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Upcoming Production Report June 2018
This is a select list of TV drama in pre-production, production or post-production in Australia.
Please note:
• Producers and production companies can be inundated with calls regarding work and may notwelcome unsolicited calls. Their preference is to employ via crewing agencies.
• Where contact details are omitted in this report, they are unavailable for publication. Someproducers and production companies request that their contact details are not published.
• Foreign productions predominantly employ a Line Producer to set up the production office inAustralia two to three months (at the earliest) before principal photography date. Screen Australiawill not be able to provide production office contact details before then.
• Please note that details for some titles are incomplete, particularly if they are in early stages ofproduction.
You can also keep up to date with industry news and further upcoming production information through:
• IF (Inside Film) magazine (monthly and online): www.if.com.au (02) 9660 2113
• The Encore Directory and The Production Book contain lists of production companies,producers and crewing agencies.
And most of the state agencies list productions online:
Film Victoria www.film.vic.gov.au
Screen NSW www.screen.nsw.gov.au
Screen Queensland www.screenqueensland.com.au
South Australian Film Corporation www.safilm.com.au
Screenwest www.screenwest.com.au
Screen Tasmania www.screen.tas.gov.au
ScreenACT www.screenact.com.au
A new Upcoming Production Report is usually published in the first week of the month.
Disclaimer: The information included is of a general nature only, has been drawn from a variety of sources and is not intended as legal, accounting or other professional advice. Screen Australia has undertaken all reasonable measures to ensure its accuracy and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents.
© Screen Australia 2016
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018
30 Minutes of DangerLength Short
Content DramaGenres
Producer Jannine Barnes, Melody Ha, George KacevskiDirector Grant Scicluna
Writer Grant SciclunaCast Maude Davey, Nicki Bacon, Shareena Clanton
Duration (mins) 10Synopsis Nassim is mistaken for Kim, a jewel heist witness, and poisoned in a revenge attack by a
deadly assailant. An antitoxin will be forthcoming if he gives up the “bloodstone”,prompting a cat and mouse game where Nassim is at a clear disadvantage.
Status ProductionState
Production company Happening Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
Back in Very Small BusinessLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Wayne Hope, Robyn ButlerDirector Robyn Butler
Writer Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler, Gary McCaffrieCast Wayne Hope, Molly Daniels, Kim Gyngell, Robyn Nevin, Liv Hewson, Rick Donald,
Aaron Chen, Rachel Gordon, Marg Downey, Jane Harber, Pia Miranda, Heidi Arena,Roman Hadley-Lund
Duration (mins) 216Synopsis An emotionally lost man seeks validation through his small business kingdom, but finds
unexpected solace from his odd squad of employees.Status Post-ProductionState VIC
Production company Gristmill Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
1Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Black Comedy series 3Length Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Sketch Comedy
Producer Kath ShelperDirector
WriterCast
Duration (mins)Synopsis BLACK COMEDY a sketch comedy show by Blackfellas, is a fast paced, irreverent,
thought provoking – at times silly but always funny look at Australia & Australian culturethrough the comedic prism of our first people.
Status Post-ProductionState NSW
Production company Scarlett Pictures Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8333 9090
International Sales Contact
BlueyLength Series
Content DramaGenres Children's, Comedy, Family
Producer Charlie AspinwallDirector Joe Brumm
Writer Joe BrummCast
Duration (mins) 364Synopsis Bluey is a loveable, ruff-and-tumble little six-year-old cattle dog girl whose wild
imagination brings her family and the whole neighbourhood into her world of fun andgames...
Status ProductionState
Production company Ludo Studio Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales ContactABC Content Sales Phone: 02 8333 1500BBC Worldwide Phone: 20 8433 2000
Bonnie the ElephantLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Holly Hargreaves, Nigel Huckle, Jerome VelinskyDirector Holly Hargreaves
Writer Holly HargreavesCast Matilda Brown
Duration (mins) 12Synopsis POPPY THE ELEPHANT is a cheeky comedy animation series (narrated
by Matilda Brown) set inside a children's storybook, but with its sexualundertones, this is a storybook for adults...
