Population 11 world premiere

Upcoming Stan series Population 11 held its world premiere at at Luna Leederville in Perth, last night.

In attendance were star and Executive Producer Ben Feldman (Superstore, Mad Men, Silicon Valley) and Perry Mooney (Gold Diggers) plus co-stars Pippa Grandison, Steve Le Marquand and Ethan Gosatti. Creator Phil Lloyd was in attendance, alongside director Ben Young, and producers Bridget Callow-Wright and Melissa Kelly.

Also attending were Danielle Laidley and her partner Donna Leckie, Lee Tiger Halley, Pallavi Sharda, Joshua Hewson, Grace Chow, Daisy Axon, Megan Hollier, Tyroe Muhafidin, and Tik Tok’s Emily Grosser.

WA Minister for Culture and the Arts David Templeman also announced $18.72 million in funding to attract major productions.

The series is produced by Jungle Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films.

Filmed in Western Australia and inspired by true events, Population 11 is a quirky 12-part series about a man who goes missing from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents (11 after the missing man), and his estranged son, who journeys from the U.S. to find him.

When Andy Pruden (Feldman), a suburban bank teller from Ohio, pulls into the tiny outback town to visit his long-lost father, he’s alarmed to discover that Hugo has vanished and all the other residents in town are now suspects in his disappearance. Aided by another outsider Cassie (Mooney), Andy finds himself in increasing danger as he delves into the secrets of this motley crew of outback weirdos in the quest to find his father.

The impressive Population 11 ensemble cast includes Katrina Milosevic (Wentworth) as cop, Sgt. Geraldine Walters, Darren Gilshenan (Stan Original Series No Activity, The Moodys) as Pruden’s missing father Hugo Drivas, and Stephen Curry (Stan Original Series Ten Pound Poms, Thor: Love and Thunder) as manipulative General Store owner Noel Pinkus.

The series also stars Chai Hansen (The Newsreader, The New Legends of Monkey), Tony Briggs (The Twelve, Cleverman), Genevieve Lemon (Stan Original Film Christmas Ransom, Stan Original Series The Tourist), Rick Donald (Australia’s Sexiest Tradie, Halifax: Retribution), Pippa Grandison (Frayed, Muriel’s Wedding), Steve Le Marquand (June Again, Rake), William Zappa (Grey Nomads, The Dry, Stan Original Series The Tourist), Emily Taheny (Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell), Karis Oka (Erotic Stories), Fiona Choi (The Family Law) and Ethan Gosatti.

The Stan Original Series Population 11 is produced by Jungle Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films, with major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Lionsgate will manage international sales. Stan Executive Producers are Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie.