Redfern Now
| Redfern Now | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jon Bell Wayne Blair Michelle Blanchard Danielle MacLean Steven McGregor Leah Purcell Adrian Russell Wills |
| Directed by |
Rachel Perkins Wayne Blair Leah Purcell Catriona McKenzie Adrian Russell Wills Beck Cole |
| Starring |
Jimi Bani Wayne Blair Dean Daley-Jones Johnny Lever Deborah Mailman Marley Sharp Kelton Pell Leah Purcell Tessa Rose Shari Sebbens Miranda Tapsell |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Erica Glynn Sally Riley |
| Producer(s) | Darren Dale Miranda Dear |
| Location(s) | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
| Cinematography | Mark Wareham Jules O'Loughlin |
| Editor(s) | Dany Cooper Nicholas Holmes |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blackfella Films |
| Distributor | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC1 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1 November 2012 – 9 April 2015 |
| External links | |
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| Production website | |
Redfern Now is an Australian television drama series screening on ABC1 in Australia and Vibrant TV Network in the United States. It tells powerful contemporary stories about Indigenous Australians in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. The first season has received five AACTA award nominations for 2013. The series has gone on to receiving numerous more AACTA nominations winning 5 in total including Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama for Leah Purcell, Best Screenplay in Television and Best Television Drama Series.
The series was produced by Blackfella Films, whose productions include First Australians and Mabo. It was developed by local indigenous writers with the support of UK screenwriter Jimmy McGovern. The project also has indigenous directors, producers and actors. It is directed by Rachel Perkins, Catriona McKenzie, Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell.
A second season was commissioned in late 2012 and went into production in May 2013, premiering Thursday 31 October 2013.
The series concluded with a telemovie titled "Promise Me" which aired on 9 April 2015.
The series has generally received critical praise. Of the first episode Melinda Houston of The Age said, "It makes for television that works on every level: as an important cultural contribution, as a vehicle for sensational actors, writers, directors and technicians, as a great conversation-starter and as a fabulous piece of drama." Based on the second episode, Bob Ellis writes, "It was very well done indeed, and the mixture, like Obama’s Dreams From My Father, of honesty, eloquence and hope, bids fair... for a series outcome that may well be seen, in sum, hereafter, as a classic." After viewing the third episode, the television writer for The Canberra Times writes, "Redfern Now is probably as important as any drama produced this year. This is really mature and clever storytelling with the strangest taste of an old O. Henry morality tale."
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