Status Post-ProductionState
Production company Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
2Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Bureau of Magical Things, TheLength Series
Content DramaGenres Action adventure, Drama, Family
Producer Stuart Wood, Jonathan ShiffDirector Evan Clarry, Grant Brown
Writer Mark ShirrefsCast Kimie Tsukakoshi, Mia Milnes, Rainbow Wedell, Jamie Carter, Nicholas Bell, Christopher
Sommers, Steve Natio, Melanie ZanettiDuration (mins) 600
Synopsis Once upon a time the human world and the world of magic – called the fae world -existed in harmony. But as technology advanced, the fae world was pushed back.Faeries and other magical creatures became endangered species. Now someone wantsto change that and restore magic to its rightful place - no matter the cost. Kyra and Petermust solve the mystery of who that enigmatic figure is and how they will achieve theirgoal. The investigation leads them to uncover secrets in both the human and fae worldsthat no one could have imagined.
Status Post-ProductionState QLD
Production company Jonathan M Shiff Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9647 7200
International Sales ContactNetwork Ten Phone: 02 9650 1010ZDF Enterprises Phone: 61 3199 1247
Deadlock VRLength Series
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Mike Jones, Nathan AndersonDirector Martin Taylor
Writer Lucy CampbellCast
Duration (mins) 60Synopsis Extending from the storyline of the ABC iview drama series ‘Deadlock’, new secrets will
berevealed, surprises and hidden agendas will emerge.
Status ProductionState
Production company Every Cloud Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 6680 8858
International Sales Contact
3Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Deep, The series 3Length Series
Content DramaGenres Children's
Producer Avrill Stark, David Whealy, Asaph FipkeDirector
WriterCast Michael Dobson, Vincent Tong, Ashleigh Ball
Duration (mins) 286Synopsis The sea is deep and full of secrets. The Nektons, an amazing family of underwater
explorers, want to learn them all. But in order to do so, they must face astonishingcreatures, dangerous pirates and mysterious Guardians!
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company A Stark Production Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9439 6201
International Sales ContactABC Commercial Phone: 02 8333 3314DHX Media Ltd Phone: +1-416-363-8034
Dinghy GirlsLength Series
Content DramaGenres
Producer Aaron Fa'aosoDirector Shanice Tabua
Writer Aaron Fa'aoso, Shanice Tabua, Sylvia TabuaCast
Duration (mins) 20Synopsis Dinghy Girls will follow Shanice and her two friends Cienni and Jenna as they set out on
an island adventure with Shanice's new toy, a 12 foot tinny her grandfather gave her forher 18th birthday.
Status Post-ProductionState
Production company Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
Family Law, The series 3Length Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Drama, Family
Producer Julie Eckersley, Sophie MillerDirector Ben Chessell, Sophie Miller
Writer Kirsten Fisher, Benjamin LawCast Trystan Go, Fion Choi, Anthony Brandon Wong
Duration (mins) 156Synopsis In Series 3 of THE FAMILY LAW, the Laws confronts new realities about growing up –
navigating the world of adult romance; defining what it means to become a man – withhilarity and horror in equal measure.
Status Post-ProductionState
Production company Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8248 6809
International Sales Contact NBC Universal Television Phone: 81 8840 4444
4Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Heights, TheLength Serial
Content DramaGenres
Producer Peta AstburyDirector James Bogle, Andrew Prowse, Renee Webster, Darlene Johnson
WriterCast Marcus Graham, Shari Sebbens, Roz Hammond, Fiona Press, Dan Paris, Calen
Tassone, Saskia Hampele, Phoenix Raei, Yazeed Daher, Bridie McKim, Mitchel Bourke,Koa Kuen, Cara McCarthy, Carina Hoang, Kelton Pell, Briallen Clarke, Bernie Davis
Duration (mins) 900Synopsis The series centres on the inner-city neighbourhood of Arcadia Heights, exploring the
relationships between the residents of the Arcadia social housing tower and the peoplewho live in the rapidly gentrifying community that surrounds it.
Status ProductionState WA
Production company Matchbox Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8248 6800
International Sales Contact
Home and Away series 31Length Serial
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Lucy AddarioDirector Arnie Custo, Geoffrey Nottage, David Gould, Andrew Prowse, Bill Hughes, Danny Raco,
Writer Sam Meikle, Nicky Arnall, Kate Bradley, Grace Blacket, Fiona Kelly, Rachel Laverty,Cast
Duration (mins) 5750Synopsis Examines the lives, loves, drama and heartache of the residents of Summer Bay.
