Renewed: Wentworth
Foxtel's hit drama series will be back to lock up more viewers in 2016.
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Foxtel is headed back to the laundry press for a fourth season of its hit drama, Wentworth.
The FremantleMedia Australia production, a reimagining of Grundy’s iconic Prisoner, will return in 2016 with twelve more episodes on SoHo.
The series is now seen in more than 80 countries, including New Zealand, the UK and US and has spawned its own adaptations in Germany and The Netherlands.
Foxtel Head of Drama Penny Win said “All of us at Foxtel and FremantleMedia Australia are extremely proud of Wentworth and the passionate bond the series has forged with drama lovers, starting with our discerning Foxtel subscribers and expanding to captivate audiences around the world.”
FremantleMedia Australia Director of Drama and executive producer Jo Porter said, “Without wanting to give away any specific spoilers from season three, suffice to say it builds to a fabulous crescendo that in turn has given our season four writers a fantastic launch pad to explore what is next for the complex and compelling characters of Wentworth.
“Our loyal Wentworth fans are not going to be disappointed and I know our amazing cast and crew are going to relish bringing to life these potent stories.”
Production on the fourth season gets underway in Melbourne in the second half of this year with Season Three to premiere Tuesday April 7 on SoHo.
13 Responses
I think it exports well too
Such a great show, but sad that 70 percent of the population that don’t have Pay TV don’t see it.
I agree, Ten would be a great fit, and I’d watch all episodes all over again if they picked it up. 12 episodes for season 4 though? Surely the hunger from the fans and the exceptional quality of the show so far could’ve pushed the season out to 18 or 24 episodes.
Not happening on TEN. Move on.
Why can’t it happen on TEN? I am sure they would be a great fit for it.
Probably because it is “exclusive” to foxtel, even if it is made by FremantleMedia.
Why should it air on Ten? Ten had the chance at a prisoner reboot and stupidly decided not to proceed. Ten don’t deserve to benefit from Wentworth, besides Foxtel make content specifically to gain subscribers. It would not be in their interest to allow Ten or any other FTA channel access to it.
Amazing news. Really thought Season 3 might be the last given the lost location and set taken down.
My wife loves this show and she would be happy with the news. With Channel 10’s partnership with Foxtel lately, I think 10 should air the first 2 seasons this year and the 3rd season at the start of next year prior to the 4th season starting on Soho. Channel 10 really need a well made drama and this is it.
Agreed – I think wentworth would go down well on TEN.
Maybe an opportunity to go to barnhurst for a bit?
Or bring Marie Winter onboard?
Or Myra?
Endless opportunity for us diehard Prisoner fans to get excited about the possibility of reimaging these characters
With their location lost and set torn down one can only image this “crescendo”. a fire maybe? a bomb? who knows. Looking forward to season 3
Yes, this info is out there in the public domain so not a spoiler. How it is plotted into the story is a spoiler. I’d tip a fire, but the question is who goes down with it?