Amazon Prime Video to Take Fans Back to the Rafters with First Amazon Original Scripted Drama in Australia
04 Diciembre 2019 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Revival series will bring one of Australia’s
most beloved families to Prime members in Australia and Prime Video
subscribers around the world in more than 200 countries and
territories
Series will be first scripted drama production
from Prime Video in Australia with filming scheduled to begin in
2020 with Seven Studios
(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced the first scripted
Australian Amazon Original series, Back to the Rafters, which will
launch on Prime Video in Australia and around the world in more
than 200 countries and territories.
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Back to the Rafters will be the first
scripted drama production from Amazon Prime Video in Australia with
filming scheduled to begin in 2020 with Seven Studios. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Back to the Rafters offers the next chapter in the story of the
Rafter family, who charmed Australian audiences for six years in
one of Australia’s most popular drama series, Packed to the
Rafters. At its centre were parents Dave and Julie, working to
balance their own journey as a couple with the ups and downs of
raising a family into adulthood. Set to begin production in Sydney
in 2020, Back to the Rafters produced by Seven Studios will feature
original principal cast members Rebecca Gibney (Julie Rafter), Erik
Thomson (Dave Rafter), Jessica Marais (Rachel Rafter), Hugh
Sheridan (Ben Rafter), Angus McLaren (Nathan Rafter), Michael Caton
(Ted Taylor) and George Houvardas (Nick “Carbo” Karandonis).
Back to the Rafters picks up six years since we last saw the
Rafter family. Dave and Julie have created a new life in the
country with youngest daughter Ruby, while the older Rafter
children face new challenges and Grandpa Ted struggles to find his
place. As Dave enjoys his new found freedom, Julie must reconcile
her responsibilities to the family. They might not be under the
same roof, but the same honesty, love and laughter bonds them more
tightly now than ever before.
“Since we began producing international originals, Back to the
Rafters has been at the top of the list of scripted series we’ve
wanted to commission,” said James Farrell, Vice President of
International Originals at Amazon Studios. “Packed to the Rafters
is among the most beloved Australian series and this revival will
allow us to give our customers the locally relevant entertainment
they want. We’re thrilled to be working with Seven Studios to bring
back the Rafter family for Prime members in Australia and around
the world.”
“We are hugely excited to be working with Amazon Studios on
Prime Video’s first Australian drama commission, bringing back the
iconic Rafters family for both Australian and global audiences,”
said Therese Hegarty, CEO Seven Studios. “This is an incredible
opportunity to showcase to the world a home-grown original drama
series, brought to life by brilliant Australian creative
talent.”
“What a thrilling opportunity to be able to revisit the family
at the centre of my most successful creation, six years down the
track,” said Creator and Writer, Bevan Lee. “The world has changed
so much in that time, and it is a writing dream to be able to
explore how the Rafters have changed with it, while at the same
time reconnecting with the life affirming combination of humour and
heart that characterised the original series. In an increasingly
dark world, it is wonderful to use the Rafters again to spread
light.”
Commissioned by Amazon Studios and produced by Seven Studios,
Back to the Rafters lead Writer will be Creator Bevan Lee, with
Julie McGauran as Executive Producer and Chris Martin-Jones as
Series Producer. Production is scheduled to begin next year in
Sydney.
Back to the Rafters is the first scripted Australian Amazon
Original series that has been announced this year, along with LOL:
Last One Laughing, hosted and executive produced by Rebel Wilson;
The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team, a docuseries following
the Australian Men’s Cricket team during the 2018/2019 season; and
a series of ten Amazon Original stand-up specials featuring ten
all-star Australian comedic acts including Tom Gleeson, Tommy
Little, Judith Lucy and more. These, and other Amazon Original
series, will be available on Prime Video in Australia and around
the world in more than 200 countries and territories.
About Prime Video
Prime Video is a premium streaming service available as part of
a Prime membership that offers customers a vast collection of award
winning Amazon Originals, hit movies and popular TV shows, all with
the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.
- Included with Prime Video: Prime members in Australia
can stream hit TV shows, popular movies and Amazon Original series
including The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Emmy and Golden Globe
award-winner The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Emmy award-winner Fleabag
and more.
- Instant access: Watch where you want, when you want with
the Prime Video app available on smart TVs, mobile devices,
tablets, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, select game
consoles, Telstra TV or online at PrimeVideo.com. In the Prime
Video app, users can download episodes on their mobile devices and
tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost.
- Included with Prime: Prime members have access to free
expedited delivery in as fast as two days on eligible items and
free international delivery on eligible Amazon US items over $49,
alongside entertainment benefits including music, video games and
reading, for just AUD$ 6.99/month. New customers can find out more
at amazon.com.au/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
About Amazon Prime
Prime members in Australia have access to free delivery
on millions of local and international eligible items over $49.
With Prime, nearly 90 percent of Australians have access to free
delivery in as fast as two days on local Prime eligible orders.
They also have access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon
Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime
Video, more than two million songs ad-free, over 1,000 e-books with
Prime Reading, benefits for gamers with Twitch Prime, and more. New
customers in Australia can try Prime at amazon.com.au/prime with
Amazon’s 30-day free trial, and then join Prime for AU$6.99 a
month, or save 30 percent with an annual Prime membership at
AU$59.
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Amazon Prime Video Contact: Zach Goldsztejn
zachgold@amazon.com
Seven Studios Contact: Jack McLintock
jmclintock@seven.com.au
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