‘Neighbours’ Trailer Unveiled for Continuation of Iconic Australian Soap – Global Bulletin
15.08.2023 - 07:23
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Naman Ramachandran Amazon Freevee has unveiled the first trailer for the new chapter of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours.” The continuation of the series – about the lives, loves and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Street in Erinsborough, Australia, a fictional suburb of Melbourne – will pick up two years after the finale in 2022. “Neighbours” ran for more than three decades and nearly 9,000 episodes before being canceled in 2022 when the show’s primary funder, U.K.’s Channel 5, pulled out. Freevee then picked up the rights from “Neighbours” producer and distributor Fremantle.
The new series will star Alan Fletcher, Annie Jones, Candice Leask, Emerald Chan, Georgie Stone, Jackie Woodburne, Lloyd Will, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Lucinda Cowden, Marley Williams, Naomi Rukavina, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Riley Bryant, Ryan Moloney, Sara West, Shiv Palekar, Stefan Dennis, Tim Kano, and Xavier Molyneux as series regulars. April Rose Pengilly, Guy Pearce, Ian Smith, Jodi Gordon, Melissa Bell, Mischa Barton and Trevor the Dog will feature as guest stars. The series will return to screens on Sept.
18, with new episodes releasing daily, Monday-Thursday, on Freevee in the U.K. and the U.S. The series will also stream on Prime Video in Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
Australia’s Network 10 will retain first-run rights in Australia for the new chapter of the series. Watch the trailer here: Following its world premiere at Berlin earlier this year, Vertical acquired U.K. and Ireland distribution rights from Embankment Films to Guy Nattiv‘s “Golda” and will release the film theatrically on Oct.