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ABC, Screen Australia and Keshet International (KI) are thrilled to announce that Rachel Griffiths and Deborah Mailman will star in the upcoming drama series\u00a0Black B*tch<\/em>(working title). Made by Blackfella Films (Redfern Now<\/em>) the captivating six-part drama\u00a0Black B*tch<\/em>\u00a0(W\/T) is a story of high stakes ambition, betrayal and treachery, playing out in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n When Alex Irving (Deborah Mailman), a charismatic and contradictory Indigenous woman, is thrust into the national limelight after a horrific event, Australia\u2019s embattled Prime Minister Rachel Anderson (Rachel Griffiths), sees a publicity goldmine for her party. In a bold power play, she handpicks Alex for the Senate. But Alex wants to be more than just a political stunt: she wants to make a difference. So, when the Prime Minister’s cynical calculations betray her, Alex sets out for revenge that will send the political establishment into meltdown. ABC, Screen Australia and Keshet International (KI) are thrilled to announce that Rachel Griffiths and Deborah Mailman will star in the upcoming drama series\u00a0Black B*tch(working title). Made by Blackfella Films (Redfern Now) the captivating six-part drama\u00a0Black B*tch\u00a0(W\/T) is a story of high stakes ambition, betrayal and treachery, playing out in the nation\u2019s capital. When Alex … Continue reading “STAR POWER AND POWER PLAYS IN NEW ABC DRAMA\u00a0BLACK B*TCH\u00a0(WORKING TITLE)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cFollowing on from our previous successes\u00a0Redfern Now<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Cleverman<\/em>, ABC Indigenous continues its strategy to redefine how Indigenous people see themselves on the screen, with the impressive\u00a0Black B*tch<\/em>\u00a0(W\/T). We look forward to working alongside the talented team at Blackfella Films to produce this invigorating series for our audience.\u201d Says ABC Head of Indigenous\u00a0Kelrick Martin<\/strong>.
\nDarren Dale<\/strong>\u00a0from Blackfella Films and Executive Producer\u00a0Rachel Griffiths<\/strong>\u00a0says \u201cThis story is one that united us in our shared passion to tell stories about contemporary women and the challenges of leaning in and finding their voice in our times. \u00a0Our exceptional writing team has created a thrilling story of two complex and gutsy female leads who vie for power in a male dominated world and we cannot wait to take it to a global audience.\u201d
\n\u201cBlack B*tch<\/em>\u00a0(W\/T) promises to be a ground-breaking series and as such has received a significant funding investment,\u201d said\u00a0Penny Smallacombe<\/strong>, Head of Indigenous at Screen Australia. \u201cFor us this program represents not only an incredible story, but one that will be authentically told with Indigenous talent represented across writing, producing, directing and of course on-screen.\u201d
\nAtar Dekel<\/strong>, Head of Global Content\u00a0for\u00a0KI\u00a0adds, \u201cBlack B*tch<\/em>\u00a0(W\/T) is a strong local story with the potential to resonate and connect with audiences around the world, which is why it immediately stood out to us. This investment not only demonstrates our belief in the team behind this compelling story of power, loyalty and betrayal, it also reinforces our commitment to bring more high-end dramas to global audiences via the KI Content Fund.\u201d
\nBlack B*tch<\/em>\u00a0(W\/T) will film in Canberra, Queensland and Sydney and air on ABC in 2019.
\nProduction Credit:<\/strong>\u00a0Blackfella Films production for the ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with the ABC. Financed with support from Create NSW with Screen Queensland and Screen Canberra. Director Rachel Perkins. Producers Darren Dale and Miranda Dear. Executive Producer Rachel Griffiths. Script Producer Stuart Page. ABC Executive Producers Kelrick Martin and Sally Riley. International Distributor is Keshet International, working alongside Endeavor Content in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"