Stan has announced a slew of new local commissions as it ramps up ambitious plans to have around a third of its first-run slate come from original production.
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.
Stan has unveiled five Stan Originals – two drama series, a true crime docuseries, a film and a comedy special – as part of an ambitious plan to ramp up local commissions,
The Nine Network has ordered a fifth season of Easy Tiger’s medical drama 'Doctor Doctor', a rare commission with much of the country in virtual lockdown.
"I feel like one of the lucky ones though. As writer and director, I work from home 90 per cent of the time. I’ve been self-isolating for 15 years and my husband is an introvert."
Blake Ayshford is writing a pilot for the BBC, a comedy-drama set in the near future in which an Uber-like app provides emotional labour for time-poor people.
Swedish actress Sofia Helin, who starred in all four seasons of 'The Bridge', is co-starring with Aaron Pedersen in the second series of Bunya Productions' 'Mystery Road'.
Tristram Baumber is reaping the rewards of persistence and determination.