Netflix has been on a roll this year and its next big Australian original series is Territory. The series will be released on October 24, 2024 and could just keep the streamer’s momentum going.
The series was first announced in September last year when it was revealed production had started on the series which was then known under the working title of Desert King.
Netflix started 2024 with the brilliant Australian original Boy Swallows Universe released in January. That was followed up by the second season of Heartbreak High in April. Another Australian original will be well and truly due by October.
Anna Torv in Territory
International hit series and movies on Netflix have included Society of the Snow, Griselda, The Gentlemen, Scoop, Ripley, Baby Reindeer, A Man in Full, Bodkin and Eric.
Another anticipated Netflix Australian original still to come is another crime drama set in Tasmania. The Survivors is from producer Tony Ayres and is an adaption of the book of the same name by Jane Harper.
Territory short synopsis
The series has been branded a six-part neo-western. The huge Marianne cattle station is left without a successor. A generational clash threatens to tear the Lawson family apart. Sensing the 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. With billions of dollars at stake, everyone wants a piece of the pie.
Who stars in Territory?
Anna Torv (The Newsreader, The Last of Us) as Emily Lawson
Michael Dorman (For All Mankind, Joe Pickett) as Graham Lawson
Robert Taylor (Longmire, The Newsreader) as Colin Lawson
Sam Corlett (Vikings: Valhalla, The Dry) as Marshall Lawson
Sara Wiseman (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, High Country) as Sandra Kirby
Dan Wyllie (Love My Way, The Veil) as Hank Hodge
Clarence Ryan (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mystery Road: Origin) as Nolan Brannock
Jay Ryan (Scrublands, Creamerie) as Campbell Miller
Philippa Northeast (The Newsreader, Paper Dolls) as Susie Lawson
Joe Klocek (My Lady Jane, The Dry) as Lachie Kirby
Kylah Day (Scrublands, Itch) as Sharnie Kennedy
Sam Delich (Spiderhead, Last Days of Space Age) as Rich Petrakis
Hamilton Morris (Sweet Country) as Uncle Bryce
Tuli Narkle (Mystery Road: Origin, NCIS: Sydney) as Keeley Redford
Tyler Spencer (The New Boy) as Dezi
Jake Ryan (The Great Gatsby, Life After Fighting) as Daniel Lawson
Robert Taylor in Territory
Where was Territory filmed?
The series was filmed across the Northern Territory and South Australia. Locations included Kakadu National Park which required special permission from the traditional owners.
Cattle stations used were Tipperary Station and Anna Creek Station. The former boasts its own airstrip and school, while the second is bigger than the US state of New Jersey.
Production notes: Who created the series
Territory is a joint production between Easy Tiger (Ian Collie and Rob Gibson) and Ronde (Ben Davies).
The creators are Timothy Lee (Mystery Road, Bump) and Ben Davies (Bondi Rescue, The First Inventors, Outback Ringer).
Executive producers are Davies, Rob Gibson (The Twelve, Colin from Accounts), and lan Collie (Jack Irish, Scrublands).
Producer is Paul Ranford (Stateless, True History of the Kelly Gang).
Writers are Lee, Kodie Bedford, Steven McGregor and Michaeley O’Brien.
Territory is directed by Greg McLean (La Brea, Wolf Creek).
See also: Netflix begins production on epic outback drama Desert King (working title) in the NT and SA
