Press Releases

Brown is the New Black

Press release time! The lady in brown returns as cameras roll again on award-winning, smash hit ABC comedy Fisk The ABC is thrilled to announce filming has commenced on the second 6-part season of Fisk – ABC TV’s number one series of 2021.  The award-winning and publicly adored comedy series is created, written and directed... Read More »

Trip to the Brain

(slightly late) Press release time! Lune Media has announced a series commission from Network Ten for a brand-new quiz show – Shaun Micallef’s Brain Eisteddfod. The one-hour, weekly quiz program is hosted by actor, writer, television presenter and one of Australia’s favourite comedians Shaun Micallef. Leonie Lowe, Managing Director at Lune Media said: “I’m thrilled... Read More »

If We Knew You Were Coming (back), We’d Have Baked a Cake

Press release time! ABC is pleased to announce that filming is underway in Adelaide on the second season of ABC’s food-filled comedy Aftertaste.  Embraced by audiences and critics alike, the series features the much-loved Erik Thomson as celebrity chef Easton West, and rising star Natalie Abbott as his niece and pastry chef extraordinaire Diana.  They’ll... Read More »

Summer Lovin’, Happens So… well, not that fast actually

Press release time! One holiday house. Eight love stories.New comedy Summer Love checks in to the ABC in 2022. ABC, Screen Australia and Film Victoria are pleased to announce the enchanting new eight-part anthology series, Summer Love will air in 2022. Produced by Gristmill and created by award-winning duo Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, Summer... Read More »

Up Front and Out the Door

Yesterday saw the ABC’s upfronts for 2022, their big opportunity to wow us with all the exciting new series and much-loved old favourites we can look forward to in the coming year. There were at least five deliberate mistakes in that previous sentence – can you guess them all? The big caveat here is that... Read More »

Upfront and Downhill

It’s that thrilling time of year when the networks start to talk up their big plans for the year to come. Well, “thrilling” if you’re a big fan of self-funded reality programming; the days when Australia’s commercial networks provided anything more than a series of shabby game shows with a news service attached are firmly... Read More »

You Better Prep Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

Press release time! The end is nigh! New ABC comedy Preppers premieres next month Preppers premieres on ABC TV and ABC iview on Wednesday 10 November 9.10pm ABC’s new six-part comedy series Preppers launches on ABC TV on Wednesday November 10 at 9.10pm, with all episodes available to binge on ABC iview. Starring the multi-talented... Read More »

(Bazura) Project Your Voice

Press release time! THE BAZURA PROJECT’S RADIO FREE CINEMA THE TV SHOW ABOUT MOVIES IS NOW A RADIO PROGRAM RELEASED AS A PODCAST On 29 September 2011, The Bazura Project’s Guide To Sinema, a comedy series devoted to exploring cinematic sins, began its extremely limited run on the ABC. Now, exactly ten years later, the creators... Read More »

Nerves Are Getting Frayed

Press release time! The wait is nearly over… Frayed season two launching this month It’s time to grab the shoulder pads and head back to the 1980s once again. The highly-acclaimed, six-part comedy series Frayed, written by and starring the multi-talented Australian comedy star Sarah Kendall, is set to return to ABC TV and ABC... Read More »

Oh, We’ve Got Questions

Press release time! Jan Fran and Wil Anderson Question Everything Forget fake news, here’s a true story: Question Everything, is a brand-new quiz-panel show from the mind of Wil Anderson that aims to give facts their swagger back. Hosted by Jan Fran (The Feed, The Project) and Wil Anderson (Spicks and Specks *fact check result:... Read More »