SBS has announced the six screenwriters that will join production companies around Australia for a 12-month placement as part of its annual Emerging Writers Incubator.
Olivia Swann and Todd Lasance will play the leaders of an eclectic team of US NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in 'NCIS: Sydney'.
Six screenwriters have been chosen to take part in the 'NCIS: Sydney' S1 Script Department Program, with Rachael Alford, Ella Cook, James Cripps, Siobhan Domingo, Josh Sambono and Clare Sladden to work within the script department for the upcoming drama.
Nine writers from across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and the ACT will be mentored by the likes of Shaun Grant, Kai Yu Wu, Sarah Lambert, Stuart Beattie, and Stacy Traub as part of this year's Impact Australia accelerator.
Two Queensland creative teams have been selected to each adapt a story from the Canadian social storytelling platform Wattpad for the screen.