Coming to the 9Network in 2026 is the three-part crime documentary, NAKED CITY: HITMEN. Presented by respected crime journalist John Silvester, the series explores the evolution of Australia’s deadliest guns for hire.
They didn’t start out as killers. They were stick-up men, bag snatchers and armed robbers on the bottom rungs of Melbourne’s underworld ladder. This landmark program traces the way petty criminals became cold-blooded executioners, from the rise of Carl Williams, a suburban pill pusher who built a criminal empire out of revenge, to the deadly inner circle he assembled.
The inside story of Melbourne’s most prolific contract killers is revealed, including the volatile triggerman Andrew Veniamin, the feared and methodical Rodney Collins, and the quiet operator Stephen Asling. Told for the first time on the record through the eyes of the police, prosecutors, and judges who stared the hitmen down in court, this series features never-before-released audio, telephone intercepts, and confidential documents. It’s the evidence that shows these assassins were ruthless, calculating contractors always on the clock.
NAKED CITY: HITMEN is directed and produced by Michael Venables ADG & Graham Watson with JAM TV for the 9Network.
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