The upcoming remake of sitcom Ghosts in Australia is shooting in Perth, with the cast list taking shape.
The eight-part series, announced last year, is from BBC Studios Australia and will be for Network 10 and Paramount+. It’s filming on set and on location in Western Australia, with actor talent including Mandy McElhinney and Brent Hill, and investment from Screenwest and the state’s Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.
Like other versions of Ghosts, the plot revolves around a couple who inherit a huge and historic mansion in the countryside, with Tamala playing Kate and Rowan Witt appearing as her partner, Season.
After Kate has a near-death experience, she gains the power to see ghosts, who get up to supernatural shenanigans around the mansion.
McElhinney will play Irish potato famine survivor, mother of 13 and publican Eileen, Hill will be stoic naval officer Gideon,...
The eight-part series, announced last year, is from BBC Studios Australia and will be for Network 10 and Paramount+. It’s filming on set and on location in Western Australia, with actor talent including Mandy McElhinney and Brent Hill, and investment from Screenwest and the state’s Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.
Like other versions of Ghosts, the plot revolves around a couple who inherit a huge and historic mansion in the countryside, with Tamala playing Kate and Rowan Witt appearing as her partner, Season.
After Kate has a near-death experience, she gains the power to see ghosts, who get up to supernatural shenanigans around the mansion.
McElhinney will play Irish potato famine survivor, mother of 13 and publican Eileen, Hill will be stoic naval officer Gideon,...
- 4/14/2025
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Ghosts, the renowned supernatural fantasy sitcom, is officially in line for another remake, following the success of the US version. The original series was a British sitcom that aired on BBC One for five seasons from April 2019 to December 2023. It was previously remade by CBS in 2021, with Season 4 currently set to premiere on October 17, 2024. Like The Office and many other versatile concepts, Ghosts is a show that can be adapted into multiple versions, with changes in location creating a unique experience for its viewers.
According to Deadline, BBC Australia is currently developing another remake of Ghosts, soon after the success of the UK and US versions. The series, which will premiere on Paramount+ and Network 10, will follow the same premise as the original, focusing on a couple, Sean and Kate, who inherit a haunted mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by a bunch of restless souls who desperately need her help.
According to Deadline, BBC Australia is currently developing another remake of Ghosts, soon after the success of the UK and US versions. The series, which will premiere on Paramount+ and Network 10, will follow the same premise as the original, focusing on a couple, Sean and Kate, who inherit a haunted mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by a bunch of restless souls who desperately need her help.
- 9/19/2024
- by Hanumanth Reddy
- MovieWeb
Paramount+, in collaboration with Screen Australia and Screen Nsw, is adding to its international slate with the commission of an original drama series down under titled Playing Gracie Darling. Set to debut in 2025, the six-hour supernatural thriller is produced by Curio Pictures, with Sony Pictures Television handling international distribution.
Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow), and directed by Jonathan Brough (Rosehaven, The End), the series features an ensemble cast led by Morgana O’Reilly (The White Lotus, Season 3) as Joni. Joining her are Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield), Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven), Annie Maynard (Upper Middle Bogan), and Anne Tenney (The Castle). Paramount says additional casting announcements are expected soon.
Playing Gracie Darling centers on the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl, Gracie Darling, during a séance 27 years ago. In the present day, local children in a small town play a seemingly innocent game inspired by the tragedy, but when another girl vanishes,...
Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow), and directed by Jonathan Brough (Rosehaven, The End), the series features an ensemble cast led by Morgana O’Reilly (The White Lotus, Season 3) as Joni. Joining her are Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield), Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven), Annie Maynard (Upper Middle Bogan), and Anne Tenney (The Castle). Paramount says additional casting announcements are expected soon.
Playing Gracie Darling centers on the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl, Gracie Darling, during a séance 27 years ago. In the present day, local children in a small town play a seemingly innocent game inspired by the tragedy, but when another girl vanishes,...
- 9/18/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new Ghosts TV show remake is officially in the works, following the end of its original UK version and the success of its US remake. Ghosts was originally a show in the UK that began in 2019, having ended in December 2023 after season 5. However, it managed to spawn a successful US version of the series, with Ghosts season 4 currently scheduled for release on October 17. The versatility of its premise, involving a couple moving into a house full of spirits that need their help, makes it so the show can work in any number of locations.
Now, Deadline reports a new version of Ghosts is being developed by BBC Australia for Paramount+ and Network 10 after the success of its UK and US versions. The show will follow the same sitcom formula of a couple living in a home full of spirits. In the eight episode Australian version, couple Kate and...
Now, Deadline reports a new version of Ghosts is being developed by BBC Australia for Paramount+ and Network 10 after the success of its UK and US versions. The show will follow the same sitcom formula of a couple living in a home full of spirits. In the eight episode Australian version, couple Kate and...
