Redfern Now starting production.

It has been a long time coming and with a lot of backing from the Australian Audience a new drama will surface for next year's line up on ABC. The series comes after a string of successful feature films Bran Nue Dae and the culturally critically acclaimed Samson & Delilah.

ABC TV and the Indigenous Department of Screen Australia announce the development of a major new series Redfern Now , the first contemporary TV drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.



This series follows on the heels of previous collaboration between ABC TV and Screen Australia who co-funded the highly successful feature films Samson & Delilah and Bran Nue Dae.
Set in inner city Sydney, Redfern Now will be developed in collaboration with Jimmy McGovern, the internationally acclaimed creator and writer of The Street, Cracker and The Lakes.

The 6 X 1 hour series will be produced by award-winning Indigenous production company Blackfella Films (First Australians, Lani’s Story,) and will air on ABC1.


Redfern Now will centre around and will explore contemporary inner city Indigenous life. The producers are calling for hard-hitting, truthful and emotionally engaging story ideas centring on a diverse group of individuals which explores their strength, flaws and resilience.

 - Screen Australia