Tomorrow When the War Began (TV series)
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| Directed by | Brendan Maher |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ambience Entertainment |
| Distributor | ABC Commercial |
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| Original network | ABC3 |
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Tomorrow When the War Began is an upcoming Australian drama television series based on the Tomorrow series by John Marsden, produced by Michael Boughen and Tony Winley and executive produced by Christopher Mapp, Matthew Street and Kim Vecera.[1] The series, consisting of six one-hour episodes, is set to premiere on ABC3 in April 2016, with the first season set to roughly cover the events of the first novel, Tomorrow, When the War Began.[1][2][3]
Premise
Based on the award-winning novels written by John Marsden, Tomorrow When the War Began follows a group of eight teenage friends find themselves in the middle of an unexpected war in a small country town after returning from a remote camping trip. Cut off from the rest of the world and everyone they knew, they must find their way in the new world, where they are among only a few remaining free Australians, who must learn to defend themselves against the hostile invaders and save their detained families.
Cast
- Molly Daniels as Ellie Linton[4]
- Narek Arman as Homer Yannos[4]
- Madeleine Clunies-Ross as Fiona 'Fi' Maxwell[4]
- Jon Prasida as Lee [4]
- Madeleine Madden as Corrie MacKenzie[4]
- Fantine Banulski as Robyn Mathers[4]
- Keith Purcell as Chris Lang[4]
- Andrew Creer as Kevin Holmes[4]
- Sibylla Budd[5]
- Deborah Mailman[5]
- James Stewart[5]
- Alison Bell[5]
Production
Filming
The series was shot from 14 September to 13 November 2015.[6] Filming took place in and around Melbourne, on the Barwon Heads Bridge, and in Clunes, Victoria.[7][8]
Promotion
On 27 November 2015, ABC released their official line-up of new television series to be broadcast in 2016, which included a short preview for Tomorrow When the War Began.[9] On 1 January 2016, a full trailer was released for the series.[10]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | TBA | Brendan Maher[1] | TBA | April 2016[1] | TBD |
| 2 | "Episode Two"[11] | Brendan Maher[1] | Alice Addison[11] | 2016 | TBD |
The series will be directed by Brendan Maher, and written by Blake Ayshford, Alice Addison, Justin Monjo and Josh Mapleston.[1]
Broadcast
Tomorrow When the War Began will be broadcast on ABC3 and distributed in Australia by ABC Commercial.[12] The series will be distributed internationally by Annapurna Pictures.[1]
See also
- Tomorrow, When the War Began, the first book in the Tomorrow series
- Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "TV SERIES - The Tomorrow Series". tomorrow-series.eu. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Bleasdale, Lauren (1 September 2015). "Fresh New Stars of 'Tomorrow, When the War Began' Announced". Tomorrow, When the War Began. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "TWTWB - The Series". Twitter.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series Full Cast Announcement!". tomorrow-series.eu. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series First Day of Shooting & More ABC Distribution News!". tomorrow-series.eu. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "That's a wrap for Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series!". tomorrow-series.eu. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series To Feature Barwon Heads Bridge!". tomorrow-series.eu. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series Will Be Filmed in Clunes!". tomorrow-series.eu. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "First look at Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series | Short ABC Promo". tomorrow-series.eu. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Check out this exclusive sneak peek of Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series, one of the TOTALLY EPIC new shows coming to ABC3 this year!!!". Facebook. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Here’s a peek at the first read through with the full cast of TWTWB". Facebook. "Tomorrow When The War Began - The Series Official Facebook Page". 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tomorrow, When The War Began TV series adaptation will air on ABC3". tomorrow-series.eu. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
External links
- Tomorrow, When the War Began at the Internet Movie Database
- Tomorrow, When The War Began - The Series on Facebook
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