Callan Mulvey, Tess Haubrich, Claude Jabbour, Maria Tran, Matt Nable, and Damian Walshe-Howling will appear alongside Lincoln Younes and Ian McShane in Helium's 'Last King of the Cross', which has commenced production in Sydney.
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will play lead antagonist Ezra Shipman in Helium's 'Last King of The Cross', taking over from Ian McShane, who has withdrawn from the production due to health concerns.
Paramount ANZ has more drama coming to fruition across 10 and Paramount+ than there's been "in a very long time", according to senior vice president for content and programming Daniel Monaghan.
Cineflix Rights has sold Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' to Sky for the UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany.
'Last King of the Cross', an operatic story of brothers John (Lincoln Younes) and Sam Ibrahim (Claude Jabbour), will premiere on Paramount+ 17 February.
Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' has had its reign extended at Paramount+, which has greenlit a second season of the drama.
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.
Paramount ANZ is banking on "big brands and big talent" in streaming while at the same time aiming to fill the entertainment gaps left by linear competitors in 2024, according to senior vice president for content and programming Daniel Monaghan.