The upcoming remake of sitcom Ghosts in Australia is taking pictures in Perth, with the solid checklist taking form.
The eight-part sequence, introduced final yr, is from BBC Studios Australia and shall be for Community 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) taking part in Kate and Rowan Witt (Completely Utterly Fantastic, Guide of Mormon) showing as her accomplice, Season.
After Kate has a near-death expertise, she positive aspects the facility to see ghosts, who stand up to supernatural shenanigans across the mansion.
McElhinney will play Irish potato famine survivor, mom of 13 and publican Eileen, Hill shall be stoic naval officer Gideon, Ines English performs 1900s socialite and bride-to-be MIranda, Michelle Brasier performs vibrant Nineteen 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 artistic crew,” stated Daniel Monaghan, Paramount Australia’s SVP, Content material and Programming. “We will’t wait to convey this witty and heartfelt present to life, full with our set of uniquely Australian ghosts.”
Bree-Anne Sykes (Important Incident) is the producer, Christiaan Van Vuuren (Prime 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 manager producers.
The present will debut on Community 10 and Paramount+ later this yr, turning into the newest model of the present following the unique BBC sequence within the UK, which stars
Ghosts started life as a BBC sequence 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.
