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Cameras roll on Secret Bridesmaids’ Business for Seven

Abbie Cornish, Katie McGrath & Georgina Haig star in Seven's new female-driven romantic thriller.

Filming is underway on Seven’s upcoming female-driven romantic thriller Secret Bridesmaids’ Business.

Leading the cast are Abbie Cornish (Jack Ryan, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Robocop), Katie McGrath (Supergirl, Merlin, Jurassic World) and Georgina Haig (Once Upon A Time, The Crossing, Limitless).

Based on the stage play written by Elizabeth Coleman, the drama is a Seven Studios production, filming from the Mornington Peninsula to the Melbourne CBD.

The cast also includes: Alexander England (Alien: Covenant, Offspring, The Beautiful Lie), Dan Spielman (Deep Water, The Code, Sisters), Oliver Ackland (The Originals, 100 Bloody Acres, Satisfaction), Annie Jones (Wentworth, Jack Irish, Neighbours) and Nicholas Bell (Wanted, A Place To Call Home, Wentworth, Mad as Hell).

A bride’s perfect wedding turns deadly after one of her bridesmaids unknowingly invites a malevolent stranger into their lives, triggering a deadly chain reaction that blows open a hidden world of secrets. As the thriller series unfolds, the power of female friendship could be the difference between life and death.

Abbie Cornish plays Melanie. Mother, wife, with a successful career and a beautiful home…. To family and friends, it appears she has an idyllic life. However, when her life choices are put to the test by some harsh home truths, her ideal world starts to spiral out of control.

“There is a sharp dichotomy between Melanie’s seemingly perfect suburban life with a happy marriage and wonderful children versus her increasing ventures into the unknown and often dangerous. From the first moment, I was drawn to Melanie’s complexities as a mid-30’s woman whose concerns, stresses, and priorities are eerily relevant to suburban life. Hers is a story begging to be told,” Abbie Cornish said.

Katie McGrath is Saskia. A fast-rising lawyer and an arresting, high-octane British truth-bomb. She is relentlessly intelligent and fiercely loyal. An assured, wildly-independent bisexual, Saskia defies pigeonholing and holds a secret that could mean the end of friendship with her best mate, Olivia.

“I love the core friendship of the three very different women. Each woman is strong in her own way, but knows how to be vulnerable with their friends,” said Katie McGrath.

Georgina Haig plays Olivia. Her near-death experience with leukaemia has made her determined to follow her dreams. Olivia is vibrant, witty and an optimist. When she discovers something very dark about a loved one, it drives her to bury her own secret to protect those around her.

“Olivia is a grounded optimist who tries to be less vulnerable than she is, because she wears her heart on her sleeve but wishes she didn’t so much. She’s tough one minute then crumbling the next,” said Georgina Haig.

Seven Studios CEO., Therese Hegarty said: “Securing outstanding actors is testament to the story-telling and craftsmanship of superb scripts that blend secrets, lies, wit and compelling friendships. We are delighted to bring this drama to screens.”

Film Victoria CEO, Caroline Pitcher added: “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business is a Victorian Original production. We’re excited that Seven Studios Scripted are launching their exciting slate of projects with a Victorian-based story that will showcase our stunning Mornington Peninsula region and the incredible talents of our state’s creatives and crew.”

Seven Studios is also filming Between Two Worlds and Home & Away.

Secret Bridesmaids’ Business is directed by Tori Garrett and Jennifer Perrott, executive producer / producer is MaryAnne Carroll, series producer is Amanda Crittenden, script producers / writers are Andrew Anastasios and David Hannam, with writers Alli Parker, Trent Roberts, Chelsea Cassio and Shanti Gudgeon. Principal production investment is from Film Victoria.

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