Liam Hemsworth partakes on a mission-gone-wrong in the new trailer for Land of Bad. The action film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle and Milo Ventimiglia. William Eubank directs from a script he co-wrote with David Frigerio. Producers include David Frigerio, Will Eubank, Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Nathan Klingher, Ryan Winterstern, Arianne Fraser, Petr Jákl and Mark Fasano. The executive producers on the film include Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Vieira, Luke Hemsworth, Delphine Perrier and Vanessa Yao Guo.
The official synopsis reads,
“Starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth, a covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney (Hemsworth) is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney’s only hope hinges on the guidance of Air...
The official synopsis reads,
“Starring Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth, a covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney (Hemsworth) is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney’s only hope hinges on the guidance of Air...
- 12/21/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Production has begun in Brisbane, Australia, on dramatic comedy film “A Savage Christmas.”
The story is that of a trans woman who, after years of estrangement, returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it is instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives but another Christmas lunch.
The film is written, directed and produced by feature debutant Madeleine Dyer, who has pitched it as stylistically resembling “Death at a Funeral” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” Screen Australia’s head of content Grainne Brunsdon said the film “blends off-beat humor while reflecting our nation’s diversity.” Dyer co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Mulvihill and Max Jahufer.
The film is also the debut production from Roaring Entertainment, a newly formed company by Brisbane-based producers Ben McNeill and Mulvihill.
Members of the Savage family are played by Helen Thomson (“Elvis”), Darren Gilshenan,...
The story is that of a trans woman who, after years of estrangement, returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it is instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives but another Christmas lunch.
The film is written, directed and produced by feature debutant Madeleine Dyer, who has pitched it as stylistically resembling “Death at a Funeral” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” Screen Australia’s head of content Grainne Brunsdon said the film “blends off-beat humor while reflecting our nation’s diversity.” Dyer co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Mulvihill and Max Jahufer.
The film is also the debut production from Roaring Entertainment, a newly formed company by Brisbane-based producers Ben McNeill and Mulvihill.
Members of the Savage family are played by Helen Thomson (“Elvis”), Darren Gilshenan,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The third season of Hoodlum’s Five Bedrooms will stream on Paramount+ New Year’s Day.
Back for another eight-episodes Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Roy Joseph, Katie Robertson and Johnny Carr.
This season, they navigate their way through the perils and pleasures of not only co-housing, but turning said house into a bed and breakfast.
Plus, there are now two couples living under one roof, a garden-variety blindside betrayal, a brave new sexual journey, an unexpected parenting proposal, plus one-and-a-half unexpected marriage proposals.
Five Bedrooms is created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett, who wrote the third iteration with Alisha Hnatjuk and Mithila Gupta.
The set-up director is Peter Templeman, alongside Fiona Banks and Craig Irvin.
Andy Walker is the producer, with executive producers Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson.
The third season has been developed and produced with support from Film Victoria, and assistance from Screen Australia.
The...
Back for another eight-episodes Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Roy Joseph, Katie Robertson and Johnny Carr.
This season, they navigate their way through the perils and pleasures of not only co-housing, but turning said house into a bed and breakfast.
Plus, there are now two couples living under one roof, a garden-variety blindside betrayal, a brave new sexual journey, an unexpected parenting proposal, plus one-and-a-half unexpected marriage proposals.
Five Bedrooms is created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett, who wrote the third iteration with Alisha Hnatjuk and Mithila Gupta.
The set-up director is Peter Templeman, alongside Fiona Banks and Craig Irvin.
Andy Walker is the producer, with executive producers Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson.
The third season has been developed and produced with support from Film Victoria, and assistance from Screen Australia.
The...
- 12/1/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
A spin-off of High Maintenance, starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate includes 14 feature films, six television dramas and an online project, with 11 titles supported through the Generate Fund and 10 through the Premium Fund.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December after nine years, said she felt privileged to support more many creative projects and people during the time she has left in the role.
“This is an exciting mix of projects and it’s great to support creatives expand on their careers and take on new challenges, including producer Alex White working on her first TV series, and writer Arka Das and writer/director Hannah Hilliard on their debut feature films,” he said.
“The shared vision we are...
The slate includes 14 feature films, six television dramas and an online project, with 11 titles supported through the Generate Fund and 10 through the Premium Fund.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December after nine years, said she felt privileged to support more many creative projects and people during the time she has left in the role.
“This is an exciting mix of projects and it’s great to support creatives expand on their careers and take on new challenges, including producer Alex White working on her first TV series, and writer Arka Das and writer/director Hannah Hilliard on their debut feature films,” he said.
“The shared vision we are...
- 10/18/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Stan has announced a slew of new local commissions as it ramps up ambitious plans to have around a third of its first-run slate come from original production.
These include Hoodlum Entertainment feature film Christmas on the Farm, Matchbox Pictures drama Bad Behaviour, and a number of projects with Roadshow Rough Diamond, with whom the Nine-owned streamer has extended its partnership. With the latter it is readying a third season of Bump and a spin-off, Year Of, as well as a Gregor Jordan-helmed crime drama, Ironside.
Last year, Stan flagged it intends to invest in more than 30 productions per year within five years, drawing on Nine’s production facilities and co-productions with international partners including Hollywood studios and international networks.
Earlier this month, the service announced a children’s feature film initiative with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and it has a lengthy list of upcoming local projects...
These include Hoodlum Entertainment feature film Christmas on the Farm, Matchbox Pictures drama Bad Behaviour, and a number of projects with Roadshow Rough Diamond, with whom the Nine-owned streamer has extended its partnership. With the latter it is readying a third season of Bump and a spin-off, Year Of, as well as a Gregor Jordan-helmed crime drama, Ironside.
Last year, Stan flagged it intends to invest in more than 30 productions per year within five years, drawing on Nine’s production facilities and co-productions with international partners including Hollywood studios and international networks.
Earlier this month, the service announced a children’s feature film initiative with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and it has a lengthy list of upcoming local projects...
- 8/22/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
The second season of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Five Bedrooms was among the key launch titles for Paramount+ as it went live in Australia yesterday. The streamer seems assured of its continued success, with production already underway on a third in Melbourne.
Key cast Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Roy Joseph and Katie Robertson will all return as flawed, disparate housemates. No plot details have been revealed as yet.
Five Bedrooms is created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett, who script the third iteration with Alisha Hnatjuk and Mithila Gupta.
The set-up director is once again Peter Templeman, alongside Fiona Banks and Craig Irvin.
Andy Walker is the producer, with executive producers Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson.
Lucas said: “We are so ridiculously invested in these five characters, we simply can’t stop imagining funny, fraught, tragic, joyful situations to put them in. So, we are beyond delighted that we...
Key cast Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Roy Joseph and Katie Robertson will all return as flawed, disparate housemates. No plot details have been revealed as yet.
Five Bedrooms is created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett, who script the third iteration with Alisha Hnatjuk and Mithila Gupta.
The set-up director is once again Peter Templeman, alongside Fiona Banks and Craig Irvin.
Andy Walker is the producer, with executive producers Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson.
Lucas said: “We are so ridiculously invested in these five characters, we simply can’t stop imagining funny, fraught, tragic, joyful situations to put them in. So, we are beyond delighted that we...
- 8/12/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Victoria Justice (Afterlife of the Party) and Adam Demos (Sex/Life) have signed on to star in an untitled romantic comedy, which Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) is directing for Netflix.
The film written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy centers on a hard-driving LA wine-company exec who travels to an Australian sheep station to land a major client. There, she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira are producing the pic, which will be shot on location in Queensland, Australia.
Tracey Robertson is exec producing with Nathan Mayfield, Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew.
Production and post-production will be supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy. The film will create around 120 jobs for Queenslanders.
“This new Netflix film is the latest...
The film written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy centers on a hard-driving LA wine-company exec who travels to an Australian sheep station to land a major client. There, she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira are producing the pic, which will be shot on location in Queensland, Australia.
