ABC Crownies spin-off, Janet King, has started production.
ABC head of drama, entertainment and Indigenous, Sally Riley, has announced she is leaving the broadcaster after 13 years.
Shooting is expected to begin in the second half of this year.
ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley is an early winner of this year's Screen Producer Australia Awards, named the inaugural Commissioner of the Year.
Marta Dusseldorp's Crownies character, senior crown prosecutor Janet King, will star in her own series
ABC TV has confirmed new series of Janet King, Rake, Jack Irish, The Code and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
When Julia Billington was at the National Institute of Dramatic Art there was a tacit belief among sections of the screen industry that a gay actor could not come out.
The third season of Screentime’s ABC drama Janet King, starring Marta Dusseldorp, goes into production this week.