Wakefield (TV series)

Wakefield is an upcoming Australian television psychological mystery series set to screen on ABC in 2020.

Wakefield
Genre	Drama
Created by	Kristen Dunphy
Written by	Kristen Dunphy Sam Meikle Joan Sauers Cathy Strickland
Directed by	Jocelyn Moorhouse Kim Mordaunt
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chloe Rickard Jason Burrows Kristen Dunphy
Producer(s)	Shay Spencer Ally Henville
Production location(s)	Sydney Southern Highlands Blue Mountains
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Jungle Entertainment BBC Studios
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	720p HDTV

Synopsis

Wakefield is a psychological mystery revolving around the staff and patients who populate Ward C of a psychiatric hospital in the Blue Mountains.[1]

Production

The eight part series was filmed in Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in 2020. Wakefield is created by Kristen Dunphy who is also the showrunner with Sam Meikle. The series is written by Kristen Dunphy, Sam Meikle, Joan Sauers and Cathy Strickland. It is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and Kim Mordaunt.[2]

Cast

• Rudi Dharmalingam
• Mandy McElhinney
• Geraldine Hakewill
• Dan Wyllie
• Harriet Dyer
• Ryan Corr
• Felicity Ward
• Harry Greenwood
• Sam Simmons
• Bessie Holland
• Megan Smart
• Pacharo Mzembe
• Nadie Kammallaweera
• Shapoor Batliwalla
• Guy Simon
• Miritana Hughes
• Victoria Haralabidou
• Wayne Blair
• Heather Mitchell
• Kim Gyngell
• Richie Miller
• David Nash

Extras

• Isabella Scrivener
• Conor O'Meagher

References

1. Knox, David (12 February 2020). "New ABC drama, Wakefield". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
2. https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-support/television-and-online/funding-approvals/in-the-archive/television-prod-approvals/2018-2019