Mark Coles Smith is set to take the baton from Aaron Pedersen and play a young Jay Swan in 'Mystery Road: Origin', ABC/Bunya Productions' latest instalment in the crime drama franchise.
Nicole Chamoun will star opposite US actor Thomas Jane in ABC crime drama 'Troppo', with cameras now rolling in Queensland.
Anna Torv and Sam Reid lead the cast of the ABC's upcoming six-part drama series 'The Newsreader' set to premiere August 15 at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Louise Smith has been appointed to work within the ABC's drama, entertainment, and Indigenous content division as an executive producer.
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.
The ABC and Tony Ayres Productions' (TAP) anthology drama 'Fires' is underway in Victoria, with a stellar cast that boasts Eliza Scanlen, Sam Worthington, Richard Roxburgh, Sullivan Stapleton, Miranda Otto, Hunter Page-Lochard, Anna Torv, Kate Box, Helana Sawires, Daniel Henshall, and Noni Hazlehurst.
Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths will be joined on screen by a host of new faces for the second season of the ABC/Blackfella Films' 'Total Control', including Wayne Blair, who will also direct all six episodes.
The ABC has promoted entertainment manager Nick Hayden, who created 'At Home Alone Together', 'Whovians', 'Tonightly' and the 'Australia Talks' live show, to head of entertainment.