by FilmInk Staff
STREAMING FROM 1PM ON BINGE AND FOXTEL ON DEMAND, AND ON SHOWCASE AT 12PM AND 8.30PM, WITH NEW EPISODES WEEKLY
BINGE, DAZN’s entertainment streaming platform, today dropped the trailer for its highly anticipated Australian original drama series, Wentworth: Halfway Home, and confirmed it will premiere on Monday 7 December, streaming from 1pm AEDT exclusively on BINGE and Foxtel On Demand, and screening on Showcase at 12pm and 8.30pm AEDT, with new episodes weekly.
Returning fan-favourites Susan ‘Boomer’ Jenkins (Katrina Milosevic), Franky Doyle (Nicole da Silva) and Lou Kelly (Kate Box) lead the ensemble, alongside Rachel Griffiths as Moira, Sophie Lowe as Sam, Alex King as Dee and Chenile Chandler as Lily. They are joined by Nadine Garner, Elaine Crombie, Grace Chow, Sara West, Claude Jabbour, Daniel Henshall, Laura Gordon, Thom Green and Chika Ikogwe.
Freshly paroled, Boomer arrives at Sal’s Halfway House determined to get custody of her daughter and build a life for them both. But when a body turns up, who can she trust in a home full of ex-cons? Getting out of prison was hard, but staying out may prove impossible.
Wentworth, a Fremantle production that premiered in 2013 on FOXTEL, reimagined the landmark series Prisoner and became a defining moment in Australian television, screening in over 170 territories worldwide across eight seasons.
Ahead of the premiere, fans can catch up on every episode of the gripping, award-winning Australian drama Wentworth on BINGE and on the More Pop-Up Hits Channel 129 on Foxtel, from Wednesday 11 November.
Wentworth: Halfway Home premieres Monday 7 December, streaming exclusively from 1pm AEDT on BINGE and Foxtel On Demand, and on Showcase at 12pm and 8.30pm AEDT, reflecting BINGE’s continued investment in Australian stories and premium, homegrown drama for audiences worldwide. New episodes drop weekly.
Production credit:
Wentworth: Halfway Home is a Fremantle Australia production (Heartbreak High, Bay of Fires and Wentworth) for DAZN’s BINGE. Major production investment from Foxtel and Screen Australia. Financed in association with VicScreen. Local distribution by Foxtel. International sales by Fremantle. Carly Heaton and Brett Popplewell are Executive Producers, Jessica Paine is Co-Executive Producer and Dean O’Toole is Producer. Daniel Monaghan is Executive Director of Content for Foxtel, Lana Greenhalgh and Joshua Longhurst are Executive Producers for Foxtel. Gracie Otto is Set Up Director, alongside directors Nina Buxton and Tenika Smith. Jessica Brookman is Script Editor. The writers are Jessica Paine, Kodie Bedford, Alexandra Cullen, Hannah Samuel, Alix Beane, Romina Accurso, Nikki Tran and Chris Squadrito.
