Headlines:
- Actor Brian Wenzel, best known for A Country Practice has died aged 94.
- May 06 | tvtonight.com.au
- Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis are great as a father and daughter who must raise $26,000 by whatever means necessary
- April 23 | www.theguardian.com
- Unexpected coda to cartoon’s powerhouse season finale based on 'real moment’ from a British reporter's life
- April 23 | www.cbc.ca
- Marta Dusseldorp starred as crown prosecutor Janet King for three years. Now she finds herself working more and more behind the camera.
- April 22 | www.abc.net.au
- Why 'The Sign,' an episode of a kids cartoon about a dog family, has adults in tears.
- April 15 | www.cbc.ca
- Romantic comedy series “Top End Bub” will begin production next month in Australia as a sequel to hit 2019 feature film “Top End Wedding.” Stars Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee will reprise their roles.
- April 07 | variety.com
- Paramount+ Australia and CBS have now formally renewed NCIS: Sydney for a second season, the first international version of the long running NCIS franchise.
- March 20 | tvblackbox.com.au
- New dramas including Critical Incident and Good Cop / Bad Cop are part of Stan's lineup for the year ahead.
- March 12 | www.screenhub.com.au
- Renowned writer director, best known for Blue Murder, Heartbreak High, Wildside and Careful He Might Hear You, has died.
- March 08 | tvtonight.com.au
- If he were alive, what would Paddy Moriarty say over a beer? Seven years after the mysterious disappearance of the much-maligned local from Larrimah in the Northern Territory (population 12), a fictitious series based on his life and presumed death has everyone on the edge of their seats.
- February 23 | www.thenewdaily.com.au
- Filming is underway in Hobart on upcoming Netflix crime-mystery The Survivors, based on a novel by Jane Harper, which will become the largest production ever filmed within the state.
- February 15 | tvtonight.com.au
- There’s almost nothing you can do to make the [dramedy] format work. Or at least, that’s what we thought until we saw Triple Oh!
- February 09 | blog.australiantumbleweeds.com
- Phoebe Tonkin is to star in and executive produce a new Australian TV crime drama series, “The Dark Lake,” based on a novel by Sarah Bailey.
- February 06 | variety.com
- Before contestants are unleashed on daily challenges, there are 24 men and women who run the course first.
- February 03 | tvtonight.com.au
- It’s already a memorable year for Australian TV drama. Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix) and Prosper (Stan) are both superb and Total Control (iview) returns for its explosive final season.
- January 19 | www.mediaweek.com.au
- Brendan Cowell, Asher Keddie and the team from Love My Way are behind a new ABC drama about an ex-footballer.
- January 17 | tvtonight.com.au
- Paramount+ is continuing production on previously announced commissions with season two of Last King of the Cross underway in western Sydney. The start of production on the second series based on the life of John Ibrahim comes after speculation about the streaming platform’s parent company Paramount.
- January 15 | www.mediaweek.com.au
- Australian TV has drama aplenty in 2024, and we've rounded up some of the best series to look forward to.
- January 12 | www.screenhub.com.au
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premieres:
- May
- 30 - Colin From Accounts (Binge)
birthdays:
- May
- 2 - Anna McGahan (1988)
- 3 - Richard Sutherland (1971)
- 6 - Alan Dale (1947)
- 6 - Gina Riley (1961)
- 7 - Justin Melvey (1969)
- 10 - Rachel Gordon (1976)
- 11 - Anita Hegh (1972)
- 11 - Holly Valance (1983)
- 11 - Justin Rosniak (1977)
- 12 - Glenn Robbins (1956)
- 12 - Anthony Brandon Wong (1965)
- 14 - Cate Blanchett (1969)
- 14 - David Reyne (1959)
- 14 - Ada Nicodemou (1977)
- 15 - John Orcsik (1945)
- 16 - Celia Ireland (1966)
- 19 - Claudia Karvan (1972)
- 19 - James Reyne (1957)
- 21 - Brett Tucker (1972)
- 21 - Josephine Mitchell (1965)
- 21 - Inge Hornstra (1974)
- 21 - Belinda Bromilow (1975)
- 22 - Gary Sweet (1957)
- 24 - Brian Wenzel (1929)
- 25 - Jansen Spencer (1981)
- 25 - Kick Gurry (1978)
- 25 - Jamie Carter (1999)
- 26 - Marieke Hardy (1976)
- 26 - Rachael Blake (1971)
- 26 - Jolene Anderson (1980)
- 27 - Stephen Lovatt (1964)
- 27 - Sara Wiseman (1972)
- 28 - Kylie Minogue (1968)
- 28 - Beth Allen (1984)
- 29 - Louise Siversen (1958)
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