Toby Wallace Drills Into ‘Babyteeth’ and Leads Netflix’s Drama ‘The Society’

Stateless (now streaming) that I just can't get out of my head. It's said by Ameer (Fayssal Bazzi), an Afghani refugee seeking Australian protection visas for both himself and his young daughter, Mina (Soraya Heidari).

Carol, Blue Jasmine and The Lord Of The Rings, has now co-created a new six-part Netflix drama based on her experiences in the field. It’s called Stateless, and represents a rare foray into television.Stateless details Australia’s on-shore detention programme at the turn of the millennium.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticNetflix’s new acquisition “Stateless” gets to its subject only circuitously. We meet Sofie (Yvonne Strahovski) as she’s running through the Australian desert trying to escape from something, then zoom back in time to see her as a polished flight attendant whose attempts at escape are somewhat less literal.

Stateless.Inspired by myriad real-life stories — including the high-profile story of Cornelia Rau — about the mistreatment of asylum seekers in an Australian detention center, the trailer for the series, which is co-created by and stars Cate Blanchett, strangely presents it as about the plight of a single white woman (Yvonne Strahovski) who is mistakenly detained.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix has tapped marketing veteran Bozoma Saint John, a former senior exec at Apple, Uber and most recently Endeavor, as its new CMO.Saint John replaces Jackie Lee-Joe, the one-time CMO of BBC Studios, who had only been at Netflix for 10 months.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has appointed Bozoma “Boz” Saint John to be its new Chief Marketing Officer. She leaves Endeavor, where she has served as CMO since 2018.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorBest known for playing Captain Boomerang in “Suicide Squad,” Jai Courtney first gained attention in 2010 portraying Varro on Starz’s “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” Since then, the Aussie actor has appeared in “Jack Reacher” and “A Good Day to Die Hard,” followed by “Divergent” and its sequel, “Insurgent.” He’ll next be seen in “Stateless” as Cam Sanford, a guard at an immigration detention center in the Australian desert.

Yvonne Strahovski looks confused as to where she is in this still from her new Netflix show, Stateless.

Babyteeth, here's the basic gist. Milla, an Australian teenager, meets Moses, a young drug dealer, and against seemingly every societal rule, she falls in love with him.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterNetflix has appointed Que Minh Luu as Director, Local Originals for Australia. She is joining from broadcaster ABC and will be based in Sydney.The exec announced the news on twitter, thanking her former ABC colleagues and adding that she was “ready to get crackin’ on this streaming biz”.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGlobal streaming giant Netflix has hired Que Minh Luu as its director of local originals for Australia. She was previously an executive producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.The move is understood to signal a greater commitment by Netflix to commissioning more local content from Australia.

Garrett Hedlund and Kelly MacDonald star in the new trailer “Dirt Music”.

If 2020 manages to match a feature film debut as electrifying, devastating, hilarious, and original as Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth,” it will mark one of the strongest years in breakout director discoveries in recent memory. However, it seems highly unlikely.

Love Island Australia fans have been left raging over Grant Crapp's behaviour on Wednesday's episode as he sent mixed signals to his love interest Cassidy McGill.The 24 year old could be heard chatting to radio DJ Tayla Darmin, 21, on the day beds earlier in the day when he suddenly told the brunette beauty: "I want to snog you so badly". Cassidy, also 24, saw the pair during their intimate moment and couldn't help but break down into tears as her pal Erin Barnett, 23, comforted her.

Netflix chiefs have pulled four of Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s shows due to their inclusion of blackface or racially insensitive characters. Earlier this week, BBC and Netflix executives pulled British TV comedy Little Britain from online streaming platforms following the Black Lives Matter protests that have spread across the world since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minnesota on 25 May.

Netflix chiefs have pulled four of Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s shows that feature him using blackface or playing other racially insensitive characters.

Also Read: Netflix Launches 'Black Lives Matter' Collection With More Than 45 Films, TV Series and DocsNetflix declined to comment on the decision to remove four of Lilley’s shows and representatives for Lilley did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request.More to come…Summer is less than a month away and with everyone staying at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we’re imagining your plans for June, July and August have more to do with TV listings than usual.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNetflix has removed four comedy shows featuring outspoken Australian performer Chris Lilley from its platform in Australia and New Zealand.Lilley’s questionable depictions of characters in a range of shows have previously raised questions about racial discrimination. Now they have run afoul of the global reevaluation of Black people’s position in society, and their on-screen portrayal, following the death of George Floyd in the custody of U.S.