- 9/17/2024
- by Nick Bythrow
- ScreenRant
BBC Heading On More ‘Famous Five’ Adventures
The BBC is heading on a second set of The Famous Five adventures. Nicolas Winding Refn’s version, which is made by The Gentleman co-producer Moonage and byNWR with Mediapro Studio, will roll cameras on two more 90-minute eps, which follows the three that launched earlier this year. The show is a modern adaptation of the Enid Blyton classics. Series two takes the heroes into strange and challenging waters as they face life during wartime – and the hazards of growing up. The new series includes a guest role for Jemima Rooper, who starred as George in the 1990s Famous Five TV series and now takes on the role of Angela Clutterbuck, a guest staying at a mysterious hotel. Winding Refn said: “The excitement I feel for the return of The Famous Five fills my inner child with pure content. It is an adventure...
The BBC is heading on a second set of The Famous Five adventures. Nicolas Winding Refn’s version, which is made by The Gentleman co-producer Moonage and byNWR with Mediapro Studio, will roll cameras on two more 90-minute eps, which follows the three that launched earlier this year. The show is a modern adaptation of the Enid Blyton classics. Series two takes the heroes into strange and challenging waters as they face life during wartime – and the hazards of growing up. The new series includes a guest role for Jemima Rooper, who starred as George in the 1990s Famous Five TV series and now takes on the role of Angela Clutterbuck, a guest staying at a mysterious hotel. Winding Refn said: “The excitement I feel for the return of The Famous Five fills my inner child with pure content. It is an adventure...
- 9/16/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Australia and BBC Studios Production Australia are to produce a localized Australian version of British light drama format “Ghosts.” It will play on the Paramount-owned Network 10 linear channel and the Paramount+ streaming platform.
The eight-part family comedy series will be set in a haunted country house full of hilarious new ghosts who are as chaotic, unpredictable and messy as Australian history itself.
No cast or creative talent has been disclosed, nor a production schedule. However, the companies said that the completed show would air in 2025.
The original series “Ghosts” was produced by Monumental Television in association with Them There for BBC One. It was distributed by BBC Studios. The fifth and final series of the original U.K. version was the most-watched comedy in 2023, with the finale watched by over 6 million people in seven days.
The U.S. version is in production with its fourth season for CBS.
The eight-part family comedy series will be set in a haunted country house full of hilarious new ghosts who are as chaotic, unpredictable and messy as Australian history itself.
No cast or creative talent has been disclosed, nor a production schedule. However, the companies said that the completed show would air in 2025.
The original series “Ghosts” was produced by Monumental Television in association with Them There for BBC One. It was distributed by BBC Studios. The fifth and final series of the original U.K. version was the most-watched comedy in 2023, with the finale watched by over 6 million people in seven days.
The U.S. version is in production with its fourth season for CBS.
- 9/16/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ crime drama Last King of the Cross, about legendary Australian underworld figure John Ibrahim, is getting a second season.
The eight-part run’s order comes after season one landed strongly on the Paramount streamer this year and sold around the world to the likes of Sky in the UK.
We recently feature it in our Global Breakouts strand, as it represents a new breed of premium Aussie streaming dramas that also includes Netflix’s Heartbreak High and Disney+’s upcoming Artful Dodger. This week, Lincoln Younes was nominated for Most Popular Actor at Australia’s Logie Awards thanks in large part due to his portrayal of lead character Ibrahim.
Season two will dive deeper into the seductive and dangerous world of Kings Cross, Sydney, as Ibrahim expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene in the ecstasy-fuelled early 2000s. The stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone...
The eight-part run’s order comes after season one landed strongly on the Paramount streamer this year and sold around the world to the likes of Sky in the UK.
We recently feature it in our Global Breakouts strand, as it represents a new breed of premium Aussie streaming dramas that also includes Netflix’s Heartbreak High and Disney+’s upcoming Artful Dodger. This week, Lincoln Younes was nominated for Most Popular Actor at Australia’s Logie Awards thanks in large part due to his portrayal of lead character Ibrahim.
Season two will dive deeper into the seductive and dangerous world of Kings Cross, Sydney, as Ibrahim expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene in the ecstasy-fuelled early 2000s. The stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount+ Australia has greenlit a second, eight-part season of hit crime drama series “Last King of The Cross.”
Inspired by John Ibrahim’s autobiography, the series charts the rise of a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education, no money, and no prospects to Australia’s most infamous nightclub mogul and is set in Sydney’s decadent Kings Cross district in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Season 2 (8 x 60′) will further explore the dangerous world of Kings Cross, as Ibrahim expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene. Set against the backdrop of the ecstasy-fueled 2000s, the stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone wants a piece – including John’s two younger brothers.
Produced by Helium, with Cineflix Rights as exclusive worldwide distribution partner, “Last King of The Cross” has sold wide including a presale to Sky in the U.K., Italy, Ireland and Germany, together with Paramount+ in Canada and...
Inspired by John Ibrahim’s autobiography, the series charts the rise of a poverty-stricken immigrant with no education, no money, and no prospects to Australia’s most infamous nightclub mogul and is set in Sydney’s decadent Kings Cross district in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Season 2 (8 x 60′) will further explore the dangerous world of Kings Cross, as Ibrahim expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene. Set against the backdrop of the ecstasy-fueled 2000s, the stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone wants a piece – including John’s two younger brothers.
