YCM clients work on 4 of 7 new Amazon Australia Productions

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled the production of seven new original shows to be produced in Australia, with Yellow Creative Management clients working on four on these new productions. Class of ’07, Deadloch, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and The Moth Effect have all members of the YCM team contribute, with more likely to come as production gets underway.

At a presentation on Tuesday, Amazon unveiled commitments to produce six more original shows, adding on from Nine Perfect Strangers.

It ha s given a green light to eight-part comedy series “Class of ’07,” which will shoot in Australia from December. The series is created by writer and director Kacie Anning (Amazon’s “The Other Guy”) and produced by NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures.

Another comedy series, feminist noir “Deadloch,” is written by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan (aka ‘The Kates’) and produced by Guesswork Television, OK Great Productions and Amazon Studios. Filming is set for Tasmania in November.

Glendyn Ivin is to direct Sigourney Weaver in drama series “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” based on a book by Holly Ringland. It tells story of a young girl whose violent childhood casts a dark shadow over her adult life. It is produced by Bruna Papandrea (“Nine Perfect Strangers”) from Made Up Stories and Endeavor Content, and adapted for the screen by Australian writer Sarah Lambert.

“The Moth Effect” is a satirical, six-part sketch comedy produced by Bunya Entertainment, Amazon Studios and created by Nick Boshier (“Bondi Hipsters”) and Jazz Twemlow (“Tonightly”). It will launch at the rate of one episode per month from July 30, 2021 on Prime Video in Australia and select countries around the world. It will feature Australia and New Zealand talent including Bryan Brown Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Ben Lawson, Jonny Brugh, Peter O’Brien, Kate Box, Sam Cotton, Christiaan van Vuuren, Sarah Bishop, Nazeem Hussain, David Woodhead and Zoë Coombs Marr.

Four-part documentary series “Head Above Water” follows elite Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe, Bronte Campbell, Kyle Chalmers, in their build up to the Olympic Games. Produced by McAvoy Media, Swimming Australia and Amazon Studios, it will launch on June 4, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, the U.S., U.K., Canada and New Zealand and will complete its global rollout later in 2021.

Original documentary, “Warriors On The Field,” presented by former Australian Football League champion Michael O’Loughlin, explores the personal stories of three Indigenous AFL players and celebrates Aboriginal Australia.

The greenlighted titles mean that Amazon Prime Video has invested A$150 million ($120 million) in 14 local productions in Australia since 2019. Others include: “The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team,” “Making Their Mark,” a series of 10 stand-up comedy specials by some of Australia’s best comedians, “LOL: Last One Laughing AU,” with Rebel Wilson and the second season of “The Wilds.”

“We know that viewers in Australia want to see new, fresh, unique and authentic stories that they can connect with, and we’re committed to producing diverse Australian programming for Prime members globally,” said Tyler Bern, head of content, Prime Video Australia.

Source: https://variety.com/2021/streaming/asia/amazon-prime-video-australia-production-slate-1234975415/