by FilmInk Staff
Picking Scabs is a new production company headed up by writer Samantha Strauss (The End), supported by See-Saw Films.
The series takes place during the early years of social media, and is about two women who claim to have life threatening illnesses and who promote wellness as the cure through their growing online communities. Oh yeah, and no doubt get very rich in the process. Sound familiar, Belle Gibson?
Directed by the business man in Aussiewood, Jeffrey Walker (The Artful Dodger, Young Rock), the series stars Australians Alycia Debnam-Carey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart) Aisha Dee (The Bold Type, Safe Home, Sissy), Tilda Cobham-Hervey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart), Ashley Zukerman (Succession), Mark Coles Smith and US import Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), who also exec produces.
“Samantha Strauss has created a series that is searing in its comment but entertaining at its very core,” said fellow exec producers Liz Watts and Louise Gough. “It’s complex, it’s got bounce and it’s got bite, and we love it. We have a brilliant creative team under the fine leadership of director Jeffrey Walker and one of the best cast ensembles in an Australian production. This is a Melbourne story with a global reach.”
“Our ambition for Australian stories continues to build with Apple Cider Vinegar,” said Netflix Director of Content ANZ, Que Minh Luu. “We’re luring our homegrown global success stories back here where they belong to make Australian shows that deliver the unexpected thrills Australian audiences crave on Netflix. Between See-Saw Films’/Picking Scabs, the extraordinary creator Sam Strauss, and our shockingly brilliant cast, we can’t wait for this incredible drama series to delight audiences wherever they are.”