Tracey Robertson is exec producing with Nathan Mayfield, Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew.
Production and post-production will be supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy. The film will create around 120 jobs for Queenslanders.
“This new Netflix film is the latest...
- 8/11/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Victoria Justice and Adam Demos are teaming up for a new Netflix romcom, set to film on location in Queensland, Australia.
In the film, Justice stars as a hard-driving L.A. wine-company exec who, in order to land a major client, travels to an Australian sheep station where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
The as-yet-untitled movie will be directed by Stuart McDonald, from a script by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, who previously worked with Demos on 2019’s “Falling Inn Love,” which also starred Christina Milian.
The project is produced by Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover and Tracey Vieira. Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Hackett, Galanoy and Fernando Szew serve as executive producers.
Both Justice and Demos have a history with the streamer, as Justice is next set to star in the Netflix movie “Afterlife of the Party” and Demos starred in the steamy drama “Sex/Life.
In the film, Justice stars as a hard-driving L.A. wine-company exec who, in order to land a major client, travels to an Australian sheep station where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
The as-yet-untitled movie will be directed by Stuart McDonald, from a script by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, who previously worked with Demos on 2019’s “Falling Inn Love,” which also starred Christina Milian.
The project is produced by Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover and Tracey Vieira. Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Hackett, Galanoy and Fernando Szew serve as executive producers.
Both Justice and Demos have a history with the streamer, as Justice is next set to star in the Netflix movie “Afterlife of the Party” and Demos starred in the steamy drama “Sex/Life.
- 8/11/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Demos and US star Victoria Justice (Afterlife of the Party) will lead a new Netflix rom-com to be filmed in Queensland, helmed by Stuart McDonald.
The yet-to-be-titled feature follows an LA wine-company executive who travels to an Australian sheep station in an attempt to land a major client. While working as a ranch hand, she forms a connection with a rugged local.
The script is penned by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, with the film to be produced by Hoodlum Entertainment’s Deborah Glover and Tracey Vieira, alongside Robyn Snyder and Deborah Evans.
Hackett is also executive producing with Hoodlum’s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, as well as Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew.
The film will be shot on location in Queensland, where it will be supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy, and is expected to create approximately 120 jobs.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk...
The yet-to-be-titled feature follows an LA wine-company executive who travels to an Australian sheep station in an attempt to land a major client. While working as a ranch hand, she forms a connection with a rugged local.
The script is penned by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, with the film to be produced by Hoodlum Entertainment’s Deborah Glover and Tracey Vieira, alongside Robyn Snyder and Deborah Evans.
Hackett is also executive producing with Hoodlum’s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, as well as Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew.
The film will be shot on location in Queensland, where it will be supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy, and is expected to create approximately 120 jobs.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk...
- 8/11/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Victoria Justice and Adam Demos, the star of the break-out Netflix series Sex/Life, are set to star in a new Netflix rom-com from the writers behind the streamer’s past feature Falling Inn Love and Love, Guaranteed.
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
- 8/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Victoria Justice and Adam Demos, the star of the break-out Netflix series Sex/Life, are set to star in a new Netflix rom-com from the writers behind the streamer’s past feature Falling Inn Love and Love, Guaranteed.
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
- 8/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Five-part ABC iview comedy All My Friends Are Racist, written and created by Enoch Mailangi, has kicked off production in Brisbane, with co-executive producer Leah Purcell to star.
Joining Purcell are Davey Thompson and Tuuli Narkle, who will play the lead characters: two young, affluent Aboriginal flatmates – gay social media influencer Casey and budding lawyer, Belle.
The duo are socially outcast after their online ‘burn book’, listing their racist friends, is discovered, and are then faced with a difficult decision as to who and what they are willing to lose.
Purcell will play high court judge and Casey’s mother, Justine Janelle Ray Ao.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw them win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Purcell, Wayne Blair and Kyas Hepworth.
Directing the project is Bjorn Stewart, with Kodie Bedford having penned the scripts with Mailangi and co-producing.
Joining Purcell are Davey Thompson and Tuuli Narkle, who will play the lead characters: two young, affluent Aboriginal flatmates – gay social media influencer Casey and budding lawyer, Belle.
The duo are socially outcast after their online ‘burn book’, listing their racist friends, is discovered, and are then faced with a difficult decision as to who and what they are willing to lose.
Purcell will play high court judge and Casey’s mother, Justine Janelle Ray Ao.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw them win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Purcell, Wayne Blair and Kyas Hepworth.
Directing the project is Bjorn Stewart, with Kodie Bedford having penned the scripts with Mailangi and co-producing.
- 3/30/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Australia is more than capable of producing a worldwide streaming hit, but its creators must first be willing to navigate the cultural parameters of overseas markets, according to local production companies.
At Screen Forever on Wednesday, producers with knowledge of what it takes to win over international audiences came together for a session entitled ‘How Producers can Compete in a Global Screen Ecosystem’.
The discussion began with a presentation from HBO senior vice president of productions and incentives Jay Roewe, who said viewers were increasingly craving content that was craving content that “culturally familiar and relatable”, while noting Australia was a “sought-after destination for productions from all around the world”.
“While 15 countries drive over 90 per cent of all global content expenditure, the bulk of primetime viewing outside of North America is dominated by local homegrown content,” he said.
“Australia has world-class production capabilities and expertise and talent that we look...
At Screen Forever on Wednesday, producers with knowledge of what it takes to win over international audiences came together for a session entitled ‘How Producers can Compete in a Global Screen Ecosystem’.
The discussion began with a presentation from HBO senior vice president of productions and incentives Jay Roewe, who said viewers were increasingly craving content that was craving content that “culturally familiar and relatable”, while noting Australia was a “sought-after destination for productions from all around the world”.
“While 15 countries drive over 90 per cent of all global content expenditure, the bulk of primetime viewing outside of North America is dominated by local homegrown content,” he said.
“Australia has world-class production capabilities and expertise and talent that we look...
- 2/17/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Enoch Mailangi, Bjorn Stewart and Kodie Bedford.
Writer and creator Enoch Mailangi’s five-part series All My Friends Are Racist is set to go into production for ABC iview in November.
The comedy centres on digital natives Casey and Belle who live together in the big smoke. He’s a gay Aboriginal influencer, she’s an Aboriginal budding lawyer. They are the hottest friendship in town and the party is always at theirs. Life couldn’t get sweeter for these first-generation rich kids. But when their ‘burn book’ wall, where they’ve listed all their friends as racists, is discovered, they are suddenly ousted from the friendship group. The pair need to make a decision on who and what they are willing to lose to finally grow up.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw him win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Leah Purcell,...
Writer and creator Enoch Mailangi’s five-part series All My Friends Are Racist is set to go into production for ABC iview in November.
The comedy centres on digital natives Casey and Belle who live together in the big smoke. He’s a gay Aboriginal influencer, she’s an Aboriginal budding lawyer. They are the hottest friendship in town and the party is always at theirs. Life couldn’t get sweeter for these first-generation rich kids. But when their ‘burn book’ wall, where they’ve listed all their friends as racists, is discovered, they are suddenly ousted from the friendship group. The pair need to make a decision on who and what they are willing to lose to finally grow up.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw him win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Leah Purcell,...
- 9/30/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Story based on experiences of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani on Australia’s notorious Manus Island asylum seeker camp.
Australian director Rodd Rathjen has signed to direct the upcoming feature adaptation of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison.
The production was announced on Tuesday (Sept 1) as one of the projects selected for the virtual 15th Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (iff), which is due to run September 13-14 in association with Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Rathjen garnered critical acclaim for his 2019 debut feature Buoyancy, which explored the topic of human-trafficking...
Australian director Rodd Rathjen has signed to direct the upcoming feature adaptation of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison.
