Essential Media and Entertainment will co-produce The Fabulist, a drama about a charismatic con artist in Victorian England, with the UK’s Archery Pictures.
IF speaks to Collie about the project’s inception, bringing Claudia Karvan on board, and what else is on Essential Media’s slate.
After only two weeks on air, Essential Media’s Doctor Doctor has been renewed by the Nine Network for a second season.
The ABC has commissioned a fifth season of 'Rake', set to go into production in October.
After 11 years as a founding partner and head of scripted at Essential Media and Entertainment, Ian Collie has departed to launch his own drama production company backed by FremantleMedia.
When Daina Reid was offered the gig of directing SBS’s crime drama 'Sunshine', she readily agreed for three main reasons.
UKTV, the UK’s biggest multi-channel network, has bought the first two seasons of Easy Tiger’s 'Doctor Doctor'.
After writing several short films Chris Squadrito hit the big time with credits on Hoodlum Entertainment’s 'Tidelands' and Goalpost Pictures’ 'Fighting Season'.