Roadshow Rough Diamond plans to make an eight-part international political thriller based on ABC journalist Tony Jones’ debut novel The Twentieth Man and its upcoming sequel.
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The ABC expects to spend $119 million on commissioning content from independent producers in the 2017-18 financial year, a significant uplift from the prior year’s $95 million.
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Margot Robbie and Brett Hedblom from LuckyChap, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield from Hoodlum, ABC Studios International's Keli Lee, and Sally Riley from the ABC are the EPs on the 10-part project.
The 10-episode season, which began production yesterday, will see the characters enter the 1960s.
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