Clerkenwell Films Lands Australian Surf Drama on Netflix

Clerkenwell Films Lands Australian Surf Drama on Netflix

Baby Reindeer producer Clerkenwell Films is working with BBC Studios Productions Australia on a new series set against the backdrop of surf culture for Netflix.

Breakers, from writer Pete Jackson (The Death of Bunny Munro, Somewhere Boy), is about two backpackers who are sucked into what seems to be a perfect surfing community. The series, which hast Antony Starr, with others to be announced, is in production now in Western Australia. It is the first Netflix show being shot in Western Australia, benefiting from assistance from Screenwest and the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive

Mary Nighy and Ng Choon Ping direct the show, which is being executive produced by Gavin O’Grady, Petra Fried, Wim De Greef and Jackson.


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