Status ProductionState
Production company Seven Network Operations Limited Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8777 7777
International Sales ContactSeven Network Phone: 02 8777 7777Seven Network Phone: 02 8777 7777
Housemate, TheLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Amanda ReedyDirector Hayden Mustica
Writer Gemma Bird Matheson, Alexandra KeddieCast Alexandra Keddie, Gemma Bird Matheson
Duration (mins) 30Synopsis Follows Alex and Gemma as they get to know a host of potential housemates over
several weeks, eliminating them from the competition one by one until they finally find thehousemate of their dreams. Through heartbreak and heartache, Alex and Gemma learnwho is ready to put themselves on the line for an affordable, good-sized, light-filled roomwith built-ins in Melbourne's inner-east.
Status ProductionState VIC
Production company Chips and Gravy Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
5Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
How To Stay MarriedLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Drama
Producer Jessica LeslieDirector Natalie Bailey
Writer Peter Helliar, Nick MusgroveCast Peter Helliar, Lisa McCune
Duration (mins) 184Synopsis Greg & Em Butler have been married thirteen years and they’ve both got used to things
just the way they are. So how will they cope with a new job, an unexpected house guest,a redundancy and an experimental sex move?
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Hell And High Waters Holdings Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 8527 2100
International Sales ContactUniversal Pictures International Australasia Phone: 02 8274 1600Guesswork Distribution Pty Ltd Phone: 03 8417 0000
Jar Dwellers SOS series 2Length Series
Content DramaGenres Children's, Comedy
Producer Ariel WaymouthDirector Peter Viska
WriterCast Leah Vandenberg, Fabian Lapham, Peter Kent, David Cotter, James Pidgeon, James
Shaw, Mahalia BrownDuration (mins) 572
Synopsis When Sophie and David find and release strange creatures preserved in glass jars andhidden by Sir Albert Derwent it becomes their mission to teach them to survive in the wildand avoid being caught by Professor Van Riceberger, his assistant Chang and their JarTracker machines.
Status ProductionState VIC
Production company Viskatoons Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9429 4911
International Sales Contact
6Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Kitty Is Not a CatLength Series
Content DramaGenres Children's, Comedy
Producer Laura DiMaio, Judith WhittleDirector Maurice Argiro, Roberto Fino
Writer Jessica HopcraftCast Cal Wilson, Rove McManus, Marg Downey, Stephen Hall, Rupert Degas, Rachel King,
Jamie Aditya, Vince Milesi, Roslyn OadsDuration (mins) 572
Synopsis It's a comedy with a great big heart and a little pretend tail.
Kitty is Not a Cat is an animated series about a little girl ‘Kitty’ who has a big imaginationand a whole lot of courage. She is at the age where a child feels they can be anythingthey want, even a cat. Kitty arrives on the doorstep of a house full of partying felines.These carefree creatures suddenly find their lives turned upside down as they attempt toteach her how to be a human when Kitty actually prefers living the life of a cat.
Status Post-ProductionState VIC
Production company Kitty Is Not A Cat Productions Series Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
KuuKuu Harajuku series 3Length Series
Content DramaGenres Children's, Comedy
Producer Gillian CarrDirector Gillian Carr
Writer Brendan Luno, Ray Boseley, Tim Bain, Kevin Nemeth, David Witt, Lorin Clarke, DougCast Charlotte Nicdao, Daisy Masterman, Maggie Chretien, Danny Smith, Emma Taylor-
Isherwood, Sally Taylor-Isherwood, Amanda Harrison, David-Myles Brown, Ian Bliss,Jacquie Brennan, Lisa Moule, Lyall Brooks, Natalie Bond, Richard Aspel
Duration (mins) 624Synopsis HJ5 have recorded their own album, and have decided to promote it by going on a world
tour! They travel on their Teleporting Tour Bus, which occasionally takes them to thewrong place. And Rudie occasionally books them at the very wrong place: a bowlingalley or laundromat. But HJ5 dutifully soldier on, playing a successful world (andgalactic) tour.
Status ProductionState VIC
Production company Moody Street Kids Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9859 0056
International Sales Contact
7Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Larry the WonderpugLength Series
Content DramaGenres Adventure, Animation, Children's
ProducerDirector
WriterCast
Duration (mins) 396Synopsis Life's tough when you’re only half a foot tall with your head in the clouds... But this pug
takes it all in his stride!
Follow the irresistible adventures of Larry the Wonderpug and his seven year-old ownerSasha, as they find fun and adventure exploring the real world... And an imaginary onetoo!
