Wentworth (season 8)

The upcoming eighth season also known as Wentworth: Redemption of Australian television drama series Wentworth will premiere on Fox Showcase on 28 July 2020.[1][2] The ten-episode season will serve as the series' penultimate season as it has been announced that the show will end in 2021. The story picks up sometime following the siege at the end of the previous season where the prisoners and staff struggle to rebuild their lives as they struggle to cope in the aftermath. It will also see the return of Joan Ferguson and the revelation of the mystery surrounding how she escaped death by being buried alive by Will Jackson.

Wentworth
Season 8
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Release
Original networkFox Showcase
Season chronology

This season will introduce five new characters, Ann Reynolds (Jane Hall), Lou Kelly (Kate Box), Judy Bryant (Vivienne Awosoga), Reb Keane (Zoe Terakes), and Sheila Bausch (Marta Dusseldorp).

Cast
Main article: List of Wentworth characters

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
811"Resurrection"[3]TBATBA28 July 2020 (2020-07-28)[2]TBD

Production

Season eight of Wentworth went into production in October 2019. It will consist of a further ten episodes[4][5] and like the previous two seasons, was shot back-to-back with the ninth season.

Brian Walsh, Foxtel Executive Director of Television commented that "Wentworth has been the shining star of Foxtel’s extensive slate of Australian dramas and we are very proud to call “action” on the new season. We are indebted to the remarkable creative talent involved and to showcase the outstanding line-up of actors who bring to life this compelling series."[5]

Joining the cast will be Kate Box as Lou Kelly, a former top dog of Wentworth Correctional Facility who often uses a violent approach to get what she wants, Jane Hall as Ann Reynolds, a General Manager of extreme authority, taking control of the prison following the siege, and Zoe Terakes as transgender character Reb Keane, a meek and shy prisoner and love interest for Lou.[5][6] It was later announced that actress Vivienne Awosoga would be joining the cast as Judy Bryant. The characters originally appeared in Prisoner[7] in which Lou Kelly was played by Louise Siversen, Ann Reynolds by Gerda Nicolson, Reb Keane by Janet Andrewartha and Judy Bryant by Betty Bobbitt. In June 2020, it was announced that Marta Dusseldorp would be joining that cast as Sheila Bausch, a cult member accused of mass murder, theft and arson.[8]

The season will premiere on Fox Showcase on 28 July 2020.[1][2]

References
  1. Knox, David (18 March 2020). "Australian prison drama Wentworth suspends filming amid the coronavirus pandemic... but fans can expect new episodes in June this year". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Wentworth season 8 comes to Foxtel on July 28". Mediaweek. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. "Wentworth Season 8 to be released in June, episode 1 title, synopsis revealed". devdiscourse.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Wentworth Series 8 (2020)". Screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. "HERITAGE CHARACTERS JOIN SIEGE SURVIVORS ON THE INSIDE AS WENTWORTH SEASON 8 COMMENCES PRODUCTION". foxshowcase.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. "Wentworth Season 8 release date, Get the latest updates including cast in details". Devdiscourse.com. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. Hill, Leigh Andrew (25 October 2019). "'Wentworth' pays homage to 'Prisoner' with upcoming eighth season". Outinperth.org. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. "Wentworth: Marta Dusseldorp joins Foxtel TV show". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.