by FIlmInk Staff
Today, Netflix announced Queenstown, a new scripted, eight episode series by Silent Firework and Runaway Unicorn. This is the first ANZ-commissioned Netflix series to be set and shot in New Zealand.
Amanda Duthie, Netflix ANZ Content Director, said: “Queenstown draws an exceptional team of talent and creatives, surrounded by this breathtaking environment. Shooting our first locally-commissioned series here in New Zealand is a huge moment for us. This is a bold, propulsive story of power, class and family set against the opulent world of a luxury ski town, and we can’t wait for our members to fall in love with this series the way we have. Along with a terrific screen sector, and with support from the New Zealand Film Commission and the Screen Production Rebate, we’re delighted that this production is creating opportunities for local crew, businesses and emerging talent while bringing this story to life.”
Jodi Matterson & Libbie Doherty, Executive Producers, said: “When creating The Silent Firework Group and Runaway Unicorn, our vision was to champion bold, distinctive storytelling, and Queenstown delivers on every front. In Chloe Stearns, we’ve found an extraordinary new voice, and we’re thrilled to have our partner, Glendyn Ivin at the helm alongside an exceptional cast. We’re incredibly grateful to Amanda Duthie and the entire Netflix team for backing our vision to help bring what we believe will become audiences’ next obsession.”
- Cast: Emmy-nominee Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat, Scoop, The Father), Frances O’Connor (Wednesday, The Missing), Alycia Debnam-Carey (Apple Cider Vinegar, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Godzilla x Kong: Supernova), and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Chief of War, The Convert, Kōkā).
- Production is currently underway in Queenstown, New Zealand.
- Creator / Writer / Executive Producer: Chloe Stearns
- Lead Director / Executive Producer: Glendyn Ivin (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Penguin Bloom)
- Director: Roseanne Liang (Avatar – The Last Airbender)
- Executive Producers: Jodi Matterson (Nine Perfect Strangers, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart), Libbie Doherty (Bluey), Jeremy Platt (Hap and Leonard) and Erika North (Serangoon Road)
- Co- Executive Producers: Mel Turner, Ricci Swart, Andrew Low, John Hamm & John Wynn
- Co-Producer: Axel Paton
- Production company: Silent Firework/ Runaway Unicorn
- Logline: Beneath the glamour of Queenstown’s luxury ski scene, a privileged family and the people who work for them collide over power, loyalty and desire.
Queenstown will be released globally on Netflix and joins a growing slate of local and locally-made films and shows including previously released The Survivors, Apple Cider Vinegar, Territory, Boy Swallows Universe, and Heartbreak High S3 among others. Upcoming releases include, My Brilliant Career, Allen, and the NZ-shot East of Eden.
