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Wentworth
Season 8
Region 4 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkFox Showcase
Original release28 July 2020 (2020-07-28) –
Present
Season chronology
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Season 7
List of episodes

The eighth season of Australian television drama series Wentworth, titled Wentworth: Redemption, premiered on Fox Showcase on 28 July 2020.[1][2] The twenty-episode final season[3][4] has been divided into two parts with the first airing in 2020[4] and the second in 2021.[4] 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. In season 8 Joan Ferguson returns, and it is explained how she escaped death after being buried alive by Will Jackson.

This season introduced four new main characters: Ann Reynolds (Jane Hall), Lou Kelly (Kate Box), Judy Bryant (Vivienne Awosoga), Reb Keane (Zoe Terakes), and special guest star Marta Dusseldorp as Sheila Bausch. The second part of the season will introduce Tina Bursill as Eve Wilder.

Cast

Main article: List of Wentworth characters

Episodes

See also: List of Wentworth episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
'
811"Resurrection"Kevin CarlinPete McTighe28 July 2020 (2020-07-28)107,000[5]
822"Ends and Means"Kevin CarlinMax Conroy & Kim Wilson4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)78,000[6]
833"Enemy of the State"Beck ColeMarcia Gardner11 August 2020 (2020-08-11)73,000[7]
844"Revenant"Beck ColeJohn Ridley18 August 2020 (2020-08-18)59,000[8]
855"Fallout"Fiona BanksPete McTighe25 August 2020 (2020-08-25)65,000[9]
866"Fugitive"Fiona BanksMarcia Gardner1 September 2020 (2020-09-01)56,000[10]
877"Battle Lines"Corrie ChenMax Conroy & Kim Wilson8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)62,000[11]
888"Goldfish, Part 2"Corrie ChenJohn Ridley15 September 2020 (2020-09-15)54,000[12]
899"Monster"Kevin CarlinJohn Ridley22 September 2020 (2020-09-22)46,000[13]
9010"The Enemy Within"Kevin CarlinMarcia Gardner29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)65,000[14]

Production

Season eight of Wentworth went into production in October 2019. It consists of twenty episodes ,[3][4][15][16] titled "Redemption", and featured the first ten episodes in 2020, while the final episodes will broadcast in 2021.[4]

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."[16]

Kate Box joined the cast as Lou Kelly, a former top dog of Wentworth Correctional Facility who often uses a violent approach to get what she wants, along with 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.[16][17] It was later announced that actress Vivienne Awosoga would be joining the cast as Judy Bryant. The characters originally appeared in Prisoner[18] 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 join the cast as Sheila Bausch, a cult member accused of mass murder, theft and arson.[19] It was announced in late 2020 that Tina Bursill had been cast as Eve Wilder and is set to appear in the final part of the eighth season in 2021; the character was originally portrayed by Lynda Stoner in Prisoner.[20]

The season premiered in Australia on Fox Showcase on 28 July 2020.[1][2] and on August 5 on 5STAR in the UK.[21] In New Zealand, the season is distributed on TVNZ's TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand streaming service.[22][23]

Reception

Ratings

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Ref(s)
Viewers Rank
1 "Resurrection" 28 July 2020 107,000 1 [5]
2 "Ends and Means" 4 August 2020 78,000 3 [6]
3 "Enemy of the State" 11 August 2020 73,000 5 [7]
4 "Revenant" 18 August 2020 59,000 6 [8]
5 "Fallout" 25 August 2020 65,000 5 [9]
6 "Fugitive" 1 September 2020 56,000 6 [10]
7 "Battle Lines" 8 September 2020 62,000 7 [11]
8 "Goldfish, Part 2" 15 September 2020 54,000 5 [12]
9 "Monster" 22 September 2020 46,000 5 [13]
10 "The Enemy Within" 29 September 2020 65,000 4 [14]

Home media

Title Release Country Availability Region Ref(s)
DVD Blu-ray
Wentworth: Season 8, Part 1: Redemption
25 November 2020
  Australia Yes Yes
4/B
[24][25]
Wentworth Prison: Season Eight, Part One
23 November 2020
  UK Yes Yes
2/B
[26][27]
Additional


Distributor

Set details

Audio

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD)
  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Blu-ray)

Subtitles

  • TBA

Discs

  • 3-DVD set (region 2 UK & region 4 Australia)
  • 2-Blu-ray set (region B UK & region B Australia)

Rating

References

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  3. ^ a b "WENTWORTH SET TO RETURN FOR SEASON 8". film.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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  6. ^ a b Knox, David (5 August 2020). "Tuesday 4 August 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b Knox, David (12 August 2020). "Tuesday 11 August 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b Knox, David (19 August 2020). "Tuesday 18 August 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b Knox, David (26 August 2020). "Tuesday 25 August 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b Knox, David (2 September 2020). "Tuesday 1 September 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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  12. ^ a b Knox, David (16 September 2020). "Tuesday 15 September 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. ^ a b Knox, David (22 September 2020). "Tuesday 22 September 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ^ a b Knox, David (30 September 2020). "Tuesday 29 September 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Wentworth Series 8 (2020)". Screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  16. ^ a b c "HERITAGE CHARACTERS JOIN SIEGE SURVIVORS ON THE INSIDE AS WENTWORTH SEASON 8 COMMENCES PRODUCTION". foxshowcase.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Wentworth Season 8 release date, Get the latest updates including cast in details". Devdiscourse.com. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. ^ Hill, Leigh Andrew (25 October 2019). "'Wentworth' pays homage to 'Prisoner' with upcoming eighth season". Outinperth.org. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Wentworth: Marta Dusseldorp joins Foxtel TV show". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Tina Bursill will be joining the cast of Wentworth as Eve Wilder". Twitter. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Wentworth Season 8 - UK Release Date Revealed". wentworth-prison.co.uk. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  22. ^ Nealon, Sarah (16 July 2020). "It's OK Boomer as Wentworth returns". Stuff. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  23. ^ Brooks, Sam (22 August 2020). "What has New Zealand been streaming through lockdown 2.0?". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Wentworth - Season 8 (DVD)". Sanity.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Wentworth - Season 8 (Blu-ray)". Sanity.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Wentworth Prison: Season Eight Part One [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Wentworth Prison: Season 8 Part 1 Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  28. ^ "WENTWORTH: SEASON 8". Classification.gov.au. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

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