The production was announced on Tuesday (Sept 1) as one of the projects selected for the virtual 15th Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (iff), which is due to run September 13-14 in association with Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Rathjen garnered critical acclaim for his 2019 debut feature Buoyancy, which explored the topic of human-trafficking...
- 9/1/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
‘Harrow.’
Filming of the third season of Hoodlum Entertainment/the ABC’s Harrow resumed on Monday in Brisbane and South-East Queensland after star Ioan Gruffudd came out of quarantine.
Production of the 10-part series was shut down in March due to Covid-19 with just seven days to go. Gruffudd returned to Los Angeles so producers Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield had to obtain permission from Border Force to bring him back.
Scripted by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien, the Screen Queensland-backed show follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to be his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, plays Edwina Gharam, Harrow’s new assistant, joining Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols), Darren Gilshenan (Lyle...
Filming of the third season of Hoodlum Entertainment/the ABC’s Harrow resumed on Monday in Brisbane and South-East Queensland after star Ioan Gruffudd came out of quarantine.
Production of the 10-part series was shut down in March due to Covid-19 with just seven days to go. Gruffudd returned to Los Angeles so producers Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield had to obtain permission from Border Force to bring him back.
Scripted by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien, the Screen Queensland-backed show follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to be his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, plays Edwina Gharam, Harrow’s new assistant, joining Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols), Darren Gilshenan (Lyle...
- 8/5/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Toni Collette.
Toni Collette’s directorial debut, an animated series based on The Sapphires and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate, which includes 14 features, eight online projects and 20 TV dramas, marks the final development funding Screen Australia awarded in the 2019-20 financial year.
These projects come from both the existing Premium and Generate development funds. Generate Fund is for lower budget projects with an emphasis on new and emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks. The Premium Fund is for higher budget projects of ambition and scale from successful screen content makers.
The agency reports receiving over 534 applications across both funds, up 41 per cent on the 378 application received in 2018-19.
Screen Australia’s Head of Development Nerida Moore said, “While this has been a turbulent, challenging time for many in the industry, it hasn’t stopped the drive,...
Toni Collette’s directorial debut, an animated series based on The Sapphires and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate, which includes 14 features, eight online projects and 20 TV dramas, marks the final development funding Screen Australia awarded in the 2019-20 financial year.
These projects come from both the existing Premium and Generate development funds. Generate Fund is for lower budget projects with an emphasis on new and emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks. The Premium Fund is for higher budget projects of ambition and scale from successful screen content makers.
The agency reports receiving over 534 applications across both funds, up 41 per cent on the 378 application received in 2018-19.
Screen Australia’s Head of Development Nerida Moore said, “While this has been a turbulent, challenging time for many in the industry, it hasn’t stopped the drive,...
- 8/5/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: BBC One has secured the keys to Australian drama Five Bedrooms from NBCUniversal Global Distribution.
The British public broadcaster becomes the latest international network to pick up the series, which will launch on NBCU’s streaming service Peacock in the U.S. in April. The show is set to launch on BBC’s main channel in a daytime slot soon.
The eight-part series is produced by Hoodlum Entertainment, the Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield-run company behind ABC Studios International’s crime drama Harrow, with production investment from Screen Australia and developed and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria. international sales are being handled by NBCUniversal Global Distribution on behalf of Sky Studios.
Originally commissioned by Australia’s Network Ten, This Life-esque Five Bedrooms is the story of five loosely connected friends at the singles table at a wedding who, after too many champagnes, and wines and whiskeys and beers,...
The British public broadcaster becomes the latest international network to pick up the series, which will launch on NBCU’s streaming service Peacock in the U.S. in April. The show is set to launch on BBC’s main channel in a daytime slot soon.
The eight-part series is produced by Hoodlum Entertainment, the Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield-run company behind ABC Studios International’s crime drama Harrow, with production investment from Screen Australia and developed and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria. international sales are being handled by NBCUniversal Global Distribution on behalf of Sky Studios.
Originally commissioned by Australia’s Network Ten, This Life-esque Five Bedrooms is the story of five loosely connected friends at the singles table at a wedding who, after too many champagnes, and wines and whiskeys and beers,...
- 2/26/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Keli Lee with The Gloaming’s Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie.
Disney Television Studios has axed ABC Studios International, the London-based unit which has a first-look deal with Hoodlum Entertainment and co-commissioned The Gloaming with Stan.
The London-based unit led by Keli Lee, ABC Studios’ managing director, international content and talent, appears to be a victim of Disney’s $US71 billion acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets.
Disney TV Studios, which encompasses ABC Studios/ABC Signature, 20th Century Fox TV and Fox 21 TV Studios, is re-evaluating its UK presence and overall international strategy, according to Variety.
However the move may not have any immediate or even longer term impact in Australia. Hoodlum had renewed its first-look deal with ABC Studios International and Disney Media Distribution will handle sales of The Gloaming.
Produced by the creator/showrunner, Sweet Potato Films’ Vicki Madden, Fiona McConaghy and 2 Jons’ John Molloy and Jon Adgemis,...
Disney Television Studios has axed ABC Studios International, the London-based unit which has a first-look deal with Hoodlum Entertainment and co-commissioned The Gloaming with Stan.
The London-based unit led by Keli Lee, ABC Studios’ managing director, international content and talent, appears to be a victim of Disney’s $US71 billion acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets.
Disney TV Studios, which encompasses ABC Studios/ABC Signature, 20th Century Fox TV and Fox 21 TV Studios, is re-evaluating its UK presence and overall international strategy, according to Variety.
However the move may not have any immediate or even longer term impact in Australia. Hoodlum had renewed its first-look deal with ABC Studios International and Disney Media Distribution will handle sales of The Gloaming.
Produced by the creator/showrunner, Sweet Potato Films’ Vicki Madden, Fiona McConaghy and 2 Jons’ John Molloy and Jon Adgemis,...
- 12/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Ioan Gruffudd is to move into directing for the first time on crime drama Harrow after the ABC Studios International-produced series was picked up for a third season.
The Welsh actor, who previously starred in U.S. drama Forever, will direct an episode of the third season for Australian public broadcaster ABC.
He joins the likes of Tony Tilse (Ash Vs Evil Dead), Grant Brown (Reef Break), Catherine Millar (Farscape), Mairi Cameron (The Second) and Peter Andrikidis (Reckoning) in directing.
Disney’s ABC Studios International produces in association with Hoodlum. It airs on Hulu in the U.S.
The is co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin. Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd), who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for...
The Welsh actor, who previously starred in U.S. drama Forever, will direct an episode of the third season for Australian public broadcaster ABC.
He joins the likes of Tony Tilse (Ash Vs Evil Dead), Grant Brown (Reef Break), Catherine Millar (Farscape), Mairi Cameron (The Second) and Peter Andrikidis (Reckoning) in directing.
Disney’s ABC Studios International produces in association with Hoodlum. It airs on Hulu in the U.S.
The is co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin. Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd), who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for...
- 10/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ioan Gruffudd in Harrow season 2.
Ioan Gruffudd is set to make his directing debut on season 3 of the ABC’s Harrow, which starts shooting next month in Brisbane and South-East Queensland.
The Welsh-born actor joins the roster of directors alongside Tony Tilse, Grant Brown, Catherine Millar, Mairi Cameron and Peter Andrikidis.
The new series follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Hoodlum’s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield continue as the producers, with funding from the ABC, Disney’s ABC Studios and Screen Queensland. The 10 episodes are again being written by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, joins the cast of regulars with Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols...
Ioan Gruffudd is set to make his directing debut on season 3 of the ABC’s Harrow, which starts shooting next month in Brisbane and South-East Queensland.
The Welsh-born actor joins the roster of directors alongside Tony Tilse, Grant Brown, Catherine Millar, Mairi Cameron and Peter Andrikidis.
