Newly formed production company Lantern Pictures has signed a multi-year first-look partnership with Fremantle Australia.
Australian productions dominated the children's categories at the International Emmy Awards, with both 'Heartbreak High' and 'Built to Survive' picking up prizes, while 'Harley & Katya' took home the gong for Sports Documentary.
Fremantle's six-part drama 'Significant Others', about a family struggling to piece together their lives after a loved one vanishes, premieres on October 16 on ABC TV.
School is in session for the young cast of Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' reboot, with production on the eight-part series underway in Sydney.
Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film 'Two Hands' from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of 'Bluey'.
Netflix has commissioned a reboot of beloved '90s teen drama 'Heartbreak High', to be produced by Fremantle Australia and Dutch production company NewBe.
Carly Heaton has resigned from Foxtel to join Fremantle in the newly created role of creative director, scripted content.
Dispelling the notion that Foxtel has cut back on its commitment to Australian drama, the pay TV platform is in the hunt for shows that would not appear anywhere else on Australian screens and for a returning series to fill the gap left by 'A Place to Call Home'.