In partnership with Football Australia, Disney+ has commissioned a six-part docuseries following The Matildas, the women’s national soccer team, as they prepare for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on home soil.
Disney+ has announced its first Australian production in six-part documentary series 'Shipwreck Hunters Australia', from VAM Media and Terra Australis Productions.
The Walt Disney Company in Australia & New Zealand has announced a slate of nine new Australian originals, including three scripted dramas, as part of its first wave of local content commissions and acquisitions for Disney+.
The current Sydney lockdown and the tightening of restrictions across the country has dealt another blow to exhibitors.
A House of Representatives committee has recommended the Federal Government introduce legislation that requires streaming services to spend at least 20 per cent of their local revenue on new Australian content.
Wooden Horse's 'The Clearing' has begun production in Victoria for Disney+, with Kate Mulvany, Xavier Samuel, Claudia Karvan and Anna Lise Phillips joining the previously announced leads of Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto and Guy Pearce.
With the Federal Government committed to introducing content obligations no later than July, the coming year is shaping up to be a gamechanger for streaming services in Australia.
Brits Thomas Brodie-Sangster and David Thewlis lead the cast of Disney+'s eight-part series 'The Artful Dodger' alongside Maia Mitchell, with production now underway in NSW.