The US TV pilots season traditionally has been a great launching pad or career-accelerator for Australian talent and this year is proving to be highly productive.
Bella Heathcote, Downton Abbey's Lily James and Maleficent's Sam Riley head the cast of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the big-screen adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's novel.
Aussie actress Bella Heathcote stars in the latest Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration
Australian actress Bella Heathcote is in the running for the female lead in Dark Shadows
Beneath Hill 60 star Bella Heathcote has been cast as the female lead in Twylight Zones and is attached to two other US-based productions
Australians in Film has announced this year's award winners including the Heath Ledger Scholarship