TV by James Wigney 19th May 2021 6:02 AM When Scott Ryan won a Logie and an AACTA award in 2019 for his comedy-drama Mr Inbetween, it was a vindication and a validation of a very long journey. He d already been living with the character of Ray Shoesmith - a suburban dad and hitman - for nearly 20 years, first conceiving, writing, directing and starring in the micro-budget 2005 film The Magician and then for another decade trying to get a TV adaptation made in the face of some fierce resistance. One of the reasons we couldn t get the show made for so many years was because nobody wanted me to be in it, he reflects, as he prepares to finally farewell Ray when the third season of Mr Inbetween airs next week. And now the fact that I am winning awards for doing a thing that people didn t want me to do is kind of hilarious.
TV by James Wigney 19th May 2021 6:02 AM When Scott Ryan won a Logie and an AACTA award in 2019 for his comedy-drama Mr Inbetween, it was a vindication and a validation of a very long journey. He d already been living with the character of Ray Shoesmith - a suburban dad and hitman - for nearly 20 years, first conceiving, writing, directing and starring in the micro-budget 2005 film The Magician and then for another decade trying to get a TV adaptation made in the face of some fierce resistance. One of the reasons we couldn t get the show made for so many years was because nobody wanted me to be in it, he reflects, as he prepares to finally farewell Ray when the third season of Mr Inbetween airs next week. And now the fact that I am winning awards for doing a thing that people didn t want me to do is kind of hilarious.
Award winning EP joins the ABC
May 17, 2021 3:49
Louise Smith has joined ABC as an executive producer for Australian drama, entertainment and Indigenous content.
The announcement:
The ABC has appointed award-winning television and film creative Louise Smith as an executive producer for Australian drama, entertainment and Indigenous content.
Louise has more than 20 years’ experience producing television titles and feature films in Australia and overseas, including the AACTA Award-winning telemovie Riot about the 1970s’ gay and lesbian rights movement, which screened on the ABC in 2018.
More recently, Louise produced the 10-part drama series The End for Foxtel Australia, Sky UK and Showtime USA, created by Samantha Strauss.
Actors will play White House lawyer John Dean and his wife
Reid Nakamura | May 13, 2021 @ 10:38 AM
“Glow” alum Betty Gilpin and “Legion” star Dan Stevens have joined the cast of Starz’s upcoming Watergate series “Gaslit,” the premium cable network announced Thursday.
The duo will play the “infamous” couple Mo and John Dean, the young duo who were wrapped up in the political scandal while John was serving as a White House lawyer under the Nixon administration. Also joining the cast as series regulars are Shea Whigham as G. Gordon Liddy and Darby Camp as Marty Mitchell.
Based on Slate’s “Slow Burn” podcast, “Gaslit” stars Sean Penn as Richard Nixon’s loyal attorney general, John Mitchell, with Julia Roberts playing Mitchell’s Arkansan socialite wife, Martha. Executive producer and creator Robbie Pickering will serve as showrunner.