Produced by Helium, with Cineflix Rights as exclusive worldwide distribution partner, “Last King of The Cross” has sold wide including a presale to Sky in the U.K., Italy, Ireland and Germany, together with Paramount+ in Canada and...
- 6/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
“6 Festivals,” a music drama film that marks the first Australian feature movie to be commissioned by Paramount+, is to get a local theatrical release.
The picture is the story of three teenage best friends who try to attend six music festivals in as many months. It gets its world premiere on Friday at the Sydney Film Festival, as part of the Sff’s Sounds on Screen section.
The picture will have a limited theatrical release in Australia through Bonsai Films from Aug. 11, 2022. Global accessibility on Paramount+ will follow at an unspecified date later in the year.
Parent company, ViacomCBS also owns Australian linear network Channel 10. Together they gave the Paramount+ platform a local launch last August by including 10’s pre-existing streaming offering, 10 All Access.
“6 Festivals” was written by Sean Nash, Macario De Souza and Lou Sanz and directed by de Souza (“Bra Boys”), who also works as recording artist Kid Mac.
The picture is the story of three teenage best friends who try to attend six music festivals in as many months. It gets its world premiere on Friday at the Sydney Film Festival, as part of the Sff’s Sounds on Screen section.
The picture will have a limited theatrical release in Australia through Bonsai Films from Aug. 11, 2022. Global accessibility on Paramount+ will follow at an unspecified date later in the year.
Parent company, ViacomCBS also owns Australian linear network Channel 10. Together they gave the Paramount+ platform a local launch last August by including 10’s pre-existing streaming offering, 10 All Access.
“6 Festivals” was written by Sean Nash, Macario De Souza and Lou Sanz and directed by de Souza (“Bra Boys”), who also works as recording artist Kid Mac.
- 6/8/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
After a hiatus last year, Network 10 is set to run Pilot Week for a third time, looking for original unscripted series with a “distinctive Aussie flair”.
The ViacomCBS broadcaster is calling for “bold and diverse” formats that will complement its current slate, including MasterChef Australia, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Australian Survivor, The Bachelor Australia, Ambulance Australia, and The Masked Singer.
Previous success stories out of Pilot Week include Trial By Kyle, Kinne Tonight, Drunk History Australia, Taboo, and Saturday Night Rove. In the past, 10 has commissioned series based on audience reaction, social buzz and ratings.
10 ViacomCBS head of programming Daniel Monaghan said: “We are thrilled to see the return of Pilot Week this year. It is such a great opportunity to showcase creative projects from our talented production community, and then determine what resonates the most with our audience.
“Pilot Week has resulted in a number of the...
The ViacomCBS broadcaster is calling for “bold and diverse” formats that will complement its current slate, including MasterChef Australia, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Australian Survivor, The Bachelor Australia, Ambulance Australia, and The Masked Singer.
Previous success stories out of Pilot Week include Trial By Kyle, Kinne Tonight, Drunk History Australia, Taboo, and Saturday Night Rove. In the past, 10 has commissioned series based on audience reaction, social buzz and ratings.
10 ViacomCBS head of programming Daniel Monaghan said: “We are thrilled to see the return of Pilot Week this year. It is such a great opportunity to showcase creative projects from our talented production community, and then determine what resonates the most with our audience.
“Pilot Week has resulted in a number of the...
- 5/10/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Network 10 is set to launch a new free-to-air channel, 10 Shake, which by day will air children’s content and from 6pm-6am focus on edgier content for adults under 40.
Joining other multichannels 10 Peach and 10 Bold, 10 Shake will include a variety of programming made available through parent company ViacomCBS, including from Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.
The children’s slate promises Bubble Guppies, Henry Danger, Ready Set Dance, SpongeBob SquarePants, Paw Patrol, Henry Danger, iCarly, Breadwinners, Bubble Guppies, Dora the Explorer, The Loud House, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Sam & Cat, Sanjay and Craig, Shimmer and Shine, Team Umizoomi, The Thundermans and Top Wing.
Network 10 will also house its Australian C classified dramas on the channel, as well as other local kids shows Totally Wild, Scope, Gamify, Calvin and Kaison’s Play Power and Crocamole.
For adults programming will include The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Late Late Show With James Corden,...
Joining other multichannels 10 Peach and 10 Bold, 10 Shake will include a variety of programming made available through parent company ViacomCBS, including from Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.
The children’s slate promises Bubble Guppies, Henry Danger, Ready Set Dance, SpongeBob SquarePants, Paw Patrol, Henry Danger, iCarly, Breadwinners, Bubble Guppies, Dora the Explorer, The Loud House, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Sam & Cat, Sanjay and Craig, Shimmer and Shine, Team Umizoomi, The Thundermans and Top Wing.
Network 10 will also house its Australian C classified dramas on the channel, as well as other local kids shows Totally Wild, Scope, Gamify, Calvin and Kaison’s Play Power and Crocamole.
For adults programming will include The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Late Late Show With James Corden,...
- 7/13/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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