In her seven year screen career 'Wentworth' star Rarriwuy Hick has been nominated for several awards and has won one: but what a prize.
When the prison gates open on season 8 two new heritage characters arrive on the prison bus, Lou ‘Fingers’ Kelly (Kate Box) and Reb Keane (Zoe Terakes); also entering the building is new General Manager Ann Reynolds (Jane Hall). In episode three, young British hacktivist Judy Bryant (Vivienne Awosoga) joins the inmates and immediately wins the support of the women, and later in the series new character Sheila Bausch (Marta Dusseldorp) enters the compound on remand for mass murder.
AACTA has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year's awards, with 'High Ground' leading the charge in the film categories and 'The Newsreader' ahead in television.
Season 3 of the internationally acclaimed Australian drama Wentworth will premiere Tuesday April 7, at 8.30pm EST, on Foxtel’s SoHo channel.
The premiere of Nine's romantic reality show When Love Comes to Town drew fewer than 900,000 viewers in the five capital cities on Tuesday night but won its timeslot.
After Leah Purcell is released from lockdown - literally - when filming of 'Wentworth' wraps in early September, she will resume developing a raft of feature film and TV projects including a series based on her play and movie 'The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson'.
Foxtel has announced AFI winner Pamela Rabe is joining the cast of Wentworth to play Joan "The Freak" Ferguson in the second season of the hit FremantleMedia Australia drama.
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy and growing toll on the screen industry, resulting in the postponement of numerous TV shows and widespread job losses.