The upcoming remake of sitcom Ghosts in Australia is capturing in Perth, with the solid checklist taking form.
The eight-part collection, introduced final yr, is from BBC Studios Australia and will likely be for Network 10 and Paramount+. It’s filming on set and on location in Western Australia, with actor expertise together with Mandy McElhinney and Brent Hill, and funding from Screenwest and the state’s Western Australian Manufacturing Attraction Incentive.
Like different variations of Ghosts, the plot revolves round a pair who inherit an enormous and historic mansion within the countryside, with Tamala (Cleverman, Nowhere Boys) enjoying Kate and Rowan Witt (Completely Fully Nice, E book of Mormon) showing as her accomplice, Season.
After Kate has a near-death expertise, she positive factors the facility to see ghosts, who rise up to supernatural shenanigans across the mansion.
McElhinney will play Irish potato famine survivor, mom of 13 and publican Eileen, Hill will likely be stoic naval officer Gideon, Ines English performs 1900s socialite and bride-to-be MIranda, Michelle Brasier performs vibrant Eighties aerobics teacher Lindy, George Zhao is younger Gold Rush-era Chinese language miner Joon and Jackson Tozer is Devil, a misunderstood Nineties motorcycle gang member with a coronary heart of gold.
“Ghosts Australia boasts a stellar solid and an extremely proficient inventive crew,” mentioned Daniel Monaghan, Paramount Australia’s SVP, Content material and Programming. “We will’t wait to carry this witty and heartfelt present to life, full with our set of uniquely Australian ghosts.”
Bree-Anne Sykes (Vital Incident) is the producer, Christiaan Van Vuuren (High Finish Bub) and Madeleine Dyer (Colin From Accounts) are directing, with Sophia Zachariou (The Workplace Australia) and Paramount ANZ Head of Scripted and Comedy Sophia Mogford the chief producers.
The present will debut on Community 10 and Paramount+ later this yr, turning into the most recent model of the present following the unique BBC collection within the UK, which stars
Ghosts started life as a BBC collection starring Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe amongst others, and was adopted by CBS’s U.S. model, which was renewed in February for fifth and sixth seasons. The French model, for TF1 and Disney+, launched final week, a month after WDR’s German remake launched. A Greek model for the Star Channel is being readied for a fall debut.