Status ProductionState
Production company Chocolate Liberation Front Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9429 4239
International Sales Contact
Life of JessLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Jessica Holsman, Laura Clelland, Sandra Makaresz, Elle CroxfordDirector Laura Clelland
Writer Jessica Holsman, Elle CroxfordCast
Duration (mins) 30Synopsis Jess Holsman, has answered hundreds of questions from Study with Jess’s Jessicats.
Now it’s time for a show devoted to her 360,000 plus subscribers and engaging enoughto attract a whole new audience. Each episode will take a subscriber’s question andanswer it through a flashback to Jess’s own high school experience… because if Jesscan do it, they can do it. Reliving the highs and lows, tackling everything from bullyingand anxiety, to the excitement of relationships and the drama of ‘girly problems’.Powerful, and personal, Life of Jess, will engage and entertain dedicated subscriberswith content created interactively with them. With shareability being a key marker offuture viral YouTube phenomenon, Life of Jess is destined for success.
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Seed.Ed Educationery Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
8Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Little J & Big Cuz series 2Length Series
Content DramaGenres Family
Producer Ned LanderDirector Anthony Thorne
Writer Dot (Dorothy) West, Beck Cole, Jane Harrison, Nathan Maynard, Erica GlynnCast Miranda Tapsell, Deb Mailman, Ningali Wolfe, Aaron Fa'aoso
Duration (mins) 156Synopsis Little J, he’s five and Big Cuz, she’s nine. They’re a couple of Indigenous Australian kids
living with their Nanna and Old Dog. Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups anddowns of playground and classroom. There’s always something surprising going onwhether it’s at school, in the backyard... or beyond. The gaps in Nanna’s ramshacklefence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna andtheir teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, communityand country.
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Ned Lander Media Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9365 1652
International Sales Contact
Mining BoomLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Philip Tarl DensonDirector Peter Harris
Writer Philip Tarl Denson, Peter HarrisCast
Duration (mins) 24Synopsis MINING BOOM is an ensemble workplace comedy following an eclectic team of FIFOs
as they slip-up, cover-up and shortcut their way through remote Australian mine sites.Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Peter Martin Harris Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
Monster BeachLength Series
Content DramaGenres
Producer Bruce KaneDirector
WriterCast
Duration (mins) 572Synopsis It follows two inseparable siblings, one a cheeky prankster with an appetite for fun and
the other a self-appointed leader with a sense of adventure, as they live in a world ofsurfing, hot-rods and monsters.
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Bogan Entertainment Solutions Pty. Ltd. Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9354 2224
International Sales Contact
9Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Motown MagicLength Series
Content DramaGenres Drama, Family
Producer Josh WakelyDirector Josh Wakely
WriterCast
Duration (mins) 572Synopsis MOTOWN MAGIC is a series about music, magic and the power of one’s imagination,
that tells stories inspired by songs from the world's most popular music catalogue.
The series centres on Ben, an imaginative and slightly awkward eight-year-old African-American boy, who discovers the Master Piece – a magical paintbrush that allows him totravel through the street-art murals on the gritty walls of Motown into a fantastical worldinhabited by magical characters, making friends and learning life lessons along the way.
Status ProductionState NSW
Production company Grace - A Storytelling Company Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9437 2000
International Sales Contact Beyond Distribution Phone: 02 9437 2000
Neighbours series 35Length Serial
Content DramaGenres Family
Producer Natalie LynchDirector Tony Osicka, Chris Langman, Jean-Pierre Mignon, Kate Kendall, Gary Conway, Chris
Writer Paul Gartside, Jessica Paine, Holly Alexander, Matthew Bon, Melanie Sano, PeterCast
Duration (mins) 7200Synopsis With a smile and a laugh and a shoulder to cry on, the people of Ramsay Street stick
with each other through life's highs and lows - friends to the end and always goodneighbours.
Status ProductionState
Production company FremantleMedia Australia Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9434 0666
International Sales Contact
News JunkiesLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Drama
Producer Kristy O’Brien, Emma MastersDirector Emma Masters
Writer Lucy McnallyCast
Duration (mins) 60Synopsis Wannabe hotshot journalist Elle Walker faces a baptism of fire when she’s banished from
Sydney to a tabloid television newsroom in remote northern Australia.Status Post-ProductionState NT
Production company Weave Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: +61 8 8942 2265
International Sales Contact
10Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Nowhere Boys series 4Length Series
Content DramaGenres Action adventure, Children's, Family
Producer Beth FreyDirector Nicholas Verso
Writer David Hannam, Beth King, Marieke Hardy, Jessica BrookmanCast
Duration (mins) 338Synopsis The Nowhere Boys have defeated the Mega-Demon, but now discover a more powerful
force of chaos has been unleashed, and the Gang's unity is challenged as the future ofthe entire multiverse hangs in the balance.
