Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to the comedy “Laid” with Stephanie Hsu attached to star, Variety has learned.
The series was first reported as being in development in June 2022. It hails from Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna. Based on the Australian series of the same name, the official logline for “Laid” states, “A woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward.”
Khan and Bradford McKenna serve as writers and executive producers, with Hsu also executive producing. Khan executive produces along with Jennifer Carreras under their Fierce Baby Productions banner. John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment also executive produce, as do Marieke Hardy, Kirsty Fisher, and Liz Watts for Porchlight Films. All3Media International is also an executive producer. Universal Television is the studio behind the series.
Hsu...
The series was first reported as being in development in June 2022. It hails from Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna. Based on the Australian series of the same name, the official logline for “Laid” states, “A woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward.”
Khan and Bradford McKenna serve as writers and executive producers, with Hsu also executive producing. Khan executive produces along with Jennifer Carreras under their Fierce Baby Productions banner. John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment also executive produce, as do Marieke Hardy, Kirsty Fisher, and Liz Watts for Porchlight Films. All3Media International is also an executive producer. Universal Television is the studio behind the series.
Hsu...
- 1/11/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock is developing Laid, a comedy based on the Australian series of the same name, from Young Rock and Fresh Off The Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan, Son of Zorn showrunner Sally Bradford McKenna, Davis Entertainment (The Blacklist) and Universal TV, where Khan and Davis Entertainment are under deals.
Written by Khan and Bradford McKenna, in Laid, when a woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways, she must come to terms with her complicated past.
Khan and Bradford McKenna executive produce with John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment, Liz Watts, Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher for Porchlight Films and Jennifer Carreras for Fierce Baby. Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio, with Davis Entertainment, Khan’s Fierce Baby Productions, Porchlight Films and All3Media International as the production companies.
The Australian comedy series Laid, written by Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher, premiered...
Written by Khan and Bradford McKenna, in Laid, when a woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways, she must come to terms with her complicated past.
Khan and Bradford McKenna executive produce with John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment, Liz Watts, Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher for Porchlight Films and Jennifer Carreras for Fierce Baby. Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio, with Davis Entertainment, Khan’s Fierce Baby Productions, Porchlight Films and All3Media International as the production companies.
The Australian comedy series Laid, written by Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher, premiered...
- 6/24/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock is developing an American adaptation of the Australian comedy series “Laid” with Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna.
Khan and Bradford McKenna will serve as writers and executive producers on the project. It follows a woman who finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways. In investigating their deaths, she must come to terms with her complicated past.
Khan executive produces the show via Fierce Baby Productions along with Jennifer Carreras. John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment also executive produce along with Liz Watts, Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher of Porchlight Films. Hardy and Fisher co-created the original series, with Watts producing. All3Media International will also produce. Universal Television is the studio. Fierce Baby is currently under a TV overall deal at Utv, as is Davis Entertainment.
The original “Laid” aired on Australia’s ABC1 from 2011-2012. It aired two seasons and 12 episodes. The show starred Alison Bell,...
Khan and Bradford McKenna will serve as writers and executive producers on the project. It follows a woman who finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways. In investigating their deaths, she must come to terms with her complicated past.
Khan executive produces the show via Fierce Baby Productions along with Jennifer Carreras. John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment also executive produce along with Liz Watts, Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher of Porchlight Films. Hardy and Fisher co-created the original series, with Watts producing. All3Media International will also produce. Universal Television is the studio. Fierce Baby is currently under a TV overall deal at Utv, as is Davis Entertainment.
The original “Laid” aired on Australia’s ABC1 from 2011-2012. It aired two seasons and 12 episodes. The show starred Alison Bell,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Production on Season 2 of NBC’s La Brea is underway in Australia, and to mark the occasion, TVLine has an exclusive peek at the premiere.
Like, literally a peek at the premiere — meaning, the front page of the script, which reveals the title for the hit sci-fi drama’s Season 2 opener.
More from TVLineOur Annual Fall TV Grid Already Looks Wackier Than Ever - Brace Yourselves....Thursday Ratings: The Blacklist Grows With 'C-' Series FinaleThe Blacklist Series Finale Recap: What Became of Raymond Reddington and the Task Force? - Plus, Grade the Episodes!
Check it out below, then read on...
Like, literally a peek at the premiere — meaning, the front page of the script, which reveals the title for the hit sci-fi drama’s Season 2 opener.
More from TVLineOur Annual Fall TV Grid Already Looks Wackier Than Ever - Brace Yourselves....Thursday Ratings: The Blacklist Grows With 'C-' Series FinaleThe Blacklist Series Finale Recap: What Became of Raymond Reddington and the Task Force? - Plus, Grade the Episodes!
Check it out below, then read on...
- 5/4/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries has had an impressive second season, but will it conclude with some resolution for James and Peregrine?
Acorn TV provided TV Fanatic with an exclusive look at the season finale, dropping Monday, July 19.
The clip shows Peregrine bumping into James and his love interest at a big event, and it's clear there's still a strong bond between James and Peregrine.
The series has been building towards an emotional resolution for the former lovers, and with this being the season finale, we expect some big movement towards that.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Ms. Fisher Dances It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the niece of a world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as she inherits a windfall from her famous aunt and sets out...
Acorn TV provided TV Fanatic with an exclusive look at the season finale, dropping Monday, July 19.
The clip shows Peregrine bumping into James and his love interest at a big event, and it's clear there's still a strong bond between James and Peregrine.
