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'''''Wanted''''' is an Australian [[drama (genre)|drama]] [[television]] series which premiered on the [[Seven Network]] in Australia on 9 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Rosie|last2=Chambers|first2=Pippa|last3=Micallef|first3=Rachael|title="Innovate, disrupt or die" – what Seven's upfronts delivered|url=http://www.adnews.com.au/news/innovate-disrupt-or-die-what-seven-s-upfronts-delivered|work=AdNews|publisher=Yaffa Media|accessdate=30 October 2015|date=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="earlypromo" /><ref name="startdate" /> It will consist of six episodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wanted (2016)|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/find-a-film/detail.aspx?tid=34273|website={{noitalic|[[Screen Australia]]}}|publisher=[[Government of Australia]]|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
'''''Wanted''''' is an Australian [[drama (genre)|drama]] [[television]] series which premiered on the [[Seven Network]] in Australia on 9 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Rosie|last2=Chambers|first2=Pippa|last3=Micallef|first3=Rachael|title="Innovate, disrupt or die" – what Seven's upfronts delivered|url=http://www.adnews.com.au/news/innovate-disrupt-or-die-what-seven-s-upfronts-delivered|work=AdNews|publisher=Yaffa Media|accessdate=30 October 2015|date=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="earlypromo" /><ref name="startdate" /> It will consist of six episodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wanted (2016)|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/find-a-film/detail.aspx?tid=34273|website={{noitalic|[[Screen Australia]]}}|publisher=[[Government of Australia]]|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:26, 8 March 2016

This article is about the Australian drama. For the true crime series, see Wanted (2013 TV series).
Wanted
Promotional title card for Wanted
Created by
Directed by
  • Peter Templeman
  • Jennifer Leacey
Starring
ComposerMichael Yezerski
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Andrew Walker
  • Richard Bell
CinematographyJohn Stokes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) –
present

New Release! Wanted Series TV - Season 1 Episode 5 Channel 7

Wanted is an Australian drama television series which premiered on the Seven Network in Australia on 9 February 2016.[1][2][3] It will consist of six episodes.[4]

Plot

The series follows two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, who intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while they are on the run.

Production

The series was first announced in August 2015, following an undisclosed funding grant from Screen Australia[5][6] and a grant of AU$$527,768 from Screen Queensland.[7] The series was filmed in various locations across Queensland.[8]

Upon its announcement, Shirley Barrett was named as director,[6] however Peter Templeman and Jennifer Leacey were later named as directors.[9] The series is created by Rebecca Gibney and Richard Bell, the co-founders of R&R Productions which is the production company behind the series, along with Matchbox Pictures.[8] The series will be distributed internationally by Universal Media Studios International.[10]

Production began in September 2015[10] and wrapped in early December of the same year, totalling 10 weeks across 60 locations.[2]

Cast and characters

Promotion

The Seven Network released a 90 second promo in December 2015, advising the series will begin airing in February 2016.[13] The premiere date was later confirmed as 9 February.[3]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Peter TemplemanTimothy Hobart9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)1.18[14]
Lola & Chelsea are two ordinary working class women, that is until they witness a murder and are falsely accused of it and go on the run across Australia in a car filled with stolen money.
2"Episode 2"Peter TemplemanJohn Ridley16 February 2016 (2016-02-16)0.92[15]
Chelsea and Lolas chase takes them cross the Queensland border into safety while they try to work out what to do, but it seems they're being tracked by the police force set out to solve the crime.
3"Episode 3"Peter TemplemanKirsty Fisher23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)0.90[16]
Chelsea and Lola find themselves stuck in the middle of the nowhere. Things suddenly get worse for the pair as a hitman picks up their trail and is ready to kill them.
4"Episode 4"Jennifer LeaceyJohn Ridley1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)0.96[17]
Lola finally returns to her hometown, but her past comes back to haunt her. Chelsea learns a dark secret of Lola's that happened on a horrible night twenty years ago, and the trust between each other is torn.
5"Episode 5"TBATBA8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)[18]TBD
6"Episode 6"TBATBA8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)[19]TBD

Ratings

Episode
Original air date Live Consolidated
Viewers
(million) 		Nightly
rank 		Viewers
(million) 		Adjusted
nightly rank
"Episode 1" 9 February 2016 1.18[14] 3[14] 1.42[20] 3[20]
"Episode 2" 16 February 2016 0.92[15] 9[15] 1.17[21] 2[21]
"Episode 3" 23 February 2016 0.90[16] 7[16] 1.11[22] 3[22]
"Episode 4" 1 March 2016 0.96[17] 5[17] TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ Baker, Rosie; Chambers, Pippa; Micallef, Rachael (21 October 2015). ""Innovate, disrupt or die" – what Seven's upfronts delivered". AdNews. Yaffa Media. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Schipp, Debbie (10 December 2015). "Rebecca Gibney on the TV drama Wanted that she has co-produced". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ a b Knox, David (30 January 2016). "Airdate: Wanted". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  4. ^ "Wanted (2016)". Screen Australia. Government of Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  5. ^ "China co-pro film The Nest, comedy sequel A Few Less Men, and new TV series Wanted, starring Rebecca Gibney, to be funded by Screen Australia". Screen Australia. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  6. ^ a b Knox, David (4 August 2015). "New Seven drama for Rebecca Gibney". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 October 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  7. ^ "New television series joins Queensland screen success". Government of Queensland. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  8. ^ a b Bochenski, Natalie (5 August 2015). "Rebecca Gibney to star in mini-series to be shot in Queensland". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^ Bulbeck, Pip. "Production on Rebecca Gibney–starrer, Wanted, gets under way in Queensland". Media Day. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Seven reveals Wanted cast". MediaWeek. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Characters". Yahoo7. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ^ Schipp, Debbie (2 February 2016). "Rebecca Gibney says Wanted co-star Steve Peacocke is the Hugh Jackman of television". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  13. ^ "Wanted coming to Seven in February 2016". YouTube. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Knox, David (10 February 2016). "Tuesday 9 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  15. ^ a b c Knox, David (17 February 2016). "Tuesday 16 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  16. ^ a b c Knox, David (24 February 2016). "Tuesday 23 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  17. ^ a b c Knox, David (2 March 2016). "Tuesday 1 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  18. ^ "Wanted". Foxtel. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Wanted". Foxtel. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  20. ^ a b Knox, David (17 February 2016). "Tuesday 9 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  21. ^ a b Knox, David (25 February 2016). "Tuesday 16 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 February 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  22. ^ a b Knox, David (7 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Tuesday 23 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 March 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

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