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Hoodlum drama funded as Screen Australia “high-end” TV project

A new supernatural thriller is the first project funded in Screen Australia's High-end TV Development program.

2014-01-22_0112The first project in Screen Australia’s new High-end Television Development program has been announced: a supernatural thriller, Tidelands, from Queensland-based production company Hoodlum.

The eight-part series fuses a contemporary crime thriller with haunting folklore and is the brainchild of writer Stephen M. Irwin (pictured) who also wrote Secrets and Lies for Hoodlum.

It will be produced by Hoodlum’s Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson, and their Head of TV, Leigh McGrath.

The project will be developed and written for US internet streaming company, Amazon Studios -part of online retailer Amazon.

Screen Australia’s High-End Television Development program, launched in October last year to provide script funding to support the development of inventive concepts for television driven by an international market.

While no Australian broadcaster has been attached to the project, eligible projects require a Letter Of Interest from an international broadcaster or internet streaming company.

Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason said, “We are delighted to support Hoodlum’s eight-part television series Tidelands, which displays the originality and scale of ambition we are seeking to support with this fund. 2013 was a very successful year for Hoodlum and we hope this support assists the producers to take Tidelands to the next level and build on their international profile.”

One Response

  1. Looking forward to this one! I can’t recall the last time an Australian produced supernatural show was made…

    … and just now I remembered- Nowhere Boys! But I mean an adult themed program, not one for teenagers and children.

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