The new series follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Hoodlum’s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield continue as the producers, with funding from the ABC, Disney’s ABC Studios and Screen Queensland. The 10 episodes are again being written by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, joins the cast of regulars with Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols...
- 10/10/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Tracey Vieira.
Hoodlum Entertainment has appointed Tracey Vieira as chief content officer, aiming to build on the foundations of shows such as Harrow, Five Bedrooms and Tidelands and its first-look deal with Disney’s ABC Studios International.
The former CEO of Screen Queensland will join the company on September 30, working with co-founders Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, chair Deanne Weir and the rest of the Hoodlum team.
The Hoodlum execs reached out to Vieira when she announced she was leaving the agency after five and a half years as CEO.
Weir tells If: “We want to build on the foundations of our global business and look at opportunities to make shows in other parts of the world. Tracey is the perfect partner.”
From her office on the Disney lot in La, CEO Tracey Robertson said ‘We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Tracey, or TV as we will call her.
Hoodlum Entertainment has appointed Tracey Vieira as chief content officer, aiming to build on the foundations of shows such as Harrow, Five Bedrooms and Tidelands and its first-look deal with Disney’s ABC Studios International.
The former CEO of Screen Queensland will join the company on September 30, working with co-founders Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, chair Deanne Weir and the rest of the Hoodlum team.
The Hoodlum execs reached out to Vieira when she announced she was leaving the agency after five and a half years as CEO.
Weir tells If: “We want to build on the foundations of our global business and look at opportunities to make shows in other parts of the world. Tracey is the perfect partner.”
From her office on the Disney lot in La, CEO Tracey Robertson said ‘We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Tracey, or TV as we will call her.
- 8/29/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) has announced the five finalists for Aacta Pitch: Elevate, a national pitching competition aimed at discovering high-concept scripted series.
The finalists, chosen from almost 100 submissions, are: Endgame, My Mother the Witch, The 8, The Department of Last Requests and The Replicas.
In a statement, Aacta said the five finalists have been selected for their “unique interpretations of an elevated concept; each beginning with a simple premise and an unusual set of circumstances, while holding the potential for mass audience appeal and endless possibilities within the world for their series.”
Each finalist will pitch their concept live at the upcoming Aacta Shorts + Web Fest, in front of a judging panel that includes:
Carly Heaton, executive producer at Foxtel; Stephen Corvini, drama development executive and producer at Matchbox Pictures; Tracey Robertson, CEO Hoodlum Entertainment; Billy Bowring, development manager at FremantleMedia Australia.
The competition will...
The finalists, chosen from almost 100 submissions, are: Endgame, My Mother the Witch, The 8, The Department of Last Requests and The Replicas.
In a statement, Aacta said the five finalists have been selected for their “unique interpretations of an elevated concept; each beginning with a simple premise and an unusual set of circumstances, while holding the potential for mass audience appeal and endless possibilities within the world for their series.”
Each finalist will pitch their concept live at the upcoming Aacta Shorts + Web Fest, in front of a judging panel that includes:
Carly Heaton, executive producer at Foxtel; Stephen Corvini, drama development executive and producer at Matchbox Pictures; Tracey Robertson, CEO Hoodlum Entertainment; Billy Bowring, development manager at FremantleMedia Australia.
The competition will...
- 8/13/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Poppy Montgomery (L) and Tracey Vieira at the ‘Reef Break’ premiere (Photo credit: Alister Rendell)
Outgoing Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira reflects on the challenges and milestones of her career at the agency and why she is heading in a new direction.
Q: So, after 17 years dealing with Us studios, Australian and international producers and governments, are you looking for new challenges?
I’ve had the incredible privilege of working for 17 years across so many aspects of the industry due to the roles I have had. I’ve had the benefit of working with international filmmakers and studios, local producers, writers and directors, agencies, guilds and unions, local councils, state government and the federal government and also across both international production, local production and screen culture events.
It’s been absolutely incredible to be exposed to so many sectors of the industry but I’m at a point where I...
Outgoing Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira reflects on the challenges and milestones of her career at the agency and why she is heading in a new direction.
Q: So, after 17 years dealing with Us studios, Australian and international producers and governments, are you looking for new challenges?
I’ve had the incredible privilege of working for 17 years across so many aspects of the industry due to the roles I have had. I’ve had the benefit of working with international filmmakers and studios, local producers, writers and directors, agencies, guilds and unions, local councils, state government and the federal government and also across both international production, local production and screen culture events.
It’s been absolutely incredible to be exposed to so many sectors of the industry but I’m at a point where I...
- 7/16/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Aacta Pitch.
Entries are now open for Aacta Pitch: Elevate, a pitching competition that aims to discover original ideas for globally-focused, high-concept scripted series.
Aacta are looking for series ideas which are original, unique and have the potential for mass audience appeal.
The winner will be determined at the Aacta Pitch: Elevate Live Final in Sydney in late August. Up to eight finalists will be selected to participate in the event where they will have the opportunity to pitch their idea in front of a live audience, including the Aacta Pitch judging panel, which includes:
Carly Heaton, drama development executive at Foxtel; Stephen Corvini, drama development executive and producer at Matchbox Pictures Tracey Robertson, CEO Hoodlum Entertainment; Billy Bowring, development manager at Fremantle Australia.
The winner of Aacta Pitch: Elevate will receive a $5,000 cash prize as well as invaluable feedback from the judging panel and guidance on the development of...
Entries are now open for Aacta Pitch: Elevate, a pitching competition that aims to discover original ideas for globally-focused, high-concept scripted series.
Aacta are looking for series ideas which are original, unique and have the potential for mass audience appeal.
The winner will be determined at the Aacta Pitch: Elevate Live Final in Sydney in late August. Up to eight finalists will be selected to participate in the event where they will have the opportunity to pitch their idea in front of a live audience, including the Aacta Pitch judging panel, which includes:
Carly Heaton, drama development executive at Foxtel; Stephen Corvini, drama development executive and producer at Matchbox Pictures Tracey Robertson, CEO Hoodlum Entertainment; Billy Bowring, development manager at Fremantle Australia.
The winner of Aacta Pitch: Elevate will receive a $5,000 cash prize as well as invaluable feedback from the judging panel and guidance on the development of...
- 6/20/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett.
After years of creating fictional characters in such series as House Husbands, Offspring, The Wrong Girl and Playing for Keeps, Christine Bartlett allowed herself the freedom to do something unprecedented in Five Bedrooms.
Namely: To flesh out a character modelled on her own life and experiences.
Doris Younane plays her alter ego Heather in Hoodlum Entertainment’s 8-part comedy-drama co-created by Bartlett and her frequent collaborator Michael Lucas, which premieres on 10 at 8.40 pm on May 15.
The set-up director Peter Templeman describes Heather as “funny, complex and raw, and that’s Chris.”
Bartlett tells If: “Michael gave me permission to be totally unfiltered, so I went balls-out like never before. I was blown away watching what Doris did to bring the character to life.”
At the crossroads in her life, Heather is married to Colin (Alan Dukes), whom she says “peaked at high school,” and they have two doltish adult children.
After years of creating fictional characters in such series as House Husbands, Offspring, The Wrong Girl and Playing for Keeps, Christine Bartlett allowed herself the freedom to do something unprecedented in Five Bedrooms.
Namely: To flesh out a character modelled on her own life and experiences.
Doris Younane plays her alter ego Heather in Hoodlum Entertainment’s 8-part comedy-drama co-created by Bartlett and her frequent collaborator Michael Lucas, which premieres on 10 at 8.40 pm on May 15.
The set-up director Peter Templeman describes Heather as “funny, complex and raw, and that’s Chris.”
Bartlett tells If: “Michael gave me permission to be totally unfiltered, so I went balls-out like never before. I was blown away watching what Doris did to bring the character to life.”
At the crossroads in her life, Heather is married to Colin (Alan Dukes), whom she says “peaked at high school,” and they have two doltish adult children.
