Neighbours' Prime Video revival ends filming with chance for 'a future chapter'
The Australian soap will see its latest series finish in December after 40 years on TV, with the cast wrapping filming on Friday at Nunawading studios as producers remain hopeful for further episodes.
Executive producer Jason Herbison said: " Neighbours is a special show and it's been a privilege to make the recent seasons for our loyal viewers around the world.
"We have added 460 episodes to our legacy of over 9,000 episodes, something we all feel proud of.
"Once again, we will be resting the residents of Ramsay Street on a hopeful note, with some tantalising possibilities for a future chapter."
The soap has followed the lives of those living and working in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough since 1985, and launched the careers of the likes of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Margot Robbie.
Stefan Dennis, who first appeared in the soap as Paul Robinson in 1985, said: "I never thought a single show would give me the greatest adventures of my career, spanning 40 years.
"Without Neighbours I would not have met the people, been to the places and lived the experiences of a lifetime. Thank you all."
Neighbours was dropped by Channel 5 in 2022 following failure to secure new funding, with a finale episode in July that year seeing an average audience of 2.5 million tune in, as a host of well-known characters returned to the show.
The soap's return was announced in late 2022, with a social media clip featuring some of the soap's characters being told the news, but in February this year it was announced the soap would not continue after reports production company Fremantle Media failed to secure a deal with Amazon.
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