The series has been building towards an emotional resolution for the former lovers, and with this being the season finale, we expect some big movement towards that.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Ms. Fisher Dances It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the niece of a world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as she inherits a windfall from her famous aunt and sets out...
- 7/17/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Dead bodies follow the Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries characters!
On Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Season 2 Episode 7, the gang gathers at the river to relax and distract themselves from their assorted heartaches.
Unfortunately for them, Samuel hooks a corpse with his fishing rod, leading to a deadly day in the sun.
It emerges that the victim evaded murder charges many years ago, and so Peregrine and James search for a suspect with a motive for revenge.
Acorn TV provided TV Fanatic with an exclusive clip, and it shows Peregrine and James chatting about potential suspects and ultimately deciding to interview them separately.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Ms. Fisher Dances It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the niece of a world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as...
On Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Season 2 Episode 7, the gang gathers at the river to relax and distract themselves from their assorted heartaches.
Unfortunately for them, Samuel hooks a corpse with his fishing rod, leading to a deadly day in the sun.
It emerges that the victim evaded murder charges many years ago, and so Peregrine and James search for a suspect with a motive for revenge.
Acorn TV provided TV Fanatic with an exclusive clip, and it shows Peregrine and James chatting about potential suspects and ultimately deciding to interview them separately.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Ms. Fisher Dances It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the niece of a world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as...
- 7/10/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
If you're still shipping Peregrine and James, Ms. Fisher's Modern Mysteries Season 2 Episode 6 is the episode for you.
Acorn TV was kind enough to provide TV Fanatic with an exclusive clip of the upcoming episode that finds the pair working a case that gives them some food for thought.
"On race day, the president of the Sandridge Pigeon Club is discovered dead in the coop, covered in feathers and choked by birdseed," reads the logline for the episode.
"While Peregrine works the case with James, Birdie has her own mysterious mission to complete."
The clip shows the ever-observant Ms. Fisher speaking to James and dissecting her observations about the guest characters who very well could have murdered the man found in his coop.
What's immediately obvious is that the conversation begins about those characters, but it very quickly becomes about the two characters at the wheel of the show.
There's...
Acorn TV was kind enough to provide TV Fanatic with an exclusive clip of the upcoming episode that finds the pair working a case that gives them some food for thought.
"On race day, the president of the Sandridge Pigeon Club is discovered dead in the coop, covered in feathers and choked by birdseed," reads the logline for the episode.
"While Peregrine works the case with James, Birdie has her own mysterious mission to complete."
The clip shows the ever-observant Ms. Fisher speaking to James and dissecting her observations about the guest characters who very well could have murdered the man found in his coop.
What's immediately obvious is that the conversation begins about those characters, but it very quickly becomes about the two characters at the wheel of the show.
There's...
- 7/2/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The thrilling second season of Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries continues Monday, June 21, only on Acorn TV.
We have an exclusive look at the next episode, and it does not disappoint.
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Season 2 Episode 4 takes place at the Melbourne Kennel Club’s 1964 championship dog show.
When a competitor dies and her prized collie is framed for the murder, Ms. Fisher embarks on a new murder mystery to unmask the truth.
Having sworn off men, Peregrine considers a canine companion herself.
Meanwhile, Birdie returns from a trip but appears to be hiding something.
Yep, it's going to be another fun mystery, and the exclusive clip we have certainly shows off what's on the horizon.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the...
We have an exclusive look at the next episode, and it does not disappoint.
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Season 2 Episode 4 takes place at the Melbourne Kennel Club’s 1964 championship dog show.
When a competitor dies and her prized collie is framed for the murder, Ms. Fisher embarks on a new murder mystery to unmask the truth.
Having sworn off men, Peregrine considers a canine companion herself.
Meanwhile, Birdie returns from a trip but appears to be hiding something.
Yep, it's going to be another fun mystery, and the exclusive clip we have certainly shows off what's on the horizon.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the...
- 6/19/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Are you ready for a murder mystery set in the 1960s?
Acorn TV has you covered.
The highly anticipated season two premiere of Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries debuts Monday, June 7, 2021, on the streaming service from AMC Networks that specializes in British and international television.
An Acorn TV Original series, Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, will premiere with two new episodes, with others continuing to debut every Monday through July 19.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the niece of world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as she inherits a windfall from her famous aunt and sets out to become an exceptional sleuth in her own right.
As unusual crimes unfold in 1960s Melbourne, Peregrine Fisher (Hakewilll) tackles her biggest mysteries yet while juggling romance,...
Acorn TV has you covered.
The highly anticipated season two premiere of Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries debuts Monday, June 7, 2021, on the streaming service from AMC Networks that specializes in British and international television.
An Acorn TV Original series, Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, will premiere with two new episodes, with others continuing to debut every Monday through July 19.
Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spinoff of the Australian series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
It takes place in the swinging 1960s and follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher, the niece of world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as she inherits a windfall from her famous aunt and sets out to become an exceptional sleuth in her own right.
As unusual crimes unfold in 1960s Melbourne, Peregrine Fisher (Hakewilll) tackles her biggest mysteries yet while juggling romance,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Natalie Bailey with her Emmy.
Natalie Bailey was set to shoot feature comedy Sumo in South Africa when the pandemic struck, which turned out to be a blessing as she was then asked to serve as set-up director on Aquarius Films’ Sbs miniseries The Unusual Suspects.
