Australian drama may be nurtured at the public broadcasters but pay TV will push the envelope with the genre in 2022, Foxtel executive director of television Brian Walsh says.
Premiering on Binge on Boxing Day, six-part romantic drama 'Love Me' follows three different family members as they experience modern love at distinct times of their lives.
Brendan Cowell, Pallavi Sharda, Ngali Shaw, Catherine Van-Davies, Bishanyia Vincent and Damien Strouthos will star as jurors in Foxtel's courtroom drama 'The Twelve'.
Sam Neill will return to Australian drama for the first time in more than a decade as part of Foxtel crime drama The Twelve, which begins production next week.
Foxtel has made its first commission specifically for streaming service Binge: six-part drama 'Love Me' from Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia.
Foxtel has backed the development of drama series 'The Twelve', which follows a murder trial from the perspective of the jurors and will be produced by Warner Bros. Television International Australia and Liz Watts' new venture Spirit Pictures.
Belying fears that Foxtel would cut back on local commissions following the Federal Government's media reforms, the pay TV platform expects to have three Australian dramas in production next year.
Amanda Laing will oversee content across all of Foxtel's brands, while Brian Walsh will spearhead a new Originals division as part of a reorganisation of the Foxtel executive team.