Status ProductionState
Production company Matchbox Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8248 6800
International Sales Contact NBC Universal Television Phone: 81 8840 4444
Orange is the New BrownLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Jack KainDirector Hayden Guppy
Writer Joel Slack-Smith, Sophie Braham, Richard Thorpe, Nazeem Hussain, PennyCast
Duration (mins) 156Synopsis ORANGE IS THE NEW BROWN is a groundbreaking new series that turns the sketch
comedy genre on its head. Featuring rising stars of local comedy as well as some specialguests, the show will reflect contemporary Australian life using one-off sketches, originaland recurring characters and TV parodies.
Status ProductionState
Production company Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact Screentime Commercial Pty Ltd
Playing for KeepsLength Series
Content DramaGenres
Producer Paul MoloneyDirector
Writer Claire Phillips, Christine BartlettCast
Duration (mins)Synopsis PLAYING FOR KEEPS is an exciting new series about the women behind the men we
barrack for on the footy field. As the series unfolds there will be affairs, businessopportunities, fashion footnotes, faux pas, mounting credit card bills, groupies,harassment, racism, sexism, the ever – present paparazzi and an absurd amount of fun.It’s a world we’ve read about. Now we’re allowed inside.
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Screentime Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9439 4911
International Sales Contact
11Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Ropes, TheLength Series
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Courtney Wise, Helen BowdenDirector Shannon Murphy
Writer Tamara Asmar, Adam Todd, Ian MeadowsCast Nicole Chamoun, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Jack Thompson, Igal Naor, Louis Hunter,
Michael Denkha, Tyler De Nawi, Neveen Hanna, Nader Hamden, Priscilla Doueihy,Setareh Naghoni, Claude Jabbour, Bonzana Diab, Otis Dhanji
Duration (mins) 204Synopsis A young Iraqi-Australian woman tears apart her family and defies her community to
chase her dream of becoming an elite women’s boxing trainer in THE ROPES, a dramaset in Sydney's western suburbs.
Status ProductionState NSW
Production company Lingo Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact DCD Rights Phone: +44 (0)20 3869 0190
Rosehaven series 3Length Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Drama
Producer Andrew Walker, Fiona McConaghyDirector
Writer Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregorCast Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola
Duration (mins)Synopsis Series three finds best mates Daniel and Emma now firmly ensconced as bona fide real
estate agents, weathering the storm of recalcitrant landlords, anxiety inducing tenants, anoverbearing boss (Daniel’s mum) and a town where a 24 hour emergency butcher isconsidered a normal part of life. And to come will be big changes in Dan’s and Emma’spersonal lives, and a real estate opportunity that threatens to divide the whole town…
Status ProductionState TAS
Production company Guesswork Television Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 8417 0000
International Sales Contact
Rostered On series 2Length Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Stephen Luby, Ryan Chamley, Stu RossDirector Ryan Chamley
Writer Ryan ChamleyCast Paul Moore, Doug Lyons, Lliam Murphy, Diana Brumen
Duration (mins) 40Synopsis A place where dreams go to die and the customer is always a jerk.
Status ProductionState
Production company Ruby Entertainment Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 8851 4999
International Sales Contact
12Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Russell Coight's All Aussie AdventuresLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Debra Herman, Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, Rob SitchDirector Tom Gleisner
Writer Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, Rob SitchCast Glenn Robbins
Duration (mins) 192Synopsis He’s back! After a 15-year break, Australia’s best-loved outback adventurer returns with
a brand new series. Yes, Russell Coight is back on Ten, ready to share his unique blendof bushcraft and self-injury with an entire new audience.