The Melbourne-based director, who shot isolation comedy Retrograde for the ABC, readily agreed. She had long wanted to make a 4-parter for Sbs and she was intrigued by the story of immigrants working in Sydney’s affluent Eastern suburbs with strong female characters.
Scripted by Jessica Redenbach, Roger Monk and Vonne Patiag, the plot revolves around the theft of a $10 million necklace from self-made Filipino businesswoman Roxanne Waters’ home during her twins’ birthday party. The suspects include socialite Sara Beasley whose life is crumbling fast, and her long-suffering nanny, Evie De La Rosa, a godmother for other Filipino domestic workers.
Casting is underway led by casting director Kirsty McGregor,...
Natalie Bailey was set to shoot feature comedy Sumo in South Africa when the pandemic struck, which turned out to be a blessing as she was then asked to serve as set-up director on Aquarius Films’ Sbs miniseries The Unusual Suspects.
The Melbourne-based director, who shot isolation comedy Retrograde for the ABC, readily agreed. She had long wanted to make a 4-parter for Sbs and she was intrigued by the story of immigrants working in Sydney’s affluent Eastern suburbs with strong female characters.
Scripted by Jessica Redenbach, Roger Monk and Vonne Patiag, the plot revolves around the theft of a $10 million necklace from self-made Filipino businesswoman Roxanne Waters’ home during her twins’ birthday party. The suspects include socialite Sara Beasley whose life is crumbling fast, and her long-suffering nanny, Evie De La Rosa, a godmother for other Filipino domestic workers.
Casting is underway led by casting director Kirsty McGregor,...
- 9/1/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: AMC Networks streamer Acorn TV has commissioned a second season of Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries after licensing the first season of the Australian crime drama.
The show, originally brought to Acorn subscribers last year, is a spin-off of Australian broadcaster ABC’s series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Every Cloud Productions will produce Season 2 in association with distributor All3Media International and with funding from Acorn Media Enterprises.
Acorn TV will premiere the drama, which stars Geraldine Hakewill as the charming 1960s detective Peregrine Fisher, in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and in its home country of Australia in 2021. Seven Network, which commissioned the first season of Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, will show the second season after it has debuted on Acorn.
Season 1 took place in Melbourne, and features Fisher taking up the detective mantle from her aunt Phryne Fisher — who featured in the original ABC drama...
The show, originally brought to Acorn subscribers last year, is a spin-off of Australian broadcaster ABC’s series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Every Cloud Productions will produce Season 2 in association with distributor All3Media International and with funding from Acorn Media Enterprises.
Acorn TV will premiere the drama, which stars Geraldine Hakewill as the charming 1960s detective Peregrine Fisher, in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and in its home country of Australia in 2021. Seven Network, which commissioned the first season of Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, will show the second season after it has debuted on Acorn.
Season 1 took place in Melbourne, and features Fisher taking up the detective mantle from her aunt Phryne Fisher — who featured in the original ABC drama...
- 7/28/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Koko: A Red Dog Story.’
Alternate content releases Koko: A Red Dog Story, Standing Up for Sunny and A Boy Called Sailboat premiered in Australian cinemas last weekend, together with the conventionally-released Kairos.
It is difficult to judge the box office results given the limited number of sessions and screens, but all faced the challenge of going into the market with minimal marketing support and publicity.
The third edition of the Red Dog franchise from writers and directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce had the widest release on more than 80 screens, distributed by Roadshow Films and producer Nelson Woss’s Good Dog Distribution.
Last week Woss told If he was encouraged by the responses from test screenings in Indianapolis and charity previews in Perth. But he acknowledged there were no ads on TV or in newspapers and no billboards, bus shelters or buses for the the low-budget film co-funded by Screen Australia,...
Alternate content releases Koko: A Red Dog Story, Standing Up for Sunny and A Boy Called Sailboat premiered in Australian cinemas last weekend, together with the conventionally-released Kairos.
It is difficult to judge the box office results given the limited number of sessions and screens, but all faced the challenge of going into the market with minimal marketing support and publicity.
The third edition of the Red Dog franchise from writers and directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce had the widest release on more than 80 screens, distributed by Roadshow Films and producer Nelson Woss’s Good Dog Distribution.
Last week Woss told If he was encouraged by the responses from test screenings in Indianapolis and charity previews in Perth. But he acknowledged there were no ads on TV or in newspapers and no billboards, bus shelters or buses for the the low-budget film co-funded by Screen Australia,...
- 12/9/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Koko: A Red Dog Story.
Nelson Woss made a crazy-brave decision when audiences went wild for Koko: A Red Dog Story at three packed test screenings in Indianapolis in September: He wanted Australian cinemagoers to see the third chapter of the Red Dog franchise this year.
So the producer’s Good Dog Distribution and distribution partner Roadshow Films have booked the film from writers/directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce as an alternate content release on 80 screens this Thursday.
With no ads on TV or in newspapers, no billboards, bus shelters or buses, the low-budget film co-funded by Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest is up against the premieres of Universal’s The Addams Family and Pinnacle’s Oz drama Kairos and the second weekend of Disney’s Frozen 2.
“There is no guarantee of success but what we have is a film with heart and soul that plays like gangbusters,” Woss...
Nelson Woss made a crazy-brave decision when audiences went wild for Koko: A Red Dog Story at three packed test screenings in Indianapolis in September: He wanted Australian cinemagoers to see the third chapter of the Red Dog franchise this year.
