Deep End: The Scott Miller Story on ABC

25th May 2026

ABC NEWS today announces Deep End: The Scott Miller Story, a compelling new two-part documentary premiering Monday 22 June at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

 

From the ABC News Documentary unit in partnership with Jam TV Australia, the series charts the dramatic rise and fall of Olympic swimmer Scott Miller, and his ongoing fight to rebuild his life. Once a golden boy of Australian sport, Scott Miller had it all: medals, fame, and a nation’s admiration. Then came personal tragedy and a fall into addiction, crime and eventually prison.

 

Now for the first time, Miller tells the unfiltered story and confronts the choices that derailed his life, the people he hurt, and the long road back from the brink.

 

Episode one charts his meteoric rise from a promising childhood to Olympic success and media stardom before the cracks begin to show. As the pressure mounts, his personal life implodes, his career ends abruptly and his life spirals into addiction.

 

Episode two follows his descent into the criminal underworld, his arrest and time behind bars, and the difficult path to redemption. Now clean and reunited with his family, Miller faces his toughest challenge yet: rebuilding trust, reclaiming purpose, and returning to the pool.

 

Raw, confronting and deeply human, Deep End: The Scott Miller Story is an exploration of fame, failure and the fight for a second chance.