Better Man is based on the true story of Van Tuong Nguyen, a 25-year-old Vietnamese-Australian man who was arrested in Singapore, convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced with the death penalty in 2005.Van’s lawyer Julian McMahon was a consultant on the miniseries as were Van’s closest confidantes prior to his execution, his best friends Kelly Ng, Bronwyn Lew and Goldgan Ng. All four had been present during Van’s final visit.

The series follows the story of a young man who had a tough but loving upbringing with his twin brother and devoted mother. The story culminates in an extraordinary three-year legal battle to save the life of Nguyen, led by Julian McMahon, a Melbourne lawyer, and Lex Lasry QC, a Melbourne barrister

Better Man was written by Do based on extensive interviews, Van’s personal letters, court transcripts, his arrest statements and his clemency appeal.

better man根据Van Tuong Nguyen的真实故事改编，讲诉一位澳籍越南裔毒贩在新加坡被逮捕并被判死刑的故事，他死那年只有25岁。该剧的导演也是该剧的编剧Khoa Do 同样作为澳籍越南裔的移民力求展现底层移民的生活现状，体现人性的美好以及对司法和人伦的思考。van 的辩护

律师也作为本剧的顾问之一。

主演RemyHii凭藉 better man 获得2014年澳洲电视大奖Logies的最佳新人奖。