So the producer’s Good Dog Distribution and distribution partner Roadshow Films have booked the film from writers/directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce as an alternate content release on 80 screens this Thursday.
With no ads on TV or in newspapers, no billboards, bus shelters or buses, the low-budget film co-funded by Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest is up against the premieres of Universal’s The Addams Family and Pinnacle’s Oz drama Kairos and the second weekend of Disney’s Frozen 2.
“There is no guarantee of success but what we have is a film with heart and soul that plays like gangbusters,” Woss...
- 12/2/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher.
The first of four Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries telemovies won its timeslot on the Seven Network last night.
Produced by Beth Frey for Every Cloud Productions, the show was No. 1 across its two hours, although the first hour trailed Network 10’s Gogglebox and the ABC’s Escape from the City.
Seven claimed victory because the viewing figures averaged across the two hours exceeded those on 10 and the ABC.
Created by Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox and directed by Fiona Banks, the 1964-set drama-comedy introduced Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher, who takes on the mantle of lady private detective from Phryne Fisher, the aunt she never knew.
Teaming up with a club of feisty women known as The Adventuresses, she went undercover at a department store to solve the murder of a Barbie Jones, a glamorous model who is found perched on a...
The first of four Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries telemovies won its timeslot on the Seven Network last night.
Produced by Beth Frey for Every Cloud Productions, the show was No. 1 across its two hours, although the first hour trailed Network 10’s Gogglebox and the ABC’s Escape from the City.
Seven claimed victory because the viewing figures averaged across the two hours exceeded those on 10 and the ABC.
Created by Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox and directed by Fiona Banks, the 1964-set drama-comedy introduced Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher, who takes on the mantle of lady private detective from Phryne Fisher, the aunt she never knew.
Teaming up with a club of feisty women known as The Adventuresses, she went undercover at a department store to solve the murder of a Barbie Jones, a glamorous model who is found perched on a...
- 2/21/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Joel Jackson and Geraldine Hakewill.
Director Fiona Banks is tired of watching shows which depict women as victims, back-stabbers or characters who are pitted against each other.
So she was thrilled when she was offered Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, Every Cloud Productions’ spin off of the ABC series which starred Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher.
“The thing that drew me to the show from the word go is the genuine friendships between the women,” says Banks, who served as the set-up director for the first time in her illustrious career.
“These women support and encourage each other. These are good strong relationships. They are not always in agreement with each other and there is lot of humour and strength of character.”
Created by Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox and produced by Beth Frey, the four telemovies are set in 1964 and follow Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher, who takes...
Director Fiona Banks is tired of watching shows which depict women as victims, back-stabbers or characters who are pitted against each other.
So she was thrilled when she was offered Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, Every Cloud Productions’ spin off of the ABC series which starred Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher.
“The thing that drew me to the show from the word go is the genuine friendships between the women,” says Banks, who served as the set-up director for the first time in her illustrious career.
“These women support and encourage each other. These are good strong relationships. They are not always in agreement with each other and there is lot of humour and strength of character.”
Created by Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox and produced by Beth Frey, the four telemovies are set in 1964 and follow Geraldine Hakewill as Peregrine Fisher, who takes...
- 2/19/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Antonia Murphy, Joseph Wijangco and Anousha Zarkesh (Photo credit: Marlo Media)
Nikki Barrett and Anousha Zarkesh won multiple prizes at the Casting Guild of Australia Awards presented last Friday in Melbourne.
Barrett received the awards for her work in See Pictures/Gran Via Productions/Windalong Productions’ Breath (best casting in a feature film), Easy Tiger’s Jack Irish series 2 (TV drama) and Fremantle Australia’s Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV miniseries and telemovie).
Zarkesh took home the awards for Princess Pictures’ Wrong Kind of Black (best achievement in casting) and Scarlett Pictures’ Black Comedy series 3 (TV comedy).
“We had a lucky year in that all three of these projects were very collaborative casting processes with the filmmakers actively engaged in trying to find something true to the world they were creating. It’s always the best kind of casting to be involved in and shows on screen,” Barrett tells If.
Nikki Barrett and Anousha Zarkesh won multiple prizes at the Casting Guild of Australia Awards presented last Friday in Melbourne.
Barrett received the awards for her work in See Pictures/Gran Via Productions/Windalong Productions’ Breath (best casting in a feature film), Easy Tiger’s Jack Irish series 2 (TV drama) and Fremantle Australia’s Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV miniseries and telemovie).
Zarkesh took home the awards for Princess Pictures’ Wrong Kind of Black (best achievement in casting) and Scarlett Pictures’ Black Comedy series 3 (TV comedy).
“We had a lucky year in that all three of these projects were very collaborative casting processes with the filmmakers actively engaged in trying to find something true to the world they were creating. It’s always the best kind of casting to be involved in and shows on screen,” Barrett tells If.
- 12/2/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
German broadcaster Zdf has optioned the rights to the #7DaysLater format created by Ludo Studio.s Daley Pearson, Nick Boshier and Charlie Aspinwall.
Last week the Aussies were in Mainz doing a workshop on the German version of the International Digital Emmy award-winning show with ZDFneo.s TVLab.
The TVLab had four teams of online creators and Germany-based production companies creating an episode of television in a week while interacting with an online audience. The winning team will be determined by the episode that get the most votes.
.The teams were brilliant - really amazing," Pearson tells If. .They teamed up Germany's coolest online creators with more traditional companies. The winner of the TVLab may end up making a season of #7DaysLater for ZDFneo..
