An international drama created by Matchbox Pictures and two high-profile NBCUniversal US series will shoot in Queensland, spending more than $140 million, thanks to the Federal Government's Location Incentive program.
Jeffrey Walker is the set-up director for 'Young Rock', the NBC-commissioned comedy which will star Uli Latukefu as the young adult Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
The Queensland Government will move to consolidate the state's booming screen industry, putting an extra $71 million on the table to grow production.
The NSW production sector has received a welcome boost amid the ongoing Greater Sydney lockdown, with the news that HBO Films' 'Days of Abandonment', starring Natalie Portman, will commence filming in the state this month.
Netflix and Peacock are co-commissioning partners for Matchbox Pictures and NBCUniversal International Studios' 'Irreverent', set to shoot next month in Mission Beach.
NBCUniversal's 'Joe Exotic' series will carry an Australian flavour that goes beyond its Queensland shoot.
Kylie Bracknell, Calen Tassone, Briallen Clarke, Tegan Stimson, Ed Oxenbould, Wayne Blair, Russell Dykstra, and Jason Wilder will be series regulars in the Netflix and Peacock co-commission.
A location has been confirmed for Screen Queensland’s new production facility in Far North Queensland, with the studio to be built on a 6,500 square metre building site just outside the Cairns CBD.