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ABC News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
ABC science documentary wins Gold at the New York Festivals TV and Film Awards
23 May 2025 The ABC has been recognised internationally with four honours at the prestigious New York Festivals TV and Film Awards, including Gold for the Screen science team's documentary Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants? The acclaimed two-part documentary narrated by Hugh Jackman and made internally by the ABC science team, received the Gold Tower in the Science & Technology category in New York. Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants? looks at the group of extraordinary animals known as Megafauna, which lived on the land for millions of years and features the most scientifically accurate animations of Australia's extinct megafauna ever produced. In the Drama category, the third season of Total Control (produced by Blackfella Films) was awarded the Bronze Tower, continuing the series' critical acclaim for its bold storytelling and stellar performances. The award adds to Total Control 's five AACTA award nominations this year, and Deborah Mailman's Logie win last year for Best Lead Actress in a Drama. Produced by Endemol Shine Australia for the ABC, Headliners, which features musician Elly-May Barnes leading a quest to create two bands made up entirely of musicians living with disability, was awarded the Bronze Tower in the Social Issues category. The Forest (Windfall Films) , the story of a brilliant ecologist with a plan to save the world by restoring the planet's forests, won a Bronze Tower in the Environment & Ecology category. ABC Content Director Jennifer Collins said: 'Congratulations to everyone involved in these four outstanding programs. A special mention to the ABC Science Screen team for their years of work on Megafauna - winning a Gold is a fantastic and well-deserved recognition of their exceptional storytelling and creativity.' These award-winning programs can be streamed on ABC iview Media contact Nikki Tugwell, ABC Communications
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everything We Know About The ‘We Were Liars' Show So Far
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Prime Video's next YA book-based TV show with a big audience and set at the beach will likely be We Were Liars, based on the book by E. Lockhart. The rights to the best-selling novel were optioned in 2022 by Julie Plec's My So-Called Company and Universal Television. More from Deadline Read on for everything we know about the We Were Liars television series: When will We Were Liars come out? E. Lockhart posted on Instagram to expect the series in 2025, and just recently she revealed that the release date is June 18 on Prime Video. Entertainment Weekly also gave an exclusive first look at the series with photos of the liars themselves, their mothers and the whole Sinclair family. L-R: Candice King, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Mamie Gummer, Joseph Zada, Emily Alyn Lind and Shubham Maheshwari in 'We Were Liars Is We Were Liars in production? Yes! The series has wrapped production. Who will be in We Were Liars? Emily Alyn Lind (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Shubham Maheshwari, Esther McGregor (Baby Girl) and Joseph Zada (Total Control), will play the titular four liars, or the main quartet of kids that take center stage in Lockhart's novel. Emily Alyn Lind as Cadence Sinclair in 'We Were Liars' Lind plays Cadence, the eldest Sinclair granddaughter of the family who has a fling one summer and fights a traumatic brain injury the next. Maheshwari will play Gat, a New York City kid who is thoughtful, smart and ambitious, but who feels he sticks out against the elite on the private island owned by the Sinclair family. McGregor plays Mirren, an artest who watches the world closely. Zada will play Johnny, the reckless, chaotic and charming ringleader of the four liars' trouble-making. Zada was recently cast as Haymitch Abernathy in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel story that focuses on Katniss and Peeta's mentor (portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the quartet of films that starred Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson). Emily Alyn Lind, Esther McGregor, Joseph Zada and Shubham Maheshwari in 'We Were Liars Mamie Gummer (True Detective), Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession) and Candice King (The Vampire Diaries) will also play leads — the three Sinclair sisters. The Vampire Diaries creator Julie Plec spoke to Deadline about reuniting with Candice King on the project. 'Carina [Adly Mackenzie] and I, from almost day one, were writing Bess in Candice's voice…but we thought she was too young, and we didn't think we'd be able to get her hired. Then we realized that we didn't care,' she told Deadline, laughing. :Candice has a very grown up, mom soul, in addition to being this young, vibrant woman. We knew she could do it, and we just decided to put her forward and hope for the best and keep our fingers crossed and prepared to go into battle for her. And then nobody said no. Everyone just thought it was a great idea. All of our anxieties were for not.' 'And honestly, if Caroline Forbes is the part she was born to play, Bess Sinclair is the part that she's meant to play next. They're the same person, just separated by two generations and some children.' RELATED: 'We Were Liars': Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald & Candice King To Star In Amazon Series Based On Book Caitlin Fitzgerald, Candice King and Mamie Gummer in 'We Were Liars' Gummer will play Carrie Sinclair, eldest daughter of wealthy media mogul and patriarch Harris Sinclair (David Morse). Her parents own Beechwood Island, where the family vacations every summer. She has two sons, but the upcoming summer may challenge her sobriety. FitzGerald will play Penny Sinclair, who breeds golden retrievers and is in the midst of a messy divorce. King plays Bess Sinclair, the youngest daughter of the Sinclairs. She has three children, and her meticulousness and organization know no bounds. Rahul Kohli (The Fall of the House of Usher), replaced Arsher Ali in the series-regular role of Ed, partner of Carrie. L-R: David Morse and Rahul Kohli in 'We Were Liars' Wendy Crewson (Tracker, Gray) is set for a heavily recurring role. Who else is behind We Were Liars? The series is written and executive produced by Plec and MacKenzie, with the former writing the first episode and the latter writing the second. Executive producers also include Emily Cummins for My So-Called Company and the novel's author, Lockhart. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amazon MGM Studios are the studios. Nzingha Stewart directed the pilot episode. RELATED: 'We Were Liars' Series Adaptation In The Works At Amazon From Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie & Universal TV The show was given a series order by Prime Video in March 2023. What is We Were Liars about? Set on the Sinclair family's privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts, the story explores the lives of the perfect-on-the-surface Sinclair family, who have secrets among them. The three Sinclair daughters and their children spend every summer on Beechwood Island. Something happens to Cadence at 15 years old one summer, and her the other three liars prompt her to remember the full story two years later. How will Lockhart's prequel book Family of Liars fit into all of this? Plec will also adapt the prequel book, which tells the secretive story of a different Sinclair generation. David Morse as Harris Sinclair in 'We Were Liars' In an interview with Deadline, Plec hinted that there are already hopes for a Season 2 of the series, which may feature more of the plot of Family of Liars as she says it would focus on the mothers' lives. I think fans of the book are going to be very, very happy, because I think we hit all the marks and all the beats that the book does, and then also expand the universe,' she said. 'Layers upon layers upon layers to really make the adult characters really nuanced and really multi layered, and to set the stage for Season 2, which theoretically is going to take us deeper into the moms' lives as well and add another generation to the story.' RELATED: Julie Plec Reflects On 15 Years Of 'The Vampire Diaries' & Teases Upcoming YA Mystery Series 'We Were Liars' Is there a trailer for We Were Liars? Yes, Prime Video released a teaser trailer at the beginning of May. Best of Deadline Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
BBC News
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC to Return to Paradise for second series
series two of Return to Paradise, Australia's highly successful spin-off of the global smash-hit Death in Paradise, will be coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Filming is now underway in Australia. Produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia and Red Planet Pictures for the ABC in Australia, the intriguing and entertaining six-part whodunit drama is filming once again in the idyllic Illawarra coastal region, Sydney's northern beaches, and across the city. Anna Samson (Dead Lucky, Wake in Fright) is back as the super smart, hypervigilant and socially awkward Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke, alongside returning cast members Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso, Nolly), Tai Hara (Home & Away, Colin From Accounts), Catherine McClements (Total Control, Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries), Celia Ireland (Wentworth, Total Control), Andrea Demetriades (Mother and Son, The Artful Dodger) and Aaron McGrath (Gold Diggers, Preppers). Watch Return to Paradise on iPlayer and add to your Watchlist Series two will reunite us with Detective Sergeant Mackenzie 'Mack' Clarke (Anna Samson), who's longing to get back to the UK and the life she's always craved. But for now she's stuck in Dolphin Cove, dodging her ex-fiancée Glenn's (Tai Hara) upcoming wedding after overhearing his unexpected declaration of love in the series one finale - a confession that she can't unhear. Luckily for Mack, her compulsion to solve impossible cases serves as a great distraction, and there's no shortage of murders to investigate. From the literary world to state-of-the-art shark labs, dating apps and rock concerts, Mack and her team face challenging mysteries with their unique blend of humour and tenacity. But Mack's biggest challenge of all? Finding a way to exist in Dolphin Cove as the ultimate outsider. Each episode will feature a host of guests including popular Australian screen stars Danielle Cormack, Meyne Wyatt, Roz Hammond, Justine Clarke, Michelle Lim Davidson, Greg Stone, Zoe Carides, Simon Lyndon and Miah Madden. Tim Rogers, the iconic lead singer of rock legends You Am I also guest stars. And Ardal O'Hanlon, the former star of Death in Paradise, returns to reprise his role as the iconic Jack Mooney. Tim Key, Executive Producer, Red Planet Pictures says: 'We were delighted that the world took Mack and the rest of the Australian team to their hearts and it's a pleasure to be back on the beat with the wonderful cast and crew Down Under. We can promise another series full of ingenious murders, romantic complications and glorious Australian locations, all infused with the unique warmth and humour of the Paradise shows.' Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisitions says: 'More than five million UK viewers took the trip to Dolphin Cove last year, and I'm so pleased that we will soon be heading back Down Under to join Mack and the team for six fiendishly clever and wonderfully entertaining new cases.' Kylie Washington, EVP and General Manager of Global Entertainment, BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, said: 'We're delighted that audiences have taken Mack and the rest of the Return to Paradise team to their hearts. Our beautiful beach and bush have provided the perfect backdrop for intriguing, entertaining mysteries with a distinctly Australian twist that have been enjoyed by audiences in 99 countries around the world. We're excited to get started on season two.' Return to Paradise is commissioned by the ABC in Australia in association with the BBC and produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia and Red Planet Pictures. The series is co-created and executive-produced by Peter Mattessi, James Hall and Robert Thorogood. Di Haddon is producer. Executive producers for BBC Studios Productions Australia are Kylie Washington and Sophia Zachariou, for Red Planet Pictures are Belinda Campbell and Tim Key and for the ABC are Rachel Okine and Brett Sleigh. Internationally distributed by BBC Studios, the second series of Return to Paradise will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK. The first series is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer. SJP