The German deal was negotiated by the global sales agent, All3 Media International.
Meantime the Ludo Studio team is developing a second season the ABC and...
Last week the Aussies were in Mainz doing a workshop on the German version of the International Digital Emmy award-winning show with ZDFneo.s TVLab.
The TVLab had four teams of online creators and Germany-based production companies creating an episode of television in a week while interacting with an online audience. The winning team will be determined by the episode that get the most votes.
.The teams were brilliant - really amazing," Pearson tells If. .They teamed up Germany's coolest online creators with more traditional companies. The winner of the TVLab may end up making a season of #7DaysLater for ZDFneo..
The German deal was negotiated by the global sales agent, All3 Media International.
Meantime the Ludo Studio team is developing a second season the ABC and...
- 10/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Patrick Brammall will make his Us screen debut in NBC.s pilot Strange Calls, a remake of the Australian series created by Daley Pearson.
The role won.t be a stretch for the actor as he is reprising the character of the macho but not overly bright Sergeant Lloyd,. whom he played in The Strange Calls.
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced the original for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
"When I read the Us script I was struck by how faithful it is to Daley's original creation," Brammall told If today.. "Blake McCormick. has nailed the tone. It's extremely funny; I reckon the Us audience will love it. And I can't wait to play Sarge again.
The role won.t be a stretch for the actor as he is reprising the character of the macho but not overly bright Sergeant Lloyd,. whom he played in The Strange Calls.
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced the original for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
"When I read the Us script I was struck by how faithful it is to Daley's original creation," Brammall told If today.. "Blake McCormick. has nailed the tone. It's extremely funny; I reckon the Us audience will love it. And I can't wait to play Sarge again.
- 2/19/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
NBC has commissioned a pilot of Strange Calls, a remake of the Australian series created by Daley Pearson.
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced The Strange Calls for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The project was set up initially with the Us ABC network but did not proceed after difficulties in casting the lead, according to Deadline.com.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
The plot will follow an affable but down-on-his-luck young police officer who is transferred to a rural town where, helped by a peculiar, elderly night watchman, he realises the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
The Strange Calls, which starred Toby Truslove as the cop and Barry Crocker as the night security man, screened...
Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, who executive produced The Strange Calls for ABC2, will work on the pilot with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
The project was set up initially with the Us ABC network but did not proceed after difficulties in casting the lead, according to Deadline.com.
The original writer Donick Cary has departed and the pilot is being written by Blake McCormick (Cougar Town, King of the Hill).
The plot will follow an affable but down-on-his-luck young police officer who is transferred to a rural town where, helped by a peculiar, elderly night watchman, he realises the town has a bizarre supernatural underbelly.
The Strange Calls, which starred Toby Truslove as the cop and Barry Crocker as the night security man, screened...
- 1/29/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The #7DaysLater team..
Australia.s Ludo Studio is working on deals to export its format of #7DaysLater to international markets after the multi-platform project won an International Digital Emmy® Award at the Mip-tv market in Cannes.
The show beat three other finalists, Real Escape Game TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television); Collider (Beactive Entertainment, S.A. / Fica - Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual, Portugal); and Latitudes (Losbragas / House Entertainment, Brazil) to win the prize for best digital program, fiction on Monday.
Billed as the world.s first crowd-sourced TV show, #7DaysLater ran for eight weeks on ABC2. The online audience contributed to the storylines which were performed by YouTube identities and guest stars such as Corey Feldman (Stand By Me, The Goonies), Collin Mochrie (who.s Line Is It Anyway?), John Jarratt, Jemaine Clement, Megan Washington, Sigrid Thornton and Toby Truslove.
.We're at Mip-tv in Cannes now and...
Australia.s Ludo Studio is working on deals to export its format of #7DaysLater to international markets after the multi-platform project won an International Digital Emmy® Award at the Mip-tv market in Cannes.
The show beat three other finalists, Real Escape Game TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television); Collider (Beactive Entertainment, S.A. / Fica - Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual, Portugal); and Latitudes (Losbragas / House Entertainment, Brazil) to win the prize for best digital program, fiction on Monday.
Billed as the world.s first crowd-sourced TV show, #7DaysLater ran for eight weeks on ABC2. The online audience contributed to the storylines which were performed by YouTube identities and guest stars such as Corey Feldman (Stand By Me, The Goonies), Collin Mochrie (who.s Line Is It Anyway?), John Jarratt, Jemaine Clement, Megan Washington, Sigrid Thornton and Toby Truslove.
.We're at Mip-tv in Cannes now and...
- 4/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australia.s Ludo Studios is working on deals to export its format of #7DaysLater to international markets after the multi-platform project won an International Digital Emmy® Award at the Mip-tv market in Cannes.
The show beat three other finalists, Real Escape Game TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television); Collider (Beactive Entertainment, S.A. / Fica - Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual, Portugal); and Latitudes (Losbragas / House Entertainment, Brazil) to win the prize for best digital program, fiction on Monday.
Billed as the world.s first crowd-sourced TV show, #7DaysLater ran for eight weeks on ABC2. The online audience contributed to the storylines which were performed by YouTube identities and guest stars such as Corey Feldman (Stand By Me, The Goonies), Collin Mochrie (who.s Line Is It Anyway?), John Jarratt, Jemaine Clement, Megan Washington, Sigrid Thornton and Toby Truslove.
.We're at Mip-tv in Cannes now and we're having great...