Status Post-ProductionState VIC
Production company Big Crack Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
SheilasLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Nikita AgzarianDirector Hannah Reilly, Eliza Reilly
Writer Hannah Reilly, Eliza ReillyCast
Duration (mins) 30Synopsis It’s been said that “well-behaved women seldom make history”, but the handful of white
boys who wrote our History books conveniently left out most of them out. Whoops! Torectify this situation, twenty something sisters Hannah and Eliza are setting out to revivethe forgotten stories of the badass sheilas of Australian History.In each episode we focus in on one particular Sheila, transport you to the time they livedand the obstacles they faced by having inferior anatomy. We’ll show you how theseladies put their middle finger up to social norms and made their own mark on the path toequality.The series takes these women’s stories and transforms them into a modern blend ofinformation and entertainment that inspires young people (and the young at heart) withtales of the daring, pioneering, tough-titted ladies who hiked up their petticoats and fly-kicked down the doors of opportunity for modern Australia.Nancy ‘The White Mouse’ Wake a North Sydney Girl turned WWII spy, who in 1942became the Gestapo’s most wanted. With a bounty of five million francs on her perfectlypin-curled head. From what we can gather she was also a total horn-dog, her favouritethings were “A good drink” and “French men”. Amen bitch.Where’s her Oscar worthy blockbuster, Spielberg?
Status Post-ProductionState
Production company Giant Dwarf Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
13Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Skinford series 2Length Series
Content DramaGenres Fantasy, Thriller
Producer Christopher Seeto, Tom PopeDirector Nik Kacevski
Writer Nik KacevskiCast
Duration (mins) 100Synopsis A small town crook and an immortal woman must cure the curse of her eternal life to end
a violent turf war that threatens to destroy them both.Status Post-ProductionState
Production company Deadrock Media Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact Rockzeline Phone: +33 1 40 53 30 34
Spongo, Fuzz & JalapenaLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Family
Producer Patrick Egerton, Isla CurtisDirector David Webster
WriterCast
Duration (mins) 286Synopsis Three best buds, a town full of crazy contests and a friendship that breaks all the rules!
Status ProductionState
Production company Australian Sales Contact
International Sales ContactABC Content Sales Phone: 02 8333 1500DHX Media Ltd Phone: +1-416-363-8034
Strange Chores, TheLength Series
Content DramaGenres Action adventure, Comedy, Family
Producer Colin South, Charlie Aspinwall, Daley PearsonDirector Adam Duncan
Writer Daley PearsonCast
Duration (mins) 286Synopsis Two teenage wannabe warrior-heroes and a spirited ghost girl master the skills they
need to replace an ageing monster-slayer by doing his strange, supernatural chores…Status Post-ProductionState VIC
Production company Media World Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9329 3252
International Sales Contact Boat Rocker Rights Inc. Phone: 416.591.0065
14Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Street SmartLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
ProducerDirector Damian Davis, Jane Eakin
Writer Mark O'Toole, Tahir BilgicCast Tahir Bilgic, Rob Shehadie, Casey Donovan
Duration (mins) 240Synopsis StreetSmart are the most inept suburban crime gang in history, but despite spectacularly
failing every time, they approach every heist with blind optimism.Status Post-ProductionState NSW
Production company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9217 2200
International Sales Contact Cordell Jigsaw Distribution Pty Ltd Phone: +61 2 9217 2200
TidelandsLength Series
Content DramaGenres Thriller
Producer Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Leigh McGrathDirector
Writer Stephen IrwinCast Charlotte Best, Aaron Jakubenko, Peter O’Brien, Mattias Inwood, Elsa Pataky, Dalip
Sondhi, Caroline Brazier, Richard Davies, Madeleine MaddenDuration (mins) 500
Synopsis A former criminal who returns home to the fishing village of Orphelin Bay. After a bodywashes ashore, she must uncover town’s secrets and investigate its strange inhabitants:a group of dangerous half-Sirens, half-humans called “Tidelanders.”
Status ProductionState QLD
Production company Hoodlum Entertainment and Hoodlum Active Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 07 3871 2555
International Sales Contact
True Story with Hamish and Andy series 2Length Series
Content DramaGenres
ProducerDirector
WriterCast
Duration (mins) 300Synopsis TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY brings to life the best Australian tales you’ve
never heard, told by the very people who experienced them and then humorously andcinematically realised through dramatic recreations.
Status ProductionState
Production company Radio Karate ST Holdings Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
15Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018
Cry, TheLength MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Brian KaczynskiDirector Glendyn Ivin
Writer Jacquelin PerskeCast Ewen Leslie, Jenna Coleman, Asher Keddie, Stella Gonet, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Alex
Dimitriades, Markella Kavenagh, Shareena ClantonDuration (mins) 240
Synopsis A psychological drama that chronicles the collapse of a marriage in the aftermath of atragedy, and explores the myths and truths of motherhood. The abduction of a baby froma small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegratingpsychology of a young woman – Joanna – as she and her husband, Alistair, deal with anunthinkable tragedy under both the white light of public scrutiny and in their private lives.
