Created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, 'Deadloch' picks up with a man turning up dead on a beach in the once sleepy titular Tasmanian seaside town.
Commissioned to celebrate the 90th year of the ABC, 'The ABC Of' is a six-part interview series hosted by David Wenham that revisits the pasts of prominent Australians through moments drawn from the vast ABC archives.
More finalists have been revealed for the 2022 Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards, with voting now open for Comedy Program or Series Production of the Year, Light Entertainment Series Production of the Year, and Reality Series Production of the Year.
The second season of Sarah Kendall's comedy Frayed is currently filming in Sydney for the ABC/Sky Studios UK, with Hamish Michael, Jane Hall and Emma Harvie joining the cast.
The ABC has ordered a fifth season of Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola's comedy 'Rosehaven', with production to kick off in Tassie next month.
Tanya Phegan has quit Easy Tiger to join Guesswork Television as head of scripted, overseeing the development and production of its scripted slate.
Installed as ABC head of comedy in July, Todd Abbott will start evaluating the development materials of the comedy projects that received support under the $5 million Fresh Start Fund this week – and next week he hopes to greenlight development on several projects that he’s already been evaluating.
The ABC has officially announced the appointment of Todd Abbott as head of comedy, succeeding Rick Kalowski who departed the broadcaster in February.