Amazon Prime Video launched a slate of seven new local originals at a showcase event in Sydney last week, including projects from Made Up Stories, Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films, Matchbox Pictures and Guesswork Television.
'Back to the Rafters', set to debut globally on Amazon Prime Video September 17, picks up six years on from when we last saw the Rafter family.
'Back to the Rafters' and 'Five Bedrooms' star Hugh Sheridan plans to make his feature writing and directing debut on The Dance, a coming-of-age drama which follows a teenager who fulfills his dream of joining the Australian Ballet School.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the suspension or postponement of 119 screen productions, resulting in a loss to the production sector of $471 million.
The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
The premiere of Amazon's 'Back to the Rafters' last month and the impending production of Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' offer insight into how international platforms approach local IP with cultural resonance.
Georgia Flood and Ezekiel Simat are starring in 'The Dog Days of Christmas', a romantic comedy directed by Tori Garrett, which is now shooting on the Gold Coast.
"When I'm not worrying about my parents in WA or having to apply to Centrelink or for a mortgage freeze, I'm actually quite calm and content."