by Naked . In 2024, the documentary aired on the Nine Network.

Cast