- 5/9/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Clockwise L-r: Luke Davies, Jacob Elordi, Eva Orner and Dion Beebe.
Australians in Film (AiF) is partnering with Amazon Studios to stage industry panels, roundtable conversations and Q&As designed to foster partnerships between Australian and Hollywood creatives and decision makers.
Dop Dion Beebe, filmmakers Eva Orner and Alethea Jones, producer Tracey Robertson and writers Luke Davies, Alice Bell, Sarah Scheller and Alison Bell will be among the speakers at the AiF Hollywood Sessions presented by Amazon Studios.
Among other industry luminaries who will take part in the sessions at Charlie’s on the Raleigh lot in Hollywood are co-executive producer and writer Aaron Ginsburg, actor Jacob Elordi (Euphoria), director Alma Har’el (Honey Boy), Columbia Pictures director of creative development Jiao Chen, Made Up Stories’ Casey Haver and Truant Pictures’ Toby Nalbandian and Greg Schmidt.
The partnership came about through AiF chair Simonne Overend’s business relationship with Amazon Studios,...
Australians in Film (AiF) is partnering with Amazon Studios to stage industry panels, roundtable conversations and Q&As designed to foster partnerships between Australian and Hollywood creatives and decision makers.
Dop Dion Beebe, filmmakers Eva Orner and Alethea Jones, producer Tracey Robertson and writers Luke Davies, Alice Bell, Sarah Scheller and Alison Bell will be among the speakers at the AiF Hollywood Sessions presented by Amazon Studios.
Among other industry luminaries who will take part in the sessions at Charlie’s on the Raleigh lot in Hollywood are co-executive producer and writer Aaron Ginsburg, actor Jacob Elordi (Euphoria), director Alma Har’el (Honey Boy), Columbia Pictures director of creative development Jiao Chen, Made Up Stories’ Casey Haver and Truant Pictures’ Toby Nalbandian and Greg Schmidt.
The partnership came about through AiF chair Simonne Overend’s business relationship with Amazon Studios,...
- 4/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Mairi Cameron.
Mairi Cameron will shadow direct an episode of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Harrow with Geoff Bennett as part of the Australian Directors’ Guild’s (Adg) ongoing shadow directing program for female directors.
The initiative was created by the Adg with funding from Screen Australia’s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers initiative. Other directors to have completed the program are Lucy Gaffy, Lisa Matthews, Darlene Johnson, Jane Eakin and Rebecca O’Brien.
Cameron’s feature debut The Second was released last year in theatres and on streaming service Stan, was nominated for the Aacta Award for Best Indie Film and Best Feature Film at the Screen Producers Australia Awards. Her 1999 short Milk was also selected for Cannes, and was pre-selected for an Academy Award.
The second season of ABC’s Harrow, which is co-produced with Disney’s ABC Studio’s International and stars Ioan Gruffudd, is shooting at the moment around Brisbane.
Mairi Cameron will shadow direct an episode of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Harrow with Geoff Bennett as part of the Australian Directors’ Guild’s (Adg) ongoing shadow directing program for female directors.
The initiative was created by the Adg with funding from Screen Australia’s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers initiative. Other directors to have completed the program are Lucy Gaffy, Lisa Matthews, Darlene Johnson, Jane Eakin and Rebecca O’Brien.
Cameron’s feature debut The Second was released last year in theatres and on streaming service Stan, was nominated for the Aacta Award for Best Indie Film and Best Feature Film at the Screen Producers Australia Awards. Her 1999 short Milk was also selected for Cannes, and was pre-selected for an Academy Award.
The second season of ABC’s Harrow, which is co-produced with Disney’s ABC Studio’s International and stars Ioan Gruffudd, is shooting at the moment around Brisbane.
- 2/1/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Roy Joseph, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson, Kat Stewart and Stephen Peacocke.
The Australian obsession with housing prices and affordability is the inspiration behind Five Bedrooms, Hoodlum Entertainment’s drama which started shooting in Melbourne today.
Commissioned by Network 10, the series features an ensemble cast led by Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson, Roy Joseph, Kate Jenkinson and Hugh Sheridan.
Created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett, the plot follows a group of very different people who find themselves at a singles table at a wedding.
After a few too many champagnes, wines, whiskeys and beers, the solution to all their problems seems to be buying a house together: A really big, five bedroom house.
Lucas tells If: “The idea of pooling together with friends to crack into the real estate market is something Christine and I have talked about for almost a decade now. As prices...
The Australian obsession with housing prices and affordability is the inspiration behind Five Bedrooms, Hoodlum Entertainment’s drama which started shooting in Melbourne today.
Commissioned by Network 10, the series features an ensemble cast led by Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson, Roy Joseph, Kate Jenkinson and Hugh Sheridan.
Created by Michael Lucas and Christine Bartlett, the plot follows a group of very different people who find themselves at a singles table at a wedding.
After a few too many champagnes, wines, whiskeys and beers, the solution to all their problems seems to be buying a house together: A really big, five bedroom house.
Lucas tells If: “The idea of pooling together with friends to crack into the real estate market is something Christine and I have talked about for almost a decade now. As prices...
- 1/20/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Deanne Weir.
Given the commercial pressures facing Australia’s free-to-air networks and funding agencies, the industry should look to private investors to fill the widening gap in financing TV dramas and features, according to Deanne Weir.
The chair of Hoodlum Entertainment who also runs her own investment company, Weir is talking to Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason about how to encourage private investment in the screen sector.
“We have to find ways to create an investor class, particularly as the financing gap in television becomes more of an issue,” she tells If. “We have to help producers become more pro-active and to educate private investors.”
In the final part of If’s series on the challenges and opportunities for the screen industry, If also spoke to Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards.
Pre-production has started in Sydney on Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit 2, a co-production between...
Given the commercial pressures facing Australia’s free-to-air networks and funding agencies, the industry should look to private investors to fill the widening gap in financing TV dramas and features, according to Deanne Weir.
The chair of Hoodlum Entertainment who also runs her own investment company, Weir is talking to Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason about how to encourage private investment in the screen sector.
“We have to find ways to create an investor class, particularly as the financing gap in television becomes more of an issue,” she tells If. “We have to help producers become more pro-active and to educate private investors.”
In the final part of If’s series on the challenges and opportunities for the screen industry, If also spoke to Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards.
Pre-production has started in Sydney on Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit 2, a co-production between...
- 1/11/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jolene Anderson.
Former All Saints and Home and Away star Jolene Anderson is playing a key role in the second series of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Harrow, which is now shooting in Brisbane.
Ioan Gruffudd returns as the brilliant but flawed forensic pathologist Dr Daniel Harrow in the show created by Stephen Irwin and Leigh McGrath, alongside Robyn Malcolm, Darren Gilshenan, Hunter Page-Lochard, Ella Newton, Damien Garvey and Anna Lise Phillips. Missing is Mirrah Foulkes, who played Soraya Dass, Harrow’s love interest, in the first series.
Anderson is Harrow’s new colleague, a forensic pathologist named Grace, in the crime drama commissioned by the ABC and ABC Studios International.
Catherine Millar, Peter Andrikidis, Grant Brown, Geoff Bennett and Declan Eames are directing the 10-episode series scripted by Irwin, McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien and produced by Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield.
After his near-fatal shooting in the last episode, Harrow...
Former All Saints and Home and Away star Jolene Anderson is playing a key role in the second series of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Harrow, which is now shooting in Brisbane.
Ioan Gruffudd returns as the brilliant but flawed forensic pathologist Dr Daniel Harrow in the show created by Stephen Irwin and Leigh McGrath, alongside Robyn Malcolm, Darren Gilshenan, Hunter Page-Lochard, Ella Newton, Damien Garvey and Anna Lise Phillips. Missing is Mirrah Foulkes, who played Soraya Dass, Harrow’s love interest, in the first series.
