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100% Wolf: The Book of Hath

2023 - Completed

Werewolves joining normal human society has not worked out well for Freddy and his ex-Howlington buddies. The Night Patrol has been relegated to desk jobs and the Way of the Wolf has all but been forgotten. But when strange creatures start appearing in Milford and a powerful sorceress from the distant past threatens his very existence, this fluffy pink were-poodle leads his friends through another series of hilarious action adventures and proves he is 100% Wolf.

Asking For It

2022 - Completed

In 2021 Jess Hill and the team from Northern Pictures journeyed into Australian homes to explore a national crisis: Domestic abuse. Now, our Parliament has exploded with revelations of sexual misconduct, hundreds of thousands of teenagers have shared their stories of rape and sexual assault, and the prime minister has been lambasted for his inability to formulate a response. Men and women are protesting. School kids are striking against their principals. Social media is at once outraged and blindly accusing. The Government is in freefall on the issue. So what is it we’re so angry about? What is this slippery thing we call ‘consent’?

Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe

2023 - Completed

Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe is the story of three best mates who naively decided to open their own cafe and embark on strange and unexpected exploits.

Australia's Wild Odyssey

2022 - Completed

AUSTRALIA'S WILD ODYSSEY follows the flow of water across the Australian continent to uncover the incredible connections that link all creatures on earth: from ants, to eagles to us.

Bad Behaviour

2023 - Completed

BAD BEHAVIOUR is a visceral ride into the epicentre of our teenage years where the most crucial decision of the day is to bully or be bullied. We've all been there, and we're glad we got out unscathed. Or so we thought.

Barrumbi Kids

2022 - Completed

BARRUMBI KIDS is a rollicking adventure story of two mischievous best mates growing up in community in Arnhem Land.

Better Date Than Never

2023 - Completed

BETTER DATE THAN NEVER is a character-led, multi-part docuseries following a diverse group of single love seekers as they take a huge step in anyone’s life – into the dating world. Each participant has a unique story, and a different reason for a later start to their dating journey. But they all share a common goal – to step out on their first date. With a little help from the producers, they launch into a world they’ve always wanted to explore, on a journey that takes them on the sometimes rocky road to finding love.

Black Snow

2023 - Completed

In a far North Queensland town surrounded by cane fields, a time capsule is unearthed at a local high school, plunging the town back into the past and the unsolved murder of one of its students.

Crazy Fun Park

2022 - Completed

When an introverted teen loses his best friend at an abandoned theme park, he must step into a ghoulish neverland and discover how much he’ll risk to keep the friendship alive.

Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep?

2023 - Completed

DOLPHINS: IS OUR LOVE TOO DEEP? is a ground-breaking, investigative, environmental film that explores the impact humans are having on wild dolphins through hand feeding tourism programs in Australia at Monkey Mia and Bunbury in Western Australia, and Moreton Bay and Tin Can Bay in Queensland.

Folau

2022 - Completed

A homophobe to some, a persecuted freedom warrior to others – what Israel Folau's case says about modern day Australia.

Ginger and the Vegesaurs series 1

2022 - Completed

Go back through the mists of time to a rich and colourful prehistory you never knew existed. An era dominated by the juiciest and crunchiest creatures ever to rule the planet - the mighty Vegesaurs!

In Limbo

2023 - Completed

When his best friend suicides Charlie suppresses his own pain in order to support Nathaniel’s widow and young daughter. But Charlie is forced to face his own grief when the ghost of his dead friend begins ‘haunting’ him. There are no levitating tables or flying books, but confronting the spectre of loss – and grappling with the reasons Nate chose to die – is the scariest thing Charlie’s ever done. The only small comfort is that he’s facing it with his charming, witty and garrulous best mate by his side - albeit in apparition form.

In Our Blood

2023 - Completed

When a terrifying new disease starts killing gay men in 1980s Australia, a promising young diplomat and a Federal Health Minister must work together to save thousands of lives in the face of national hysteria and division.

Kangaroo Beach series 2

2023 - Completed

Four friends, Pounce, Gemma, Neville and Frizzy, return for another action-packed summer at a Kangaroo Beach, training as junior cadets with their lifeguard heroes.

Knowing the Score

2023 - Completed

Simone Young's achievements are phenomenal and unprecedented. KNOWING THE SCORE gets up-close and personal with Simone in this luscious music documentary exposing a struggle for gender parity and for artists to be valued in times of crisis, or sometimes even at all.

Mystery Road: Origin

2022 - Completed

It's 1999, and Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer arrives at his new station. Fresh from the city and tipped for big things, Jay might be the new copper, but he's not new to this town. His estranged father Jack lives here, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary.

North Shore

2023 - Completed

NORTH SHORE is a mystery drama series about the clash of cultures and personalities when a British and Australian detective are forced to team up to solve a complex murder. As strong on character as it is on plot, North Shore is written by Mike Bullen, creator of the Bafta-award winning Cold Feet, with his trademark warmth and wit. Set in and around Sydney Harbour, the show peels back the thin veneer of respectability of the city’s elite, to expose the dark secrets the ‘big end of town’ would prefer remained hidden…

Queerstralia

2023 - Completed

Zoë Coombs Marr wipes away the straightwashing to look into the untold and frankly fascinating Queer (LGBTQI+) history of Australia, a place of gay Diggers, lesbian convict gangs, trans entrepreneurs and cross-dressing bushrangers.

