Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' has had its reign extended at Paramount+, which has greenlit a second season of the drama.
The second season of Hoodlum Entertainment's 'Five Bedrooms' will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ when it launches in Australia August 11, with the ViacomCBS streamer also announcing three new local productions.
Director Kieran Darcy-Smith's debut feature Say Nothing is set to start filming in Sydney this month
Cineflix Rights has sold Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' to Sky for the UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany.
Wish You Were Here received mostly glowing reviews from US critics and copious publicity last week, centred primarily on lead actor Joel Edgerton whose profile has rocketed after The Great Gatsby and Zero Dark Thirty.
The Marvel Studios film had the eighth biggest opening weekend in Australian history
Based in the US for the past three years, Kieran Darcy-Smith had not seen the Jack Irish telepics when he was offered the gig as set-up director of the spin-off series starring Guy Pearce as a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator.
English actor Tim Roth (Hateful Eight) will play lead antagonist Ezra Shipman in Helium's 'Last King of The Cross', taking over from Ian McShane, who has withdrawn from the production due to health concerns.