Anderson is Harrow’s new colleague, a forensic pathologist named Grace, in the crime drama commissioned by the ABC and ABC Studios International.
Catherine Millar, Peter Andrikidis, Grant Brown, Geoff Bennett and Declan Eames are directing the 10-episode series scripted by Irwin, McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien and produced by Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield.
After his near-fatal shooting in the last episode, Harrow...
- 11/28/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Netflix’s first Australian original, Tidelands, has been set for a December 14 global launch with the first teaser and images released by the streamer. The eight-part supernatural series is created by Secrets & Lies‘ Stephen M Irwin and hails from Oz production company Hoodlum Entertainment. Charlotte Best (Home & Away) and Elsa Pataky (Fast And The Furious franchise) star.
The story follows Cal McTeer (Best), a young woman who returns home to the small fishing village of Orphelin Bay after 10 years in juvenile detention and jail. When the body of a local fisherman washes ashore, Orphelin Bay’s clandestine relationship with drug smuggling is suddenly on public display. Cal must uncover the town’s well-hidden secrets, while investigating a commune of outcasts who live in a hidden pocket of the bay — a group of beautiful and dangerous half-Siren/half-human Tidelanders. Pataky plays the mysterious and alluring Adrielle Cuthbert, the leader of the...
The story follows Cal McTeer (Best), a young woman who returns home to the small fishing village of Orphelin Bay after 10 years in juvenile detention and jail. When the body of a local fisherman washes ashore, Orphelin Bay’s clandestine relationship with drug smuggling is suddenly on public display. Cal must uncover the town’s well-hidden secrets, while investigating a commune of outcasts who live in a hidden pocket of the bay — a group of beautiful and dangerous half-Siren/half-human Tidelanders. Pataky plays the mysterious and alluring Adrielle Cuthbert, the leader of the...
- 10/23/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen Producers Australia has announced the 12 members of the programming advisory committee for the 2018 Screen Forever conference.
The committee reflects the diversity of Australian screen content, ranging from the traditional mediums of film and television to the emerging fields of online, Vr and Ar.
The body plays a critical role in helping Spa to address the challenges, opportunities and trends that are most relevant to the screen industry today.
The members are:
Neil Peplow (Chair), CEO, Aftrs Adrian Swift, Head of Content Production & Development, Nine Network Jo Dillon, Head of Development & Production, Screen Qld Libbie Doherty, Head of Children’s Content, ABC Malinda Wink, Executive Director, Shark Island Marshall Heald, Director TV and Online Content, Sbs Mike Cowap, Senior Producer – Scripted & Unscripted, Princess Pictures Nerida Moore, Head of Development, Screen Australia Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films Rosie Lourde, Independent Producer Ross Hutchens, Head of Screen Industry Programs,...
The committee reflects the diversity of Australian screen content, ranging from the traditional mediums of film and television to the emerging fields of online, Vr and Ar.
The body plays a critical role in helping Spa to address the challenges, opportunities and trends that are most relevant to the screen industry today.
The members are:
Neil Peplow (Chair), CEO, Aftrs Adrian Swift, Head of Content Production & Development, Nine Network Jo Dillon, Head of Development & Production, Screen Qld Libbie Doherty, Head of Children’s Content, ABC Malinda Wink, Executive Director, Shark Island Marshall Heald, Director TV and Online Content, Sbs Mike Cowap, Senior Producer – Scripted & Unscripted, Princess Pictures Nerida Moore, Head of Development, Screen Australia Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films Rosie Lourde, Independent Producer Ross Hutchens, Head of Screen Industry Programs,...
- 9/13/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
ABC Studios International has landed U.S. distribution for its crime drama series Harrow, starring Ioan Gruffudd. The show will premiere on the domestic streaming platform, co-owned by Comcast, Fox and Disney, on September 7.
The Australian series was Disney’s international TV production division’s first global commission. The second, crime drama Reef Break, toplined by Poppy Montgomery, was recently picked up by U.S.’ ABC for next summer.
Harrow, which airs on Australia’s ABC and has been renewed for a second season, tells the story of forensic pathologist Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd). Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them. But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career,...
The Australian series was Disney’s international TV production division’s first global commission. The second, crime drama Reef Break, toplined by Poppy Montgomery, was recently picked up by U.S.’ ABC for next summer.
Harrow, which airs on Australia’s ABC and has been renewed for a second season, tells the story of forensic pathologist Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd). Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them. But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Margot Robbie (I, Tonya and Suicide Squad) is developing and producing a female-focused Shakespeare series that will be led by a full female creative team of writers and directors. They will produce ten standalone episodes and each episode will be a standalone story based on the work of Shakespeare. But the story will be updated to "comment on our modern, global society."
The concept of the series comes from Giula Sandler (Nowhere Boys) and she will work across the series and will also write one episode. Other than she and Robbie, no other talent has been announced yet. But they want to bring on talented individuals "with unique and distinct voices, and reflect different cultures and areas."
LuckyChap is one of the production companies that is producing the project and they released the following statement:
“We are thrilled about this Australian partnership as an opportunity to showcase unique, distinctly female voices in writing,...
The concept of the series comes from Giula Sandler (Nowhere Boys) and she will work across the series and will also write one episode. Other than she and Robbie, no other talent has been announced yet. But they want to bring on talented individuals "with unique and distinct voices, and reflect different cultures and areas."
LuckyChap is one of the production companies that is producing the project and they released the following statement:
“We are thrilled about this Australian partnership as an opportunity to showcase unique, distinctly female voices in writing,...
- 3/23/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd (Horatio Hornblower, Forever, San Andreas) will head back Down Under to play the lead in Hoodlum Entertainment.s new crime drama, Harrow..
The 10-part ABC TV series, set to shoot in Queensland in August, will see Gruffudd star as titular character Dr. Harrow: a brilliant yet unorthodox forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret..
Gruffudd has previously worked in Australia on international films Sanctum and San Andreas. .
The actor said: .I am so excited to be bringing the complex and brilliant Dr. Dan Harrow to life! Looking forward to coming back to Queensland to work on this ambitious and exciting series!.
Harrow has been co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and producer Leigh McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lie, Strange Calls), who will produce with Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield. . .
Of Grufford.s casting,...
The 10-part ABC TV series, set to shoot in Queensland in August, will see Gruffudd star as titular character Dr. Harrow: a brilliant yet unorthodox forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret..
Gruffudd has previously worked in Australia on international films Sanctum and San Andreas. .
The actor said: .I am so excited to be bringing the complex and brilliant Dr. Dan Harrow to life! Looking forward to coming back to Queensland to work on this ambitious and exciting series!.
Harrow has been co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and producer Leigh McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lie, Strange Calls), who will produce with Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield. . .
Of Grufford.s casting,...
- 7/12/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Kate Dennis..
Kate Dennis, one of the large band of Australian directors who have been forging successful careers in the Us, is coming home to direct Harrow, Hoodlum Entertainment.s 10-part crime drama.
Hoodlum.s Los Angeles-based CEO Tracey Robertson will produce the series commissioned by the ABC and the international distributor, Disney.s ABC Studios International, with Hoodlum co-founder Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath.
Co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and. McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lies, Strange Calls), the drama centers on a brilliant forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret. The lead is yet to be announced. Shooting is due to start in Brisbane on August 7, supported by Screen Queensland.
Dennis moved to L.A. in 2014 to direct Hoodlum.s Us remake of Secrets and Lies for the ABC network, followed by episodes of CSI: Cyber for CBS and AMC.s Turn.
Kate Dennis, one of the large band of Australian directors who have been forging successful careers in the Us, is coming home to direct Harrow, Hoodlum Entertainment.s 10-part crime drama.
Hoodlum.s Los Angeles-based CEO Tracey Robertson will produce the series commissioned by the ABC and the international distributor, Disney.s ABC Studios International, with Hoodlum co-founder Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath.
Co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and. McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lies, Strange Calls), the drama centers on a brilliant forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret. The lead is yet to be announced. Shooting is due to start in Brisbane on August 7, supported by Screen Queensland.
Dennis moved to L.A. in 2014 to direct Hoodlum.s Us remake of Secrets and Lies for the ABC network, followed by episodes of CSI: Cyber for CBS and AMC.s Turn.
- 7/4/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Hoodlum CEO and co-founder Tracey Robertson..
In a rare if not unique arrangement for an Australian-based production company, Hoodlum Entertainment has signed a worldwide first-look deal with Disney.s ABC Studios International.
.The global nature of the deal may well be the first for an Australian company although NBCUniversal and Sony both have footprints in Australia,. Hoodlum CEO Tracey Robertson told If, referring to NBCUniversal.s Matchbox Pictures and Sony.s Playmaker Media.
.The deal allows us to be a lot more flexible about a project and place it where we think it may fit and have a partner who is interested working with us to exploit it across international territories..
The two companies first collaborated on the Us version of the Australian ratings hit Secrets and Lies, which ran for two seasons on the ABC network.
That is followed by the co-production Harrow, which marks the first move into...
In a rare if not unique arrangement for an Australian-based production company, Hoodlum Entertainment has signed a worldwide first-look deal with Disney.s ABC Studios International.
.The global nature of the deal may well be the first for an Australian company although NBCUniversal and Sony both have footprints in Australia,. Hoodlum CEO Tracey Robertson told If, referring to NBCUniversal.s Matchbox Pictures and Sony.s Playmaker Media.
.The deal allows us to be a lot more flexible about a project and place it where we think it may fit and have a partner who is interested working with us to exploit it across international territories..
The two companies first collaborated on the Us version of the Australian ratings hit Secrets and Lies, which ran for two seasons on the ABC network.
That is followed by the co-production Harrow, which marks the first move into...
- 6/25/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
'Tidelands.'
Two years after its launch in Australia, Netflix has announced its first local series, Tidelands..
To be produced by Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment,.Tidelands is a supernatural crime drama.penned by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies). Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath will executive produce, with production expected to kick off in Queensland next year.
The synopis: a former criminal who returns home to the fishing village of Orphelin Bay. After a body washes ashore, she must uncover town.s secrets and investigate its strange inhabitants: .a group of dangerous half-Sirens, half-humans called .Tidelanders..
.We.re proud these strong Australian storytellers are bringing their vision to the first Australian Netflix original series,. said Netflix's vice president of international original series Erik Barmack.
.We can.t wait to bring the mystery of Tidelands to our members around the world...
Robertson said the Hoodlum team were excited to partner...
Two years after its launch in Australia, Netflix has announced its first local series, Tidelands..
To be produced by Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment,.Tidelands is a supernatural crime drama.penned by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies). Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath will executive produce, with production expected to kick off in Queensland next year.
The synopis: a former criminal who returns home to the fishing village of Orphelin Bay. After a body washes ashore, she must uncover town.s secrets and investigate its strange inhabitants: .a group of dangerous half-Sirens, half-humans called .Tidelanders..
.We.re proud these strong Australian storytellers are bringing their vision to the first Australian Netflix original series,. said Netflix's vice president of international original series Erik Barmack.
.We can.t wait to bring the mystery of Tidelands to our members around the world...
Robertson said the Hoodlum team were excited to partner...
- 5/16/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Netflix has ordered its first Australian original series, a supernatural crime drama titled Tidelands co-created by Secrets & Lies scribe Stephen M. Irwin. He will pen the 10-episode first season produced by Hoodlum Entertainment and executive produced by co-creator Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath, the team that also produced Secrets & Lies for the Aussie and U.S. markets. The series follows a former criminal as she returns home to the small fishing…...
- 5/15/2017
- Deadline TV
'Harrow' co-creator Stephen M. Irwin.
Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment is teaming up with ABC Studios International to produce Harrow, a new crime drama for ABC TV..
The co-pro marks the first move into series production from ABC Studios International, which is owned by Disney. The shoot is scheduled for August around Brisbane and south-east Queensland.
Harrow.follows Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist described as: .Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer?..
.Harrow.s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice, and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them.
.But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career, and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile, and forensic genius not to solve a crime, but to keep it buried.
Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment is teaming up with ABC Studios International to produce Harrow, a new crime drama for ABC TV..
The co-pro marks the first move into series production from ABC Studios International, which is owned by Disney. The shoot is scheduled for August around Brisbane and south-east Queensland.
Harrow.follows Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist described as: .Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer?..
.Harrow.s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice, and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them.
.But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career, and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile, and forensic genius not to solve a crime, but to keep it buried.
- 4/12/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
ABC Studios International is teaming up with Hoodlum Entertainment for a new crime drama from “Secrets and Lies” creator Stephen M. Irwin. The series, “Harrow,” follows Dr. Daniel Harrow, who is both a brilliant forensic pathologist and murderer. When a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile and forensic genius not to solve a crime, but to keep it buried. Irwin co-created the series with “Secrets and Lies” alum Leigh McGrath. Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield serve as executive producers. It is produced by ABC Studios International in partnership with Hoodlum Entertainment,...
- 4/10/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
ABC journalist Virginia Trioli will host the Q&A panel at Screen Forever..
For the second year in a row, Screen Producers Australia will host a presentation of the ABC.s.Q&A at the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne..
The panel will be hosted by ABC journalist Virginia Trioli, and examine the contemporary media landscape and the key issues facing Australian and international producers.
The session is specifically designed for the Screen Forever audience of producers, distributors, financiers and media executives, and is not for broadcast. It will include audience questions and interaction and a live Twitter feed.
Confirmed panelists include: Russel Howcroft, executive general manager, Network Ten; Benjamin Law, writer, The Family Law; Bruna Papandrea, producer, Make Movies; Tracey Robertson, chief executive officer, Hoodlum; David Taylor, co-managing director and producer, Playmaker; Jude Troy, Evp Acquisitions and TV Development, eOne Films Anz.
.We are privileged to have one of...
For the second year in a row, Screen Producers Australia will host a presentation of the ABC.s.Q&A at the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne..
The panel will be hosted by ABC journalist Virginia Trioli, and examine the contemporary media landscape and the key issues facing Australian and international producers.
The session is specifically designed for the Screen Forever audience of producers, distributors, financiers and media executives, and is not for broadcast. It will include audience questions and interaction and a live Twitter feed.
Confirmed panelists include: Russel Howcroft, executive general manager, Network Ten; Benjamin Law, writer, The Family Law; Bruna Papandrea, producer, Make Movies; Tracey Robertson, chief executive officer, Hoodlum; David Taylor, co-managing director and producer, Playmaker; Jude Troy, Evp Acquisitions and TV Development, eOne Films Anz.
.We are privileged to have one of...
- 11/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Matthew Deaner in conversation with Dana Brunetti at the 2015 Screen Forever Conference.
The Screen Producers Australia Council for 2016-17 has been unveiled.
.The Councillors are well recognized within the industry through the breadth and depth of their achievements and contribution to the industry,. said Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner..
.I would like to thank the outgoing Council, with particular acknowledgement to Chris Oliver-Taylor who served as President and Ben Grant who was Vice President, and I look forward to working with Michael Tear and Tania Chambers in their newly elected roles as President and Vice-President respectively."
Tear, the CEO of WildBear Entertainment, said: .I am delighted to be elected President of Screen Producers Australia and am thrilled at the opportunity to work closely with Matt and his team. In an ever evolving production environment, the role of Screen Producers Australia is crucial and it is a great privilege to...
The Screen Producers Australia Council for 2016-17 has been unveiled.
.The Councillors are well recognized within the industry through the breadth and depth of their achievements and contribution to the industry,. said Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner..