Revealed: Reefshot

2022 - Completed

The end of talking. The age of doing. A stirring testament to 21st century conservationism and people power in action, Reefshot is more than just a call to arms to save the Great Barrier Reef. It is the story of some of the Reef’s most loyal citizens racing against time to turn the tide on the danger facing the world’s largest living organism. Led by Andy Ridley the creator of Earth Hour, a small group of scientists, volunteers and Indigenous rangers set out to help protect and conserve the Reef by uploading data to one of the largest natural census undertaken in human history. Cutting edge technology meets 60,000 years of first-peoples know-how as the flotilla trade skills and intelligence in this herculean effort for conservation. The clock is ticking. The world is watching. But rather than getting that sinking feeling about the Reef and its fate, seeing this armada in action will inspire and empower all of us to take part in their plight.

Run Rabbit Run

2022 - Completed

A doctor is frightened by her young daughter's inexplicable memories of a past identity.

Safe Home

2023 - Completed

SAFE HOME follows Phoebe, a twenty-something professional who leaves her job at a prominent law firm to help a struggling family violence legal centre stop looming funding cuts. As interconnecting stories unfold, relationships are tested and the pressure mounts to save the centre. With so much at stake, Phoebe must navigate a path that isn’t always clear - and things aren’t always as they appear.

Significant Others

2022 - Completed

For teenagers Hanna and Ciaran, their mother is lost, and Dad was never on the scene. So who’s left? Who are the significant others for the kids to call on now? There is no choice but to call on mum’s three disparate siblings, Ursula, Den and Claire. But there are complications. They haven’t seen the kids for two years. The adult siblings fell apart over the inheritance of the crumbling childhood home where their orphaned nephew and niece now live. The home has only just been half-demolished to begin a new future – or to erase a troubled past. Her feuding siblings must get it together now because home is also where Sarah’s two teenage children refuse to give up hope.

The Australian Wars

2022 - Completed

A polemic documentary series that tells the extraordinary story of Australia's First Wars - and calls for the First Peoples who died in these conflicts to be acknowledged by the nation and officially recognised by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. First Wars is a documentary series which investigates the frontier conflicts between 1788 and 1928 and their impact, asks Australians who we are, and what we want to become.

The Claremont Murders

2023 - Completed

The story of a police investigation into the disappearance of young women.

The Defenders

2022 - Completed

The gripping true story of how a former Australian football captain and a ragtag team of social media warriors, challenged two monarchies, a military junta and the world’s richest and most influential sporting body FIFA, to rescue the life of a fellow player and save the soul of football.

The First Inventors

2022 - Completed

Rob Collins investigates the innovations, knowledge systems and science of Indigenous Australia.

The Messenger

2023 - Completed

Adapted from the award winning novel by Markus Zusak, Ed Kennedy's life is one of peaceful routine until playing cards inscribed with cryptic tasks start to arrive in the mail. Choosing to care, Ed makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains - who's behind Ed's mission?

The PM's Daughter series 2

2023 - Completed

Cat is ready for some fun and freedom with Isabel busy on the election campaign trail. She begins a school-run internship at tech and media giant Aletheia, the perfect place for budding journalist like her to dig into issues that matter. Things get complicated when she discovers her mother is dating, and all her friends are harbouring their own secret crushes. She eventually stumbles upon a story far bigger than the PM’s love life - Aletheia’s tech is actively manipulating the fads sweeping her classmates. If it can affect that, who knows what it could do during an election? As Cat journalistic instincts kick in, she unearths absurd adventures, messy feelings and something that might low-key destroy Mum’s day job.

The Swap

2022 - Completed

For the first time, we join the leader of one of Australia’s fastest growing Islamic schools as he embarks on a bold new social experiment to break down the barriers and breach the fault lines of modern multicultural Australia.

Turn Up The Volume

2023 - Completed

TURN UP THE VOLUME is a live action drama series about a group of young female and gender non conforming teenagers attending a weekly music camp, who decide to form a band. Disconnected, disaffected and desperately looking for their tribe, these teenagers from all walks of life find that, via the transformative, uplifting power of music and friendship, they can unite together to define themselves on their own terms.

Year Of

2023 - Completed

The final two years of high school are simultaneously traumatic and exhilarating for both the kids at Jubilee High, and their parents and teachers.

On TV this June

100% Wolf: The Book of Hath

Asking For It

Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe

Australia's Wild Odyssey

Bad Behaviour

Barrumbi Kids

Better Date Than Never

Black Snow

Crazy Fun Park

Dolphins: Is Our Love Too Deep?

Folau

Ginger and the Vegesaurs series 1

In Limbo

In Our Blood

Kangaroo Beach series 2

Knowing the Score

Mystery Road: Origin

North Shore

Queerstralia

Revealed: Reefshot

Run Rabbit Run

Safe Home

Significant Others

The Australian Wars

The Claremont Murders

The Defenders

The First Inventors

The Messenger

The PM's Daughter series 2

The Swap

Turn Up The Volume

Year Of