TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters - public and commercial.
Bolstered by the arrival of Rob Gibson as CEO and producer, Ian Collie’s Easy Tiger Productions is ramping up development, drawing on emerging talent as well as seasoned creatives.
British-Australian actress Frances O’Connor will take up a spot in the courtroom alongside Sam Neill for the second season of 'The Twelve', with production now underway across Perth and regional Western Australia.
Binge has revealed the supporting cast for upcoming series 'Colin from Accounts', with Helen Thomson, Emma Harvie, Genevieve Hegney, Michael Logo, and Tai Hara joining Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer in the rom-com.
Stan and Nine have announced their next co-commission following last year's 'Bali 2002', with production underway in Victoria on an adaptation of Chris Hammer's 2018 novel 'Scrublands', starring Luke Arnold, Jay Ryan and Bella Heathcote.
Netflix ANZ will work with Tony Ayres Productions, Easy Tiger, and Ronde on two new drama series, and has greenlit a documentary on drill rap group ONEFOUR as part of its next phase of Australian production.
New Netflix outback drama 'Desert King' has begun its takeover of the Northern Territory and South Australia, with Easy Tiger and Ronde commencing production on the six-part series.
Sam Neill will return to Australian drama for the first time in more than a decade as part of Foxtel crime drama The Twelve, which begins production next week.