When screenwriter Roger Monk was offered a gig on the Aquarius Films/SBS crime caper 'The Unusual Suspects', he seized the opportunity to channel one of his favourite films, 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'.
Natalie Bailey was set to shoot feature comedy 'Sumo' in South Africa when the pandemic struck, which turned out to be a blessing as she was then asked to serve as set-up director on Aquarius Films' SBS miniseries 'The Unusual Suspects'.
Screen Producers Australia has named the members of its two advisory boards for the upcoming Screen Forever conference.
SBS has unveiled its largest ever local drama slate, including a new four-part crime series from Bunya Productions and CAAMA, Copping it Black, to be directed by Erica Glynn and Steven McGregor.
The ABC has commissioned two new live-action children's series, Aquarius Films' 'Parent Up' and Fremantle Australia's 'The PM’s Daughter'.
Aquarius Films and Dollhouse Pictures will jointly develop and produce 'The Geography of Friendship', a 6 x 1 hour limited series based on Sally Piper's novel by the same name.
Aquarius Films and Anonymous Content will partner to produce dystopian sci-fi crime thriller series 'The Subjugate', based on the novel of the same name by Amanda Bridgeman.
Aquarius Films' Sydney-set heist caper 'The Unusual Suspects' will premiere June 3 at 8:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand, with all episodes available to stream at the same time of the premiere.