Paramount ANZ head of drama and executive production, Rick Maier, will move to the newly created role of creative advisor for drama at the company from next year.
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will play lead antagonist Ezra Shipman in Helium's 'Last King of The Cross', taking over from Ian McShane, who has withdrawn from the production due to health concerns.
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.
Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' has had its reign extended at Paramount+, which has greenlit a second season of the drama.
Cineflix Rights has sold Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' to Sky for the UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany.
Ian McShane is the latest actor to be added to the line-up for Paramount+ drama 'Last King of the Cross'.
The value of getting a program "in the can early" can not be understated for broadcasters in the aftermath of 2021, according to Nine and 10 ViacomCBS.
New seasons of Helium drama 'Last King of the Cross' and ABC children's program 'Spooky Files', as well as a sequel to 2003 crime caper 'Gettin Square', have been included in the latest round of production funding from Screen Australia, which will support 11 projects with $6.9 million.