ABC pursues new seasons of Austin, Ladies in Black.
Second seasons are in development, ABC confirms.
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EXCLUSIVE:
Two new seasons of ABC drama titles are in the pipeline.
They are Ladies in Black from Bunya Entertainment and Austin from Northern Pictures.
Austin stars Ben Miller, Sally Phillips and Michael Theo, in the story of an unexpected neuro-divergent son from a long-forgotten dalliance. It was recently picked up by BBC.
Ladies in Black follows from the successful 2018 film of the same name and centres on the staff of Goodes Department Store as they deal with major societal shifts in the 1960s.
The cast includes Debi Mazar, Miranda Otto, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes and Azizi Donnelly.
Another Bunya title Mystery Road: Origin is also in development for ABC to shoot in Western Australia, as revealed by managing director David Anderson last year. It is now anticipated for 2025.
An ABC spokesperson told TV Tonight, “The ABC is currently in creative development on these projects.”
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I would’ve thought the ABC might wait and see how Austin performs in the UK (it hasn’t debuted there yet, has it?) before renewing the show for a 2nd season, after the first season here started strong before a significant drop-off.
Can’t remember how much (if any) input Cian O’Clery/Karina Holden had in the making of Austin, but this observer certainly wouldn’t be surprised if the powers that be at Northern Pictures have tied in the BBC’s deal with Austin with an option for a UK version of Love On The Spectrum.
Whatever the case, my guess is that the upcoming 3rd US season of LOTS will probably be its last, then NP might shift their focus to Austin and possibly establishing a LOTS:UK. Now it’s been 3-4 years, I can’t see there being any more LOTS:AU made. As for Better Date Than Never…well, after that show tanked in the ratings (especially this year, although Season 1 ratings weren’t all that good either IIRC) I can’t seriously imagine it’s likely to return in 2025!