Status ProductionState
Production company Synchronicity Films Australian Sales Contact
Phone: +44 141 244 0056
International Sales Contact DRG Media Phone: +44 020 7494 5828
Doctor Doctor series 3Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Comedy, Drama
Producer Ian Collie, Claudia KarvanDirector
WriterCast Rodger Corser, Nicole da Silva, Ryan Johnson, Tina Bursill, Steve Bisley, Hayley
McElhinney, Matt Castley, Chloe Bayliss, Charles Wu, Belinda Bromilow, Brittany Clark,Vince Colosimo, Miranda Tapsel
Duration (mins) 600Synopsis The clock has run out on Hugh's probation leaving him free to return
to Sydney, but when tragedy strikes the Knight family, he's going tofind it harder to abandon Whyhope than ever.
Status ProductionState NSW
Production company Easy Tiger Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9557 5051
International Sales Contact
1Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Jack Irish series 2Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Ian Collie, Andrew Knight, Matt CameronDirector Mark Joffe, Kriv Stenders, Fiona Banks
Writer Andrew Knight, Matt Cameron, Andrew Anastasios, Elise McCredieCast Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Roy Billing, Aaron Pedersen, Shane Jacobson, Kate
Atkinson, Damien Richardson, Damien Garvey, Terry Norris, John Flaus, Jacek Koman,Danielle Cormack, Tiarnie Coupland, Leah Vandenberg, Tom Gleeson
Duration (mins) 360Synopsis Jack stumbles into the world of manipulative pharmaceutical companies, corrupt
educational institutions aimed at international students and fatal clinical trials. Theapparent suicide of a foreign student triggers a chain of events that will see Jack riskinghis life to uncover the truth.
Status ProductionState VIC
Production company Easy Tiger Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9557 5051
International Sales Contact
Lambs of GodLength MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Producer Jason Stephens, Sarah Lambert, Elisa ArgenzioDirector Jeffrey Walker
Writer Sarah LambertCast Ann Dowd, Sam Reid, Essie Davis, Jessica Barden, John Bell, Damon Herriman, Daniel
Henshall, Kate MulvanyDuration (mins) 240
Synopsis LAMBS OF GOD follows the journey of three Catholic nuns, SistersIphigenia, Margarita and Carla, who are the last remaining members ofthe enclosed order of St Agnes. They have forgotten the world outsideuntil a young priest, Father Ignatius, pushes his way through theundergrowth in the hope of finding prime real estate. What unfolds is apsychological and frightening game of survival; a thrilling ride in which thenuns become criminals and Father Ignatius is forced to confront his ownpersonal weaknesses.
Status ProductionState NSW
Production company Lingo Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
2Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Pine GapLength MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres
Producer Lisa Scott, Felicity PackardDirector Mat King
Writer Felicity PackardCast Parker Sawyers, Tess Haubrich, Jacqueline McKenzie, Steve Toussaint, Stephen Curry,
Mark Leonard Winter, Sachin Joab, Kelton Pell, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Madeleine Madden,Alice Keohavong, Edwina Wren, Jason Chong, Simone Kessell
Duration (mins) 360Synopsis Set in the secretive world of intelligence, PINE GAP exposes the stress inflicted on
nations and individuals when ultimate loyalty is under threat, and true motives endangerthe famously strong American/Australian joint military alliance through conflictinginterests, personal ideals … and one tragic mistake.
Status ProductionState SA
Production company Screentime Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9439 4911
International Sales Contact
Place to Call Home, A series 6Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Chris Martin-JonesDirector Jeremy Sims, Catherine Millar, Amanda Brotchie
Writer Bevan Lee, Katherine ThomsonCast Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo, Abby Earl, Craig Hall, Sara Wiseman,
Tim Draxl, Frankie J Holden, Deborah Kennedy, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, DavidBerry
Duration (mins) 600Synopsis Season six will see the characters enter the 1960s.
Status ProductionState NSW
Production company Seven Productions Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8777 7777
International Sales Contact
3Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Rake series 5Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama
Producer Peter Duncan, Ian Collie, Richard RoxburghDirector
Writer Peter Duncan, Andrew KnightCast Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Caroline Brazier, Adrienne Pickering, Keegan Joyce, Kate
Box, Damien Garvey, Jane Turner, Anthony LaPaglia, William McInnes, Helen Thomson,Jacek Koman, Tony Briggs, John Gaden
Duration (mins)Synopsis One year after the election, Cleaver has a new life of 'dignified social advocacy' in the
Senate. We will observe his transformation into a figure of power: from being a joke of aSenator with a "rotten reputation" to becoming the man with the deciding vote. A coupleof defections, some scandalous resignations and maybe a death or two will result inCleaver having the balance of power for the nation at a time when significant issues arein play.
