Peacock heads down for her latest direct-to-series order. The streamer delivered a ten-part order for Irreverent, an Australian-set crime drama from Matchbox Pictures, the production company behind Cate Blanchett's Stateless. Irreverant was created by Paddy Macrae (Wanted) and follows a Chicago criminal who botches a heist and is forced to go into hiding in a small Australian reef town in Far North Queensland posing as the new Reverend of the church.
Matchbox Pictures is owned by NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, and the series is a co-production between Peacock and Netflix in Australia. Chicago Med and Arrow star Colin Donnell will star in Peacock's Australian-set crime drama Irreverent.
The series, which Deadline revealed last month had gotten a straight-to-series order, will also star PJ Byrne, Kylie Bracknell, Briallen Clarke, Tegan Stimson, Ed Oxenbould, Wayne Blair, Russell Dykstra, Calen Tassone and Jason Wilder as series regulars. Serie. .
Stars: P.J. Byrne, Susie Porter, Martin Sacks
Irreverent follows a Chicago criminal who commits a heist and is forced to hide out in a small Australian reef town in Far North Queensland posing as the new Reverend of the church.
Donnell will play Mack/Paulo, a skilled and eloquent mediator who keeps the peace between organized crime families in Chicago. After a mediation goes awry, Mack flees to a remote seaside town in tropical Australia, where he is forced to assume the identity of a reverend to get ahead of the people who want him dead.
It will be filmed in Australia and executive produced by Debbie Lee (Hungry Ghosts) and Andrew Knight. Tom Hoffie and Macrae will serve as producers.
Jonathan Teplitzky (A Discovery of Witches) is attached to direct three episodes, while Macrae, Knight, Andrew Anastasios (Wentworth), Angela McDonald (Operation Buffalo) and Darlene Johnson (The Redfern Story) are set to write the series.
The series is also supported by the Federal Government's Location Incentive Program and Screen Queensland is supporting through the Queensland Government's Production Attraction Strategy.
"We're excited to continue to expand Peacock's premium originals offering with Irreverant, a sweeping global drama with a quirky sensibility," said Lisa Katz, president of Scripted, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. "Matchbox and Netflix Australia have been wonderful partners in bringing this story to life, as we continue to pull stories from diverse perspectives from around the world."
Alastair, CEO of Matchbox Pictures, said: “Irreverent is a fish-out-of-water fun story that is sure to delight audiences around the world with its quirky characters and spectacular tropical Queensland setting. We are very fortunate to partner with Peacock and Netflix along with an all-star creative team to bring Paddy Macrae's original idea to life."
Que Minh Luu, Netflix Chief Content Officer for ANZ, added: “We were drawn to Irreverent for its warmth, optimism and celebration of community with a uniquely Australian sense of humour, like Northern Exposure in Far North Queensland. We are thrilled to be working with NBCUniversal International Studios and Matchbox to bring this premium drama series to life for our Australian and New Zealand Netflix members."
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