EXCLUSIVE: The Outlaws and Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson has joined the cast of Netflix’s romantic drama series One Day.
17.06.2022 - 22:37 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction is underway in the lush and remote northern tip of New Zealand on “Far North,” a premium drama series for Sundance Now. The fact-based series stars local acting legend, Temuera Morrison (“Star Wars,” “Once Were Warriors”) and award-winning actress, Robyn Malcolm (“Top of the Lake”) as an everyday couple who foil an international crime ring’s largest ever deal in the Pacific.The series was researched and created and is being directed by David White (“This Town,” “Meat”).
The screenplay was written by White, Suli Moa (“Shortland Street,” “The Panthers”) and Mingjian Cui (“Inked,” “Meme”).Filming will take 14 weeks in total, with seven of those on location in Ahipara, where the real events took place. The completed show will be delivered as six one-hour episodes, with All3 Media International handling rights sales outside of the producer territories.
South Pacific Pictures and White Balance Pictures are producing for Sundance Now (U.S.), Paramount+ (Australia), Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand) and All3Media International.
The show is executive produced by Kelly Martin for South Pacific Pictures and White for White Balance Pictures. Chris Bailey and Nicole Horan, produce and line produce respectively.Funding comes from Te Puna Kairangi, the New Zealand Government’s Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, alongside Sundance Now, Paramount +, Warner Bros.
Discovery NZ and All3 Media International. Other key cast include: including Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi (“The Panthers”); former Variety and IFFAM talent to watch Xana Tang (“Mulan,” “Sweet Tooth”); Fei Li (“Island of Yesterday,” “Eternal Romance”); Gabriel Chao Ren (“Power Rangers,” “Cowboy Bebop”); Maaka
.EXCLUSIVE: The Outlaws and Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson has joined the cast of Netflix’s romantic drama series One Day.
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Millie Bobby Brown extends her profitable partnership with Netflix.The actress will star in the Russo Brothers’ upcoming Netflix film, titled “The Electric State.” The Russo Brothers have directed a variety of action and dramas, most notoriously, “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avegers: Infinity War.”Millie Bobby Brown on Will’s sexuality in Stranger Things: ‘He’s just a human being’‘Stranger Things’ fans are stressed out over the fate of their favorite charactersA post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown)The announcement was made through Netflix’s social media, which provided some background on the film. “Set in a retro-futuristic past, it follows an orphaned teen (Brown) as she traverses the American West with a robot and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother,” reads the announcement.
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFamed chef and restauranteur, entrepreneur and philanthropist Wolfgang Puck is getting into the kids business. Puck is set to announce plans to launch a new children’s animated series, “Wolfgang Puck’s Secret Chef Academy,” which he plans to pitch to networks and streamers.Puck has partnered with Genius Brands International to launch the project.
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