Set in 1971, at a time of sexual liberation and social change, Barons captures a unique moment of upheaval and opportunity as a new surfing counterculture and the spirit of enterprise collide.
Stan Original 'Prosper', produced by Lingo Pictures, is set in the inner sanctum of the evangelical megachurch, U Star, run by the wealthy and powerful Quinn family. When their charismatic founder and pastor announces an impulsive US expansion, the collision between faith and ambition threatens to tear his family and church apart.
'The Tailings' explores the experience of two women confronting the paradoxical layers of grief. The 6 x 10 minute digital drama series, to debut on SBS on Demand April 2, follows the events that take place after the death of teenage Jas’s father.
Business and the beach are set to collide in the ABC's 'Barons', an eight-part '70s-set surfing drama from Fremantle, Micanical Media and 2Jons, due to kick off later this year in NSW.
Fremantle, Micanical Media and 2Jons are teaming up for 'Barons', an international surfing drama for the ABC.
"I'm always keen on working with messy, dirty characters who aren't generic."
Screenwriter Liz Doran has written for 'The Secret Life of Us', 'McLeod's Daughters', 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries', 'Dance Academy' and 'Please Like Me'. She speaks to Jackie Keast about Gender Matters and upcoming projects.
Emerging stars Mabel Li and Tegan Stimson will lead the cast of SBS’s short-form drama 'The Tailings', which started shooting on the West Coast of Tasmania this week.