Don Hany, Susie Porter join Janet King.
Cameras roll on the third season set in the world of sport, illegal gambling & performance enhancing drugs.
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Don Hany and Susie Porter are amongst new cast members joining ABC’s Janet King.
Production on the third season is now underway in Sydney with Marta Dusseldorp. Returning cast members include Damian Walshe-Howling, Peter Kowitz, Christopher Morris, Andrea Demetriades, Anita Hegh and Hamish Michael.
Also appearing this season are Robert Mammone, Andrew Ryan, Huw Higginson, John Bach, Steve Le Marquand, Arka Das and Adam Demos.
This season Janet confronts a hornet’s nest of illegal gambling, organised crime and money laundering, while investigating the tragic death of a young sports star. What begins as a spot betting investigation soon unmasks elite professional sportsmen and women’s connection to the shadowy underbelly of performance enhancing drugs, match fixing, kickbacks and ultimately … murder.
Screentime’s Greg Haddrick said “Established as a drama that tackles political, legal and social relevancies head on, this series of Janet King will delve into the world of match fixing and sports science. Marta Dusseldorp’s carriage of this character is exemplary, and we are delighted that this series has attracted such a high calibre of cast to work alongside our already established characters.”
ABC TV’s Head of Scripted Production Sally Riley said, “Janet King’s steely determination to uncover the truth will plunge audiences into the dangerous world of corruption in sport for what promises to be a thrilling third series for this iconic heroine.”
The Screentime series is written by Greg Haddrick, Felicity Packard, Niki Aken and Alexa Wyatt (also script producer), produced by Karl Zwicky and Lisa Scott, with Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers. Greg Haddrick, Sally Riley and Kym Goldsworthy are executive producers.
It directed by Peter Andrikidis, Grant Brown and Catherine Millar and coming to ABC in 2017.
8 Responses
Love the series..love the additional new casting…nothing but good here…well for me…
Hopefully the writing is miles better than last season.
Good news – Series 2 was excellent
Good to know Susie Porter is still around. She was so funny in “Welcome To Woop Woop”. I would love to see it on TV again if any station has the rights.
Really happy there will be another season of Janet King, and the addition of Susie Porter, amongst others, is a real bonus.
Looking forward to this season.
Me too. I’m interested to see how they approach this topic considering how much of its been in the news of late.
This wil be great if past seasons are anything to go by. Great cast line up too!! Looking forward to it!