Upcoming Stan Authentic Collection Invisible Boys will premiere in February.
Filmed in Perth and Geraldton, Invisible Boys is customized from the novel by Holden Sheppard. The ten-part collection is created for tv, written, and directed by Nicholas Verso (Boys within the Bushes, Loopy Enjoyable Park).
The forged options rising Australian expertise Joseph Zada (East of Eden), Aydan Calafiore (The Voice) and Zach Blampied (New Gold Mountain) plus Joe Klocek (Territory), Pia Miranda (Windcatcher) and David Lyons (Truth Be Informed).
The forged additionally consists of Shareena Clanton (Wentworth), Myles Pollard (X-Males Origins: Wolverine), Elaine Crombie (Prime of the Lake), Hayley McElhinney (Tips on how to Please a Girl, Physician Physician), Steve Le Marquand (Inhabitants 11) and Khan Chittenden (Underbelly), plus newcomers Mercy Cornwall, Jamie Ward, Joanna Tu, Olivia Nardini, Jade Baynes, Luke Jai McIntosh, James Edward Bingham, and James Rock.
Set in opposition to the backdrop of the 2017 same-sex marriage plebiscite, the collection explores the challenges confronted by a bunch of homosexual teenagers within the distant coastal city of Geraldton, Western Australia after considered one of them is outed on social media following an encounter with a married man. As they kind a tight-knit friendship, the boys discover solace and assist in each other, exploring their needs and identities in a world that usually renders them invisible.
Created for tv, written, and directed by Logie and AACTA award-winning creator/director Nicholas Verso (Loopy Enjoyable Park, Boys within the Bushes) alongside a formidable writing crew together with Enoch Mailangi, Walkley Award-winning author Allan Clarke, award-winning creator of the e-book Invisible Boys Holden Sheppard, and Inventive Director of Griffin Theatre, Declan Greene. Produced by Tania Chambers OAM for Feisty Dame Productions and Nicholas Verso for Asphodel Movies. Stan Government Producers are Cailah Scobie and Donna Chang.
Main manufacturing funding from Display screen Australia in affiliation with Stan. Financed with assist from Screenwest, Lotterywest, and the WA Regional Display screen Fund. Worldwide gross sales by Banijay Rights. Developed with the help of Display screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest.
All episodes Thursday February 13 on Stan.
