White Fever: episode guide


Wanna Be My Little Mandoo?

Episode 1.01
April 10, 2024 (9:04-9:30, ABC; all eps on iview)
Writer: Ra Chapman
Director: Aidee Walker

When Jane hooks up with Ross, a hairy white bartender, her best friend Edi decides it's time to call Jane out on having never dated an Asian man.

Starring: Ra Chapman as Jane Thomas, Greg Stone as Jack Thomas, Roz Hammond as Deidre Thomas, Harvey Zielinski as Charlie

With: Katie Robertson as Edi, Jillian Nguyen as Ka, Ben Knight as Ross, Alexandra Keddie as Gabby, Sarah Grace as Rose, Cassandra Sorrell as Hera, Pat Virathone as Aunty Der, Lee Son Nguyen as Chunky Asian Boxer, Sam Altansulkh as Hot Asian Bartender, Harrison Trubie as Chubby Bearded Guy, Patrick Low as Older Asian Boxer, Charlotte Lee as Little Jane

Chillies Go Through Jane Like A Freight Train

Episode 1.02
April 17, 2024
Writer: Ra Chapman
Director: Aidee Walker

At her best friend's wedding, Jane sets out to snag an Asian man, but her past catches up with her when Jane's old school friend, Yu Chang, rejects her. While visiting her mum, Jane is confronted with a letter from her past.

Starring: Ra Chapman as Jane Thomas, Chris Pang as Yu Chang, Roz Hammond as Deidre Thomas, Harvey Zielinski as Charlie

With: Katie Robertson as Edi, Jillian Nguyen as Ka, Alexandra Fowler as Llewellyn, Alexandra Keddie as Gabby, Sarah Grace as Rose, Yuchen Wang as Kong, Fiona Choi as Becky, Max Robert Brown as Michael, Richard Xu as Henry, Trung Le as Vincent, Barney Pollock as Stu, Pat Virathone as Aunty Der, Mao Thao as Kong's Mother, Lorraine Tam as Elegant Wedding Guest, Mai Heu Saykao as Celebrant, Charlotte Lee as Little Jane, Eason Ma as Little George

So… Adoptees Don't Count as Asian?

Episode 1.03
April 24, 2024
Writer: Ra Chapman
Director: Aidee Walker

At a dinner for Korean adoptees hosted by adoptee advocate and influencer Hera, Jane meets Kev, another Korean Australian adoptee. After striking out with him, she heads home and finally opens the letter from her birth father.

Starring: Ra Chapman as Jane Thomas, Greg Stone as Jack Thomas

With: John Harlan Kim as Kev, Troy Kwon as Dae, Cassandra Sorrell as Hera, Anna Trifonopoulos as Suzie, Seon Williams as Alistair, Emma Batty as Lisa, Kate Yaxley as Blondie, Sally Cheng as Boxing Mum, Jing Tao as Boxing Son, Min Hui Lee as Korean Bartender, Roy Phung as Burly Asian Bouncer, Charlotte Lee as Little Jane, Hui Zen Lim as Gig Hottie, Ryan Gustafsson as Adoptee #1, Jessica Walton as Adoptee #2, Luke Williams as Adoptee #3, Helen O'Grady as Adoptee #4

Here Comes the Asian Invasion

Episode 1.04
May 01, 2024
Writer: Ra Chapman
Director: Aidee Walker

Jane takes the step of having the letters from her birth father translated. But her childhood doll Cindy has come to life, determined to stop Jane from digging up her Korean past.

Starring: Ra Chapman as Jane Thomas, Chris Pang as Yu Chang, Greg Stone as Jack Thomas, Roz Hammond as Deidre Thomas, Harvey Zielinski as Charlie

With: Susanna Qian as Cindy, Cassandra Sorrell as Hera, Alexandra Fowler as Llewellyn, Zoé Rose Min-Sol O'Callaghan as Teenage Jane, Charlotte Lee as Little Jane, Eason Ma as Little George, Fiona Choi as Becky, Sally Cheng as Boxing Mum, Jing Tao as Boxing Son, Yoonso Oh as Salon Worker

Yu Chang, I'm Gonna Do

Episode 1.05
May 08, 2024
Writers: Ra Chapman & Harvey Zielinski
Director: Aidee Walker

Jane purchases an Asian sex doll and manages to form a connection with it, giving her the courage to seek out Yu Chang again.

Starring: Ra Chapman as Jane Thomas, Chris Pang as Yu Chang, Greg Stone as Jack Thomas, Roz Hammond as Deidre Thomas, Harvey Zielinski as Charlie

With: Katie Robertson as Edi, Cassandra Sorrell as Hera, Zoé Rose Min-Sol O'Callaghan as Teenage Jane, Lennox Lee as Teenage George, Maggie Vos as Teenage Edi, Yuchen Wang as Kong, Fiona Choi as Becky, Damian Callinan as Uncle Bob, Perry Moon as Jezza, Rupert Simmons as Davo, John Harlan Kim as Kev, Max Robert Brown as Michael, Trung Le as Vincent

Happy Gotcha Day!

Episode 1.06
May 15, 2024
Writer: Ra Chapman
Director: Aidee Walker

Jane pops her Asian guy cherry with Yu Chang, just in time for a confrontation with her family at her Gotcha Day celebration lunch.

Starring: Ra Chapman as Jane Thomas, Chris Pang as Yu Chang, Greg Stone as Jack Thomas, Roz Hammond as Deidre Thomas

With: Cassandra Sorrell as Hera, Deidre Rubenstein as Grandma Coral, Damian Callinan as Uncle Bob, Mitchell Brotz as Hairy White Bear, Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim as Female Korean Passenger