Premiering February 16 on ABC TV Plus and ABC iview, 'Why Are You Like This' follows three 20-something through the contemporary divisive socio-political hellscape of the modern world.
So hefty is the ABC's slate in 2021, director entertainment and specialist Michael Carrington is positive audiences won't even realise that many of the broadcaster's shows faced shutdowns and delays during the pandemic.
The casting directors behind 'Nitram', 'The Dry', 'High Ground', and 'The Furnace' will battle it out in the feature film category of the Casting Guild of Australia Awards to be held this month.
Comedy 'Why Are You Like This', one of four pilots supported through Screen Australia and the ABC's Fresh Blood initiative, has been greenlit for a six-part series.
Like the rest of the crew and cast, Niki Aken was gutted when the production of the ABC comedy Why Are You Like This was shut down with two weeks filming to go.
The ABC’s 2020 slate is packed with new documentaries and factual series - but there is a distinct air of déjà vu in the categories of drama and comedy.
Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps are among the writers aiming to win consecutive prizes at this year's AWGIE Awards.
"It's a show about shaming, the outrage in the media cycle and the audience's involvement in how that cycle perpetuates itself,"