Netflix’s Queenstown Showcases Australian and New Zealand Creative Talent
Netflix's upcoming drama Queenstown continues to bring together leading creative talent from Australia and New Zealand, with the streaming service announcing additional series regulars for its first ANZ-commissioned series to be set and filmed in New Zealand.
Currently in production, the eight-part series is produced by Australian production company Silent Firework and its subsidiary Runaway Unicorn, led by Australian producers Jodi Matterson and Libbie Doherty. Matterson's previous credits include The Dry and The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, while Doherty has worked across Australian productions including Bluey and Crazy Fun Park. Both serve as executive producers on the series.
Australian filmmaker Glendyn Ivin, known for The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Penguin Bloom, is lead director and executive producer, working alongside acclaimed New Zealand director Roseanne Liang.
Netflix has also expanded the principal cast, with Anna Baryshnikov, Australian actors BeBe Orleans (Strife, Spiderhead, Eden), Alex FitzAlan (My Brilliant Career, Hunting Wives) and Jamie Ward joining the series regular lineup. They join previously announced Rufus Sewell, Australian actors Frances O'Connor (Wednesday, The Missing), Alycia Debnam-Carey (Apple Cider Vinegar, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Godzilla x Kong: Supernova), alongside New Zealand actors Te KoheTuhaka and Tatum Warren-Ngata, further highlighting the cross-Tasman talent featured in the series.
Set against the backdrop of Queenstown's luxury ski community, the series follows a privileged family and the people who work for them as tensions emerge around power, loyalty and desire.
Created and written by Chloe Stearns, Queenstown marks Netflix's first ANZ-commissioned series to be both set and filmed in New Zealand. The production highlights the close collaboration between Australian and New Zealand creative industries, bringing together producers, directors and performers from both countries to create premium content for global audiences.
The series is currently filming in Queenstown, New Zealand, and will premiere globally on Netflix.
Source: Netflix, IF