.I would like to thank the outgoing Council, with particular acknowledgement to Chris Oliver-Taylor who served as President and Ben Grant who was Vice President, and I look forward to working with Michael Tear and Tania Chambers in their newly elected roles as President and Vice-President respectively."
Tear, the CEO of WildBear Entertainment, said: .I am delighted to be elected President of Screen Producers Australia and am thrilled at the opportunity to work closely with Matt and his team. In an ever evolving production environment, the role of Screen Producers Australia is crucial and it is a great privilege to...
- 11/2/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Kriv Stenders.
Kriv Stenders is set to direct new feature Australia Day, produced by Foxtel and Hoodlum, led by Bryan Brown and written by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies).
Due to start shooting in Brisbane on August 22, the film will also star Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, The Gods of Wheat Street), Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard, Glitch), Matthew Le Nevez (The Kettering Incident, Offspring), Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber, Elias Anton, Isabelle Cornish and Phoenix Raei..
Speaking to If, Foxtel's Head of Drama Penny Win described the feature, set in Brisbane over 12 hours, as "the other side of Australia Day".
"It.s been with us for two or three years, long before the current topical discussion of racism in Australia. It.s showing Australia Day from the other side. It.s about an Australian farmer, a Chinese illegal immigrant, a Persian family and an Indigenous girl. The structure of it is very like [2004 Oscar winner] Crash.
Kriv Stenders is set to direct new feature Australia Day, produced by Foxtel and Hoodlum, led by Bryan Brown and written by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies).
Due to start shooting in Brisbane on August 22, the film will also star Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, The Gods of Wheat Street), Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard, Glitch), Matthew Le Nevez (The Kettering Incident, Offspring), Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber, Elias Anton, Isabelle Cornish and Phoenix Raei..
Speaking to If, Foxtel's Head of Drama Penny Win described the feature, set in Brisbane over 12 hours, as "the other side of Australia Day".
"It.s been with us for two or three years, long before the current topical discussion of racism in Australia. It.s showing Australia Day from the other side. It.s about an Australian farmer, a Chinese illegal immigrant, a Persian family and an Indigenous girl. The structure of it is very like [2004 Oscar winner] Crash.
- 8/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Anthony Hayes. performance as a tenacious cop in Hoodlum.s Secrets & Lies earned him the most outstanding actor in a miniseries prize at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.s Golden Nymph Awards.
Frances O'Connor was named outstanding actress in the same category for her work in the UK kidnap drama The Missing, which was also feted as best miniseries.
Hoodlum's Tracey Robertson received the Golden Nymph trophy on Hayes' behalf.
Italy.s Gomorra was voted best international TV drama and its lead Marco D'Amore took the outstanding actor award in that category, while Welcome to Sweden was named best international TV comedy series.
The winners of the international TV awards were How I Met Your Mother (best comedy), NCIS (best drama) and The Bold and the Beautiful (best soap opera/telenovela).
The International Red Cross committee prize went to Belgium.s Do Not Touch Me, which examined girls who are facing genital mutilation.
Frances O'Connor was named outstanding actress in the same category for her work in the UK kidnap drama The Missing, which was also feted as best miniseries.
Hoodlum's Tracey Robertson received the Golden Nymph trophy on Hayes' behalf.
Italy.s Gomorra was voted best international TV drama and its lead Marco D'Amore took the outstanding actor award in that category, while Welcome to Sweden was named best international TV comedy series.
The winners of the international TV awards were How I Met Your Mother (best comedy), NCIS (best drama) and The Bold and the Beautiful (best soap opera/telenovela).
The International Red Cross committee prize went to Belgium.s Do Not Touch Me, which examined girls who are facing genital mutilation.
- 6/18/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield.s Hoodlum has found a powerful new ally in ITV Studios America.
The Secrets & Lies producer has signed a first-look deal for scripted series in the Us with the Us arm of the UK's biggest production and distribution company and will be based in its Los Angeles offices.
The 10-part remake of Secrets & Lies, which stars Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, KaDee Strickland, Aussie Indiana Evans and Belle Shouse, is screening on the ABC network.
NBC has commissioned a pilot adapted from Hoodlum.s The Strange Calls, which will star Danny Pudi as a young cop who is transferred to a a rural town where, with the help of an elderly nightwatchman (Daniel Stern), he realizes the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
Hoodlum already had a relationship with the UK broadcaster, having created an online channel for its soap Emmerdale and Primeval Evolved, an online extension of the stories,...
The Secrets & Lies producer has signed a first-look deal for scripted series in the Us with the Us arm of the UK's biggest production and distribution company and will be based in its Los Angeles offices.
The 10-part remake of Secrets & Lies, which stars Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, KaDee Strickland, Aussie Indiana Evans and Belle Shouse, is screening on the ABC network.
NBC has commissioned a pilot adapted from Hoodlum.s The Strange Calls, which will star Danny Pudi as a young cop who is transferred to a a rural town where, with the help of an elderly nightwatchman (Daniel Stern), he realizes the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
Hoodlum already had a relationship with the UK broadcaster, having created an online channel for its soap Emmerdale and Primeval Evolved, an online extension of the stories,...
- 4/9/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Patrick Brammall will make his Us screen debut in NBC.s pilot Strange Calls, a remake of the Australian series created by Daley Pearson.
The role won.t be a stretch for the actor as he is reprising the character of the macho but not overly bright Sergeant Lloyd,. whom he played in The Strange Calls.
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced the original for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
"When I read the Us script I was struck by how faithful it is to Daley's original creation," Brammall told If today.. "Blake McCormick. has nailed the tone. It's extremely funny; I reckon the Us audience will love it. And I can't wait to play Sarge again.
The role won.t be a stretch for the actor as he is reprising the character of the macho but not overly bright Sergeant Lloyd,. whom he played in The Strange Calls.
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced the original for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
"When I read the Us script I was struck by how faithful it is to Daley's original creation," Brammall told If today.. "Blake McCormick. has nailed the tone. It's extremely funny; I reckon the Us audience will love it. And I can't wait to play Sarge again.
- 2/19/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
NBC has commissioned a pilot of Strange Calls, a remake of the Australian series created by Daley Pearson.
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced The Strange Calls for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The project was set up initially with the Us ABC network but did not proceed after difficulties in casting the lead, according to Deadline.com.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
The plot will follow an affable but down-on-his-luck young police officer who is transferred to a rural town where, helped by a peculiar, elderly night watchman, he realises the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
The Strange Calls, which starred Toby Truslove as the cop and Barry Crocker as the night security man, screened...
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced The Strange Calls for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The project was set up initially with the Us ABC network but did not proceed after difficulties in casting the lead, according to Deadline.com.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
The plot will follow an affable but down-on-his-luck young police officer who is transferred to a rural town where, helped by a peculiar, elderly night watchman, he realises the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
The Strange Calls, which starred Toby Truslove as the cop and Barry Crocker as the night security man, screened...
- 1/29/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
NBC has ordered a comedy pilot from Blake McCormick, producer of “Cougar Town” and “King of the Hill.”
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Kapital Entertainment and Hoodlum, “Strange Calls” is based off the Australian series by the same.
Also read: NBC Orders Drama Pilot ‘Game of Silence’ From ‘CSI,’ ‘Friday Night Lights’ Producers
The network described the show as: “An affable but down on his luck young police officer is transferred to a rural town where — with the help of a peculiar, elderly night watchman — he starts to realize the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.”
McCormick has signed...
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Kapital Entertainment and Hoodlum, “Strange Calls” is based off the Australian series by the same.
Also read: NBC Orders Drama Pilot ‘Game of Silence’ From ‘CSI,’ ‘Friday Night Lights’ Producers
The network described the show as: “An affable but down on his luck young police officer is transferred to a rural town where — with the help of a peculiar, elderly night watchman — he starts to realize the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.”
McCormick has signed...
- 1/28/2015
- by Alicia Banks
- The Wrap
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