Netflix making waves in Western Australia with surfing series, Breakers, starring Antony Starr
Cameras are rolling in the South West on Breakers, the first Netflix series to be filmed in Western Australia.
Screenwest is pleased to announce cameras are rolling in the South West on Breakers, the first Netflix series to be filmed in Western Australia.
The 8-part series, starring Antony Starr (The Boys, Banshee, The Covenant, G20), is the biggest production to take place in Western Australia and is estimated to employ over 100 Western Australians and inject more than $19 million into the WA economy.
This announcement comes following the Perth Film Studios reaching practical completion last week and is the first of many productions to be announced in 2026.
Breakers is produced by Clerkenwell Films, the multi-award-winning production company behind hit series Baby Reindeer and The End of the F***ing World, in partnership with BBC Studios Productions Australia who recently produced Ghosts Australia and Reckless in Western Australia.
“Screenwest is delighted to welcome Netflix to Western Australia for the first time. Breakers provides a fantastic opportunity for Western Australian Heads of Department, crew and cast to work on a prestige series and continue developing their careers right here in our South West. We look forward to seeing the series brought to life over the coming months,” said Rikki Lea Bestall, Screenwest CEO.
Western Australian heads of department include Shelby Shaw (Production Manager), Lynda Doulas (Script Supervisor), Emma Fletcher (Production Designer), Lien See Leong (Costume Designer), Trevor Hope (Sound Recordist), Mark Boskell and Stuart Morrice (1st ADs), Dan Spriggs (Gaffer), Greg Stirling (Grip), Alex McArthur (Safety Supervisor) and Susie Campbell (Production Accountant).
The series follows two best friends who go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure, played by Starr.
Breakers is written by Pete Jackson (The Death of Bunny Munro, Somewhere Boy) and directed by Mary Nighy (Say Nothing, Industry), Ng Choon Ping (What It Feels Like For A Girl, Femme).
The Executive Producers are Gavin O’Grady (Somewhere Boy, This Way Up), Petra Fried (Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World), Wim De Greef (Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World), Pete Jackson (The Death of Bunny Munro, Somewhere Boy).
Breakers is supported by the WA Production Attraction Incentive which is designed to attract high profile, market driven footloose screen productions to Western Australia and is managed by Screenwest.
Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk: “Attracting a production of this scale to Western Australia is a very exciting opportunity for the local screen industry.
“As the biggest series to be filmed in Western Australia, the project is estimated to inject more than $19 million into the WA economy and directly employ more than 100 Western Australians.
“Production kicking off for a project of this scale on the back of Perth Film Studios reaching completion last week shows our screen industry is going from strength to strength.
“This is all part of the Cook Government’s vision of growing WA’s film industry to help diversify the economy, create local jobs and unlock new opportunities for talent and innovation in Western Australia.”
Breakers will wrap filming in June 2026 and will be released globally on Netflix.
Production Credit: Breakers is a Clerkenwell Films BBC Studios Productions Australia production for Netflix with major production investment from Screenwest and the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.
Main Image: Western Australian Production Designer Emma Fletcher and Western Australian Costume Designer Lien See Leong on the set of Breakers in Busselton, Western Australia. Photographer David Dare Parker.
