Grab your cowboy hats because Netflix is bringing us a brand-new Australian outback series, Desert King (working title).
The six-part neo-western drama represents one of the largest local screen productions filmed in both the Northern Territory (on the traditional land of the Larrakia people in Darwin) and in Adelaide, South Australia, on the land of the Kaurna people.
Here’s everything we know about Desert King (working title).
What is Desert King about?
Desert King is an explosive drama about power, family, land and legacy. The thrilling story will follow the world’s largest cattle station which is left without a clear successor, where generational clashes threaten to tear the fictional Lawson family apart.
Sensing this once great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions – rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders and billionaire miners move in for the kill.
Who is in the cast?
No cast has been announced at the time of publication.
When will it be released?
Given that the series has only just begun production, we can expect the series in 2024 or beyond.
Who is behind Desert King?
Desert King (working title) is produced by Paul Ranford (Stateless, True History of the Kelly Gang) and created by Tim Lee (Mystery Road, Bump) alongside Ben Davies (Bondi Rescue, The First Inventors, Outback Ringer). It is directed by Greg McLean (La Brea, Wolf Creek) and is a joint production between Easy Tiger and Ronde.
“We have just started shooting on a cattle station in the Northern Territory. That’s where this epic story is set, and where we meet the Lawson family, as well as a group of Top-End characters that we know audiences will simply love,” Executive producer Davies told media.
“The Top End cattle industry is a world rarely seen on our screens, and to authentically capture it we have embedded ourselves here in a most fantastic way. Of the 180 crew we have in the Territory, at least 140 are living on the station. It’s a monumental effort by production pulling this off in such a remote place.
“In terms of infrastructure and scale this cattle property is unmatched anywhere else in the world, so fortunately it can accommodate our large cast and crew. And with the team living here, we’re capturing remarkably authentic images that, when matched with powerful storytelling, encapsulate the world we’re looking to share, not just locally but globally as well.”
Desert King (working title) will stream on Netflix, soon.
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