A character death has been confirmed for Neighbours in early 2022.
Following today’s (December 9) broadcast of the 2021 season finale in Australia, the show debuted a first-look commercial for next year’s episodes on 10 Peach.
The trailer did not reveal who was killed, but it did tease “tragedy” when Erinsborough is hit by a terrible storm that puts many of the town’s people at risk.
We don’t know if the figure dies as a result of the storm, but the video ends with the ominous words “Someone will die,” followed by views of a burial attended by Ramsay Street inhabitants.
So, who’s going to die?
Given the cliffhanger in 2021, Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) could be a contender. She was clinging to the edge of the Lassiters roof, and the trailer provided the first glimpse of the aftermath.
We witness Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) yelling at Harlow Robinson (Jemma Donovan) for not helping her enough.
Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan) is enduring chemotherapy and may be seen getting ready for his wedding to Roxy Willis in the trailer (Zima Anderson).
If Terese or Kyle aren’t involved, it may be someone surprising…
Zara Greenwood (Jacinta Stapleton), Amy Greenwood’s (Jacinta Stapleton) daughter, also comes in Erinsborough, according to the teaser.
Walking in on Amy in bed with her lovers Levi Canning (Richie Morris) and Ned Willis couldn’t have been a more embarrassing time to reunite with her mother (Ben Hall).
Amy wants to put her daughter first, thus Zara’s arrival appears to be the end of the polyamorous relationship.
She says, “Right now, it just needs to be Zara and me.”
It won’t be long before Levi finds a new love interest, as he begins to hang out with Phoebe Roberts’ Freya Wozniak, a new regular character.
Freya will be “the ultimate mystery girl” who is “not afraid to transgress the rules,” according to the soap, and one shot in the trailer shows a terrified Freya gripping a knife.
Other scenes include a glimpse at Harlow’s London subplot, which stars Amanda Holden and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett), who seemed frantic to keep his secret buried after realizing Harlow was digging up dirt on him.
The 2021 season finale will air in the UK tomorrow, although the UK will be ahead of Australia starting in January 2022, as 10 Peach plans to keep its four-episode-per-week schedule.
Neighbours air weekdays at 1.45 pm and 5.30 pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 6.30 pm on 10 Peach (Australia).