The show beat three other finalists, Real Escape Game TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television); Collider (Beactive Entertainment, S.A. / Fica - Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual, Portugal); and Latitudes (Losbragas / House Entertainment, Brazil) to win the prize for best digital program, fiction on Monday.
Billed as the world.s first crowd-sourced TV show, #7DaysLater ran for eight weeks on ABC2. The online audience contributed to the storylines which were performed by YouTube identities and guest stars such as Corey Feldman (Stand By Me, The Goonies), Collin Mochrie (who.s Line Is It Anyway?), John Jarratt, Jemaine Clement, Megan Washington, Sigrid Thornton and Toby Truslove.
.We're at Mip-tv in Cannes now and we're having great...
- 4/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Ludo Studios aims to nail down an international co-production partner for 2D animated series The Strange Chores and is developing a second season of #7DaysLater and a comedy feature film with an online hub.
Its first multi-platform project,. #7DaysLater has snagged an International Digital Emmy® Award nomination. The awards will be presented on April 7 at the Miptv market in Cannes.
.It.s ridiculous, amazing and a privilege,. said Ludo Studio.s Daley Pearson. .I.m looking forward to telling my parents we.re nominated for an International Emmy and leaving out the digital part..
There are three other nominees for best digital program, fiction: Real Escape Game TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television); Collider (Beactive Entertainment, S.A. / Fica - Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual, Portugal); and Latitudes (Losbragas / House Entertainment, Brazil).
Billed as the world.s first crowd-sourced TV show, #7DaysLater ran for eight weeks on ABC...
Its first multi-platform project,. #7DaysLater has snagged an International Digital Emmy® Award nomination. The awards will be presented on April 7 at the Miptv market in Cannes.
.It.s ridiculous, amazing and a privilege,. said Ludo Studio.s Daley Pearson. .I.m looking forward to telling my parents we.re nominated for an International Emmy and leaving out the digital part..
There are three other nominees for best digital program, fiction: Real Escape Game TV (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television); Collider (Beactive Entertainment, S.A. / Fica - Fundo de Investimento para o Cinema e Audiovisual, Portugal); and Latitudes (Losbragas / House Entertainment, Brazil).
Billed as the world.s first crowd-sourced TV show, #7DaysLater ran for eight weeks on ABC...
- 3/10/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Ludo Studio.s Daley Pearson seems to have an ongoing fascination with peculiar events and the supernatural.
Pearson created The Strange Calls, the ABC TV comedy starring Toby Truslove as a Gold Coast cop who investigates weird things that happen after dark; a Us remake is being developed by 20th TV for the ABC network.
Now Daley and his Ludo Studio partner Charlie Aspinwall are developing The Strange Chores, a 2D animated series for ABC3 about two 12-year-old boys, both troublemakers, who earn pocket money by doing bizarre chores for their mysterious neighbour. The boys. adventures often involve supernatural elements.
Neither guy had any experience in animation so they reached out to Media World.s Colin South, who produced the toon series Dogstar and The New Adventures of Ocean Girl as well as live action drama The Circuit and the movie Stone Bros.
South is serving as an executive producer...
Pearson created The Strange Calls, the ABC TV comedy starring Toby Truslove as a Gold Coast cop who investigates weird things that happen after dark; a Us remake is being developed by 20th TV for the ABC network.
Now Daley and his Ludo Studio partner Charlie Aspinwall are developing The Strange Chores, a 2D animated series for ABC3 about two 12-year-old boys, both troublemakers, who earn pocket money by doing bizarre chores for their mysterious neighbour. The boys. adventures often involve supernatural elements.
Neither guy had any experience in animation so they reached out to Media World.s Colin South, who produced the toon series Dogstar and The New Adventures of Ocean Girl as well as live action drama The Circuit and the movie Stone Bros.
South is serving as an executive producer...
- 12/18/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Us network ABC looks highly likely to shoot a pilot based on the quirky Australian comedy series The Strange Calls.
The network has ordered a pilot based on the show which was created and directed by Daley Pearson for Hoodlum Entertainment for ABC2.
The only proviso is that the network must first approve the cast being assembled by director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), producer Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and the showrunner Donick Cary, according to Deadline.com.
Cary has completed the script for the pilot based on Pearson.s script. Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield will serve as executive producers with Kaplan and Cary.
The pilot will start shooting as soon as the network approves the cast. The Us show, which has the working title Strange Calls, will switch the location to Nantucket island, where bumbling cop Toby Banks is called on to investigate strange, unexplainable occurrences.
The network has ordered a pilot based on the show which was created and directed by Daley Pearson for Hoodlum Entertainment for ABC2.
The only proviso is that the network must first approve the cast being assembled by director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), producer Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and the showrunner Donick Cary, according to Deadline.com.
Cary has completed the script for the pilot based on Pearson.s script. Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield will serve as executive producers with Kaplan and Cary.
The pilot will start shooting as soon as the network approves the cast. The Us show, which has the working title Strange Calls, will switch the location to Nantucket island, where bumbling cop Toby Banks is called on to investigate strange, unexplainable occurrences.
- 10/9/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Us network ABC looks highly likely to shoot a pilot based on the quirky Australian comedy series The Strange Calls.
The network has ordered a pilot based on the show which was created and directed by Daley Pearson for Hoodlum Entertainment for ABC2.
The only proviso is that the network must first approve the cast being assembled by director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), producer Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and the showrunner Donick Cary, according to Deadline.com.
