Top actor Asher Keddie will co-produce and star reverse David Wenham in Paramount+ Australia’s freshly-commissioned “Fake” drama-thriller collection.
Keddie has a protracted TV profession with current credit together with “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” “Nine Perfect Strangers” and “Stateless.” Her film credit embody smaller roles in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and eccentric comedy “Rams.” Wenham’s filmography consists of “SeaChange,” “Elvis,” “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers & The Return of the King.”
“Fake” follows Keddie’s character, a good and sensible author who thinks she has discovered her best match when she meets a profitable rancher, portrayed by Wenham, on a courting app. But after she commits, she discovers that her boyfriend isn’t all he has led her to consider.
The present is impressed by the guide “Fake” by Stephanie Wood and was created for tv by renown screenwriter, Anya Beyersdorf with award-winner director, Emma Freeman (“Secret City,” “Glitch,” “The Newsreader”).
The eight- half collection is produced by Kindling Pictures’ Imogen Banks (“Safe Home,” “Offspring”) and Emelyne Palmer (“Safe Home,” “RFDS”). The Kindling Pictures manufacturing acquired main manufacturing funding from Paramount ANZ and federal help company Screen Australia, in affiliation with regional company VicScreen.
While the present is anticipated to air in 2024, manufacturing dates, places and different particulars aren’t confirmed. Entertainment One (eOne) will deal with worldwide gross sales.
“’Fake’ guarantees to be a fascinating addition to the Australian tv panorama and a challenge that Screen Australia is thrilled to help. Imogen Banks, Anya Beyersdorf, and your complete inventive group have expertly woven a story that intricately explores the sides of affection, belief, and the complexities of authenticity in our modern world – in what guarantees to be a really binge-worthy collection,” mentioned Grainne Brunsdon, head of content material at Screen Australia.
“The idea of ‘it might by no means occur to me’ is a well-known one to us all, and ‘Fake’ which facilities round this, is a nuanced and interesting story,” mentioned Sophia Mogford, government producer, drama and comedy, Paramount ANZ.
