Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Australian Gregory David Roberts, 'Shantaram' will start streaming on Apple TV+ from October 14.
Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content's search for a second showrunner to work on the Apple TV+ drama 'Shantaram' has taken on added urgency following the exit of the creator/showrunner Eric Warren Singer.
AppleTV+'s 'Metropolis' will shoot in Victoria, with both state and federal governments also investing in new virtual production infrastructure and training at Docklands Studios Melbourne to support.
It's been a big year for Australian animator, director and producer Bernard Derriman, who co-directed 'The Bob's Burgers Movie' and is also a consulting producer on Apple's 'Central Park' and Fox's 'Great North'.
In AppleTV+'s 'Slow Horses', one of the characters describes their colleague, fellow British intelligence officer and tech specialist Roddy Ho, as an "insufferable prick". The prick in question is played by Australian Christopher Chung, who relished his “excellently obnoxious” role in the spy drama.
When Elisabeth Moss was cast as the lead of AppleTV+'s 'Shining Girls', she soon asked a colleague from 'The Handmaid's Tale' to join her on the project: director Daina Reid.
Disney Australia/New Zealand is using its social media platforms to promote a raft of original shows including the $120 million Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian which will premiere on Disney+ when the direct-to-consumer service launches next Tuesday.
Marcus Gillezeau, an International Digital Emmy and AACTA Award-winning independent producer, writer and EP, suggests Australia needs a 'whole-of-country' approach to reap the benefits of the streaming age.