Cary has completed the script for the pilot based on Pearson.s script. Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield will serve as executive producers with Kaplan and Cary.
The pilot will start shooting as soon as the network approves the cast. The Us show, which has the working title Strange Calls, will switch the location to Nantucket island, where bumbling cop Toby Banks is called on to investigate strange, unexplainable occurrences.
The network has ordered a pilot based on the show which was created and directed by Daley Pearson for Hoodlum Entertainment for ABC2.
The only proviso is that the network must first approve the cast being assembled by director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), producer Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and the showrunner Donick Cary, according to Deadline.com.
Cary has completed the script for the pilot based on Pearson.s script. Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield will serve as executive producers with Kaplan and Cary.
The pilot will start shooting as soon as the network approves the cast. The Us show, which has the working title Strange Calls, will switch the location to Nantucket island, where bumbling cop Toby Banks is called on to investigate strange, unexplainable occurrences.
- 10/9/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian comedy/mystery series The Strange Calls has been bought by Hulu, the giant Us video-streaming service.
Produced by Hoodlum Entertainment, the six-parter will premiere on Hulu on October 19.
Owned by Disney, 21st Century Fox and NBCUniversal, the service streamed more than 1 billion videos in the first quarter of this year. Its paid subscription service, Hulu Plus, has more than 4 million subscribers.
The deal was concluded by Dcd Rights, which had sold the show to a bunch of other territories including China and Russia. Based on a short film by Daley Pearson and Luke Tierney, it stars Toby Truslove as a local Gold Coast cop who investigates weird things that happen after dark, accompanied by Barry Crocker as a night security man.
A Us remake of the series, which aired on ABC2, is being developed by 20th TV for the American ABC network. Set in Nantucket Island near Boston, the...
Produced by Hoodlum Entertainment, the six-parter will premiere on Hulu on October 19.
Owned by Disney, 21st Century Fox and NBCUniversal, the service streamed more than 1 billion videos in the first quarter of this year. Its paid subscription service, Hulu Plus, has more than 4 million subscribers.
The deal was concluded by Dcd Rights, which had sold the show to a bunch of other territories including China and Russia. Based on a short film by Daley Pearson and Luke Tierney, it stars Toby Truslove as a local Gold Coast cop who investigates weird things that happen after dark, accompanied by Barry Crocker as a night security man.
A Us remake of the series, which aired on ABC2, is being developed by 20th TV for the American ABC network. Set in Nantucket Island near Boston, the...
- 8/2/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
It.s not surprising that comedic actor Ed Kavalee.s debut telemovie Scumbus is about to hit screens. What is surprising is that he used his life savings to self-fund the project, which was strong enough to attract come of the biggest names in Australian comedy including Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here; TV Burp; Santo,...
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here; TV Burp; Santo,...
- 11/1/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
It.s not surprising that comedic actor Ed Kavalee.s debut telemovie Scumbus is about to hit screens. What is surprising is that he used his life savings to self-fund the project, which was strong enough to attract come of the biggest names in Australian comedy including Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here,...
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here,...
- 11/1/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Ed Kavalee: writer, producer, actor of Scumbus
Network Ten has picked up first rights to a debut comedy feature by Ed Kavalee starring some of Australia’s best known comedians.
Scumbus is Kavalee’s first film, written, produced and funded by the comedian and directed by Luke Tierney.
The film, an idea of Kavalee’s and friend Josh Lawson, will be broadcast on Saturday 10 November at 9.30pm and later on Ten’s catch up service.
Kavalee told Encore: “It was conceived by myself and Josh Lawson before he got taken under the wing of Will Ferrell.”
“It was made for TV. No one is making comedy telemovies. So I thought let’s give this a go. Ten saw it, loved it and said they’d love to play it,” he said.
“It’s basically a little comedy about two life-long best friends who are also cops. One is a...
Network Ten has picked up first rights to a debut comedy feature by Ed Kavalee starring some of Australia’s best known comedians.
Scumbus is Kavalee’s first film, written, produced and funded by the comedian and directed by Luke Tierney.
The film, an idea of Kavalee’s and friend Josh Lawson, will be broadcast on Saturday 10 November at 9.30pm and later on Ten’s catch up service.
Kavalee told Encore: “It was conceived by myself and Josh Lawson before he got taken under the wing of Will Ferrell.”
“It was made for TV. No one is making comedy telemovies. So I thought let’s give this a go. Ten saw it, loved it and said they’d love to play it,” he said.
“It’s basically a little comedy about two life-long best friends who are also cops. One is a...
- 10/23/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
New ABC2 comedy The Strange Calls has become the latest local TV series to be picked up for a Us pilot.
Us Network ABC has commissioned a .put pilot. . a strong commitment requiring it to broadcast the initial pilot episode, which often leads to a full series.
The Us adaptation will be led by writer Donick Cary (New Girl), director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and producer Aaron Kaplan (The Neighbors). All three will executive produce alongside the Australian series producers, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield of Hoodlum.
The Australian 6x30-minute multiplatform series, which begins broadcast on October 16, stars Barry Crocker and Toby Truslove as an unlikely paranormal investigative team. The series was written and directed by Daley Pearson ($quid). The first episode has already launched on ABC iView and the series will invite audiences to communicate with the characters and share .strange. sightings via Twitter and the show.s website.
Us Network ABC has commissioned a .put pilot. . a strong commitment requiring it to broadcast the initial pilot episode, which often leads to a full series.
