Netflix will adapt Miles Franklin’s 1901 Australian novel “My Sensible Profession” right into a sequence.
The story follows Sybylla Melvyn, an bold lady rising up in rural Australia within the Nineties, who needs a grand profession as a author.
Philippa Northeast (Territory) will star as Sybylla, with Christopher Chung (Sluggish Horses) enjoying the position of Harry, Anna Chancellor (Outrageous) as Mrs Bossier, Genevieve O’Reilly (Andor) as Helen, and Kate Mulvany (Hunters) as Augusta.
Different solid members embrace Jake Dunn (The Ballad of Renegade Nell), Alexander England (Black Snow), Sherry-Lee Watson (Heartbreak Excessive) and Miah Madden (Paper Dolls).
The novel was beforehand tailored right into a characteristic movie of the identical title in 1979.
Netflix’s sequence adaptation shall be produced with Jungle Leisure in Adelaide. The interval manufacturing will happen at Adelaide Studios and numerous areas throughout South Australia.
Chloe Rickard, Liz Doran and Alyssa McClelland are government producers on the sequence, with McClelland and Anne Renton set to direct. Territory producer Paul Ranford will even produce My Sensible Profession.
“It’s been a privilege to work with so many unbelievable creatives on this reimagining of Miles Franklin’s rollicking story of a younger girl’s quest to find out her personal life,” stated Liz Doran, government producer and author of Netflix’s My Sensible Profession.
Chloe Rickard, government producer, added: “It’s thrilling to carry this Australian basic to an entire new viewers. Partnering with Netflix and fellow government producers Liz Doran and Alyssa McClelland, with Philippa Northeast as our rebellious and witty Sybylla, has been the stuff that desires are manufactured from.”
Minyoung Kim, Netflix’s Vice-President of APAC content material (ex-India), stated: “‘My Sensible Profession’ is a timeless Australian story with themes as related right now as when it was initially printed. We’re excited to be partnering with a few of Australia’s greatest creatives and expertise to carry this story to an entire new era on Netflix, and with its gorgeous areas, there’s no higher residence for this manufacturing than South Australia.”
Kate Croser, CEO of South Australian Movie Company (SAFC), stated: “We’re delighted to welcome Netflix again to South Australia and Adelaide Studios together with award-winning manufacturing firm Jungle Leisure for the brand new sequence adaptation of ‘My Sensible Profession.’
“The SAFC is proud to assist this thrilling new sequence which is able to harness the world-class abilities of a majority South Australian crew, led by prime South Australian producer Paul Ranford, and which is able to as soon as once more present a showcase for our state’s display screen manufacturing functionality, expertise and endlessly lovely areas,” added Croser.
