After some UK collaboration with Return to Paradise and Austin this year, the ABC is taking a homegrown approach to scripted content in 2025, announcing a series adaptation of Australian author Sally Hepworth's 'The Family Next Door' and a new season of 'Mystery Road: Origin' at this afternoon's upfronts.
ABC chair Kim Williams has backed the independent production sector to power the public broadcaster as its embraces more distinctive and ambitious programming that will connect with Australians.
ABC series 'Headliners' follows musician and advocate for inclusion Elly-May Barnes, as she leads the quest to create two bands made up entirely of musicians with disabilities.
Presented by Lisa Millar, Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now checks in on the human and canine stars of the series to delve a little deeper into their lives and see what they’ve been up to since they competed to be crowned Champion Muster Dog.
The ABC will partner with social enterprise Screen Well to present a leadership summit addressing mental health and wellbeing in the Australian screen industry.
In the second season of Tony Ayres Productions (TAP) and Megaboom Pictures' 'Spooky Files', Spooky Crew is back in business when the original Spooky - Chaos - suddenly turns up and a bunch of new Spookies start appearing.
The third season of 'Fisk' will launch on ABC TV and ABC iview on Sunday, October 20 at 8pm.
The multicultural milieu of Western Sydney, 2010 Melbourne, and a town on the brink of destruction provide the backgrounds for three projects moving into production through the ABC and Screen Australia's Fresh Blood initiative.