The ABC has commissioned a fifth season of 'Rake', set to go into production in October.
Newcomers Elias Anton and Ben Kindon are playing the leads in Barracuda, the 4-part Matchbox Pictures drama for ABC directed by Rob Connolly.
Miriam Margolyes, John Waters and Rachael Blake join the cast.
ABC TV has confirmed new series of Janet King, Rake, Jack Irish, The Code and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
Three Australian television casts have been selected from an impressive group of nominees to win the 5th annual Equity Ensemble Awards.
Independent UK based distributor DCD Rights continues to secure new deals for its hit dramas The Slap and Rake, with new acquisitions confirmed in Europe, Canada and the US, as it prepares to launch powerful new character-driven drama The Principal at MIP
The future of the US Rake looks to be in doubt as its audience hit an all-time low after Fox moved the legal drama from Thursday to Friday nights.
The first two series of Rake have been bought by Netflix, which will launch the legal drama in the US, UK and Canada on March 1.