Supernatural sitcom 'Ghosts' is the latest British title to get an Australian adaptation through BBC Studios Productions Australia, with 'Ghosts Australia' to commence production early next year for Paramount+ and Network 10.
Paramount ANZ is looking to commission more popular and overtly Australian stories following the recent success of local dramas Fake and Last King of the Cross.
Inspired by Stephanie Wood’s powerful memoir, Paramount+ drama 'Fake' follows Birdie Bell (Asher Keddie), a magazine features writer who thinks she’s found her perfect match when she meets successful grazier, Joe Burt (David Wenham), on a dating app.
Cairns is set to become Australia's Jersey Shore, with the Queensland location to house production on 'Aussie Shore'.
The ABC will welcome television executive Toni Skaife in the newly created role of chief partnerships and negotiation officer.
Set on the cusp of the new millennium, Helium Pictures and Paramount+'s 'Paper Dolls' follows five aspiring singers thrust into the spotlight in pursuit of pop-stardom and fame.
CBS’s long-running 'NCIS' franchise enters a new era today as 'NCIS: Sydney' – the first iteration to be based outside the US – premieres on Paramount+. IF speaks to creator Morgan O’Neill and cast members Todd Lasance and Olivia Swann about adapting the concept with an Australian flavour.
There has been another executive shift at Paramount ANZ, with head of entertainment and factual programming, Stephen Tate, to leave his position this week after more than two decades at the network.