The Us adaptation will be led by writer Donick Cary (New Girl), director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and producer Aaron Kaplan (The Neighbors). All three will executive produce alongside the Australian series producers, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield of Hoodlum.
The Australian 6x30-minute multiplatform series, which begins broadcast on October 16, stars Barry Crocker and Toby Truslove as an unlikely paranormal investigative team. The series was written and directed by Daley Pearson ($quid). The first episode has already launched on ABC iView and the series will invite audiences to communicate with the characters and share .strange. sightings via Twitter and the show.s website.
- 10/11/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
This article, written by respected cinematographer Robert Humphreys Acs, originally appeared at the Australian Cinematographers Society website. For more information about the show, visit The Strange Calls. .
The Strange Calls is a six-part TV drama series written and directed by Daley Pearson and produced by Tracey Robertson and co-produced by Leigh McGrath for Hoodlum and the ABC.
Bumbling city cop Toby Banks (Toby Truslove) is demoted to night duty in the sleepy beachside village of Coolum. Working out of a run-down caravan on the outskirts of town, he meets Gregor (Barry Crocker), town cleaner, board game collector and paranormal authority. They team up to investigate The Strange Calls . bizarre late-night phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries haunting the sleepy town. A place where men turn into chickens, mermaids fall in love with locals and cats return from the grave.
We shot The Strange Calls using a single Arri Alexa camera from Cameraquip.
The Strange Calls is a six-part TV drama series written and directed by Daley Pearson and produced by Tracey Robertson and co-produced by Leigh McGrath for Hoodlum and the ABC.
Bumbling city cop Toby Banks (Toby Truslove) is demoted to night duty in the sleepy beachside village of Coolum. Working out of a run-down caravan on the outskirts of town, he meets Gregor (Barry Crocker), town cleaner, board game collector and paranormal authority. They team up to investigate The Strange Calls . bizarre late-night phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries haunting the sleepy town. A place where men turn into chickens, mermaids fall in love with locals and cats return from the grave.
We shot The Strange Calls using a single Arri Alexa camera from Cameraquip.
- 9/4/2012
- by Robert Humphreys ACS
- IF.com.au
Upcoming Australian comedy Outland is set to have its World Premiere at the Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on October 18.
Based on the only short film to play both the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the World Science Fiction Convention, this six-part comedy series focuses on members of a gay science-fiction fan club and features Adam Richard, Christine Anu, Ben Gerrard, Paul Ireland, and Toby Truslove. It is produced by Laura Waters (Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, John Safran’s Race Relations) of Princess Pictures.
Open about their sexuality but not so much about their geekdom, each member takes a turn at hosting the meetings. They soon discover that even if you’re out of the closet, it doesn’t mean there aren’t still skeletons in there… Outland is a series about belonging, no matter who you are, and how everyone searches to find a place to fit in.
Based on the only short film to play both the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the World Science Fiction Convention, this six-part comedy series focuses on members of a gay science-fiction fan club and features Adam Richard, Christine Anu, Ben Gerrard, Paul Ireland, and Toby Truslove. It is produced by Laura Waters (Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, John Safran’s Race Relations) of Princess Pictures.
Open about their sexuality but not so much about their geekdom, each member takes a turn at hosting the meetings. They soon discover that even if you’re out of the closet, it doesn’t mean there aren’t still skeletons in there… Outland is a series about belonging, no matter who you are, and how everyone searches to find a place to fit in.
- 10/8/2011
- by The DoorQus Maximus
- doorQ.com
ABC black romantic comedy Laid has gone south for series two, with shooting starting today in Melbourne. After filming in Sydney for the first series in July last year, the.six-part.production . created and written by.Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher . has moved due to several cast and creatives already being based in Melbourne. Financial assistance was also provided from Film Victoria. The series will again explore the .robustly comical motifs of sex and death., Hardy says. Reprising their roles include Alison Bell (as Roo), Celia Pacquola (as Ej), Toby Truslove (as Ej.s on again, off again boyfriend Zach), Graeme Blundell and Tracy Mann (as Roo.s parents Graham and Marion), and Shaun Micallef as G-Bomb (Roo.s gyno with the...
- 8/8/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Well, some gay portal already uses that name, but the show's characters can still talk about doorQ’s reboot.
Australia’s ABC1 has announced plans for Outland, a six-part comedy series with openly gay science fiction geeks. A show about “belonging and fitting in” will feature the gay characters Rae (Christine Anu), Toby (Ben Gerrard), Andy (Paul Ireland), Fab (Adam Richard) and Max (Toby Truslove). Kevin Carlin will direct. Princess Pictures, already known for the hits Summer Heights High and John Safran’s Race Relations, will produce.
They even need gay pride event extras for filming in Melbourne.
Photo: Adam Richard plays Fab.
Duane Simolke wrote the gay-themed novel Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure.
Australia’s ABC1 has announced plans for Outland, a six-part comedy series with openly gay science fiction geeks. A show about “belonging and fitting in” will feature the gay characters Rae (Christine Anu), Toby (Ben Gerrard), Andy (Paul Ireland), Fab (Adam Richard) and Max (Toby Truslove). Kevin Carlin will direct. Princess Pictures, already known for the hits Summer Heights High and John Safran’s Race Relations, will produce.
They even need gay pride event extras for filming in Melbourne.
Photo: Adam Richard plays Fab.
Duane Simolke wrote the gay-themed novel Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure.
- 11/11/2010
- doorQ.com
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