Status ProductionState NSW
Production company Easy Tiger Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9557 5051
International Sales Contact
ReckoningLength MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres
ProducerDirector Shawn Seet
Writer David Hubbard, David EickCast
Duration (mins) 600Synopsis The series explores the darkest corners of the male psyche through the eyes of two
fathers, one of whom is a serial-killer. Like most men, Leo and Mike try to do what’s bestfor the people they love, the families they protect. But as both struggle to suppress theirinner demons, the murder of a local teenager sets them on a course of mutualdestruction that will emanate through every facet of their quiet, suburban community.
Status Pre-ProductionState
Production company Playmaker Media Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9266 2880
International Sales Contact
4Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Secret City: Under the Eagle series 2Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama, Thriller
Producer Stephen CorviniDirector Tony Krawitz, Daniel Nettheim
Writer Belinda Chayko, Elise McCredie, Angela Betzien, Matt CameronCast Anna Torv, Danielle Cormack, Jacki Weaver, Sacha Horler, Marcus Graham, Justin
Smith, Rob Collins, Robert Rabiah, Don Hany, Andrew McFarlane, Joel Tobeck,Christopher Kirby, Tom Wren, Laura Gordon
Duration (mins) 360Synopsis The six-part political thriller picks up just after Harriet Dunkley is released from prison
after serving a two-year sentence for writing a story which broke the government’sdraconian Safer Australia rules.
Status ProductionState ACT
Production company Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8248 6809
International Sales Contact NBC Universal International Television Distribution Phone: +44 (0)203 18 8000
Wanted series 3Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Action adventure
ProducerDirector Jocelyn Moorhouse
WriterCast Rebecca Gibney, Geraldine Hakewill
Duration (mins)Synopsis Lola Buckley and Chelsea Babbage return home in pursuit of their own brand of justice
and freedom when they are forced to cross a line that means this time, there is no goingback. In a bold new adventure, the series sees Lola and Chelsea embark on abreathtaking journey through the burning red centre of Australia. WANTED 3 is a storyabout identity that proves we can only truly live when we embrace who we were born tobe. So the world thinks they’re bad? They ain’t seen nothing yet…
Status ProductionState SA
Production company Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 8248 6809
International Sales Contact
Wentworth series 7Length MiniSeries
Content DramaGenres Drama
ProducerDirector
WriterCast
Duration (mins)Synopsis
Status ProductionState VIC
Production company FremantleMedia Australia Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 02 9434 0666
International Sales Contact
5Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018 Cont.
Untitled Chris Lilley projectLength Series
Content DramaGenres Comedy
Producer Laura Waters, Chris LilleyDirector
WriterCast
Duration (mins) 300Synopsis
Status ProductionState QLD
Production company Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
Zero-PointLength Series
Content DramaGenres Action
Producer Timothy Parish, Meredith GarlickDirector John Saunders
Writer Philip Tarl Denson, John SaundersCast Mark Coles-Smith, Steven Oliver, Ebony McGuire, Anthony Ahern
Duration (mins) 20Synopsis A young Indigenous superhero working for the Government uncovers a vast conspiracy
regarding the disturbing reality behind the superhero program and its connection with themysterious death of his father.
Status Post-ProductionState
Production company Undergrowth Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
International Sales Contact
16Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )
Upcoming Productions as at 5/06/2018
Blake Mysteries, The: A New BeginningLength Telemovie
Content DramaGenres Drama, Mystery
Producer George AdamsDirector Ian Barry
Writer Paul JennerCast Nadine Garner, Joel Tobeck, Belinda McClory
Duration (mins) 86Synopsis It’s been almost three years since we last saw Jean and a hell of a lot has happened in
that time. Jean and Blake were married for only 18 months when Blake went missing.Since then Jean has taken on her husband’s mantle as, a solver of mysteries. Murder,mayhem and Jean Blake are a potent mix and anything can and will happen.
Status ProductionState VIC
Production company December Media Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact
Phone: 03 9699 8911
International Sales Contact ITV International Phone: 01132228848
1Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 5 June 2018 )