After her unforgettable appearances in We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, Ja’mie King has landed her own series on the ABC.
The creation of writer-performer Chris Lilley, the racist/snobbish/blissfully ignorant schoolgirl will star in a six-part half-hour series to air later this year on the ABC, BBC3 and HBO in the US.
Ja’mie: Private School Girl will follow the recalcitrant teenager in her final few weeks at Hillford Girls Grammar School as she gets caught up in events that change her life.
The series is co-produced by Chris Lilley and Laura Waters' Princess Pictures in association with ABC TV and HBO in the US. The directors are Chris Lilley and Stuart McDonald.
“I find teenage girls endlessly funny,” said Lilley. “So being able to write for and play the meanest bitch in school has been so fun. I can't wait to show everyone what Ja'mie's been up to.”
ABC1 Channel Controller, Brendan Dahill, said: “Ja’mie King is easily one of the most cunning characters in a school uniform we’ve ever seen. I know viewers will enjoy keeping up with the high drama, high-pace life of a teenage girl going through the motions of finishing school.”
Waters told IF the series will be distributed by HBO outside the UK and Australia, observing, "With Angry Boys this meant we sold to hundreds of countries. I'm assuming it will be the same with this series."