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Wentworth
Season 7
Region 4 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkFox Showcase
Original release28 May (2019-05-28) –
30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)
Season chronology
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Season 6
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Season 8
List of episodes

The seventh season of television drama series Wentworth premiered on Fox Showcase in Australia on 28 May 2019.[1] It is executive produced by FremantleMedia's director of drama, Jo Porter. The seventh season picks up a few months after the events of last season's finale, the presumed closure of the case of Joan Ferguson and the subsequent arrest of former acting Governor, Derek Channing.

This season introduces multiple new recurring characters, Dr. Greg Miller (David de Lautour), Sean Brody (Rick Donald), Narelle Stang (Morgana O'Reilly), and Kylee Webb (Geraldine Hakewill).

Plot

With the case of Joan Ferguson presumably closed, a significantly pregnant Vera and her co-conspirators in the Freak's demise, Will and Jake, are off the hook, at least for now. Meanwhile, Wentworth's eclectic mix of misfits are fracturing as the powers of love, deception and revenge threaten to break them apart for good. The on-set of dementia finds Liz clutching at any semblance of hope while Boomer has to deal with the residual of her broken family.[2]

Cast

Main article: List of Wentworth characters
Promotional image of the cast.

Episodes

See also: List of Wentworth episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
711"Blood Wedding"Kevin CarlinMarcia Gardner28 May 2019 (2019-05-28)89,000[3]
722"Payback"Kevin CarlinJohn Ridley4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)96,000[4]
733"Atonement"Jonathan BroughMax Conroy11 June 2019 (2019-06-11)88,000[5]
744"Karen"Jonathan BroughPete McTighe18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)86,000[6]
755"Ascension"Beck ColePete McTighe25 June 2019 (2019-06-25)86,000[7]
766"Mother"Beck ColeJohn Ridley2 July 2019 (2019-07-02)72,000[8]
777"Bad Blood"Fiona BanksMarcia Gardner9 July 2019 (2019-07-09)94,000[9]
788"Protection"Fiona BanksMax Conroy16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)103,000[10]
799"Under Siege, Part 1"Kevin CarlinJohn Ridley23 July 2019 (2019-07-23)91,000[11]
8010"Under Siege, Part 2"Kevin CarlinPete McTighe30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)110,000[12]

Production

A seventh season was commissioned in April 2018, before the sixth-season premiere, with filming commencing the following week.[citation needed]

Foxtel's head of drama and Wentworth executive producer Penny Win said: "It's hard to believe we are already rolling the cameras on season seven of Wentworth. It feels like only yesterday we were reintroducing Foxtel viewers to such iconic characters like Bea Smith and 'The Freak' Joan Ferguson. The way in which our audience, both locally and internationally, has embraced and connected with the show goes to prove that people will watch, embrace, love and continue to support quality Australian drama.[13]

New cast members joining the show during the season, included Dr. Greg Miller (David de Lautour),[14] Sean Brody (Rick Donald),[15] Narelle Stang (Morgana O'Reilly),[16] and Kylee Webb (Geraldine Hakewill).[17]

Original ending

Season seven of Wentworth was intended to be the final season; however, in December 2018, it was announced that the series was renewed for an additional 20 episodes which will broadcast through 2020 and 2021.[18]

Following the renewal, several scenes from the final episode had to be cut, and new scenes were shot and inserted to lead the story into the eighth season. The cut scenes, which were intended to give closure to the series, included Franky and Bridget with Vera and Baby Grace, while another scene featuring three new prisoners who have arrived at Wentworth (cameo appearances by original Prisoner cast members Val Lehman, Fiona Spence, and Colette Mann who played Bea Smith, Vera Bennett, and Doreen Anderson/Burns, respectively).[19]

Reception

Ratings

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Ref(s)
Viewers Rank
1 "Blood Wedding" 28 May 2019 89,000 2 [3]
2 "Payback" 4 June 2019 96,000 1 [4]
3 "Atonement" 11 June 2019 88,000 1 [5]
4 "Karen" 18 June 2019 86,000 1 [6]
5 "Ascension" 25 June 2019 86,000 5 [7]
6 "Mother" 2 July 2019 72,000 2 [8]
7 "Bad Blood" 9 July 2019 94,000 2 [9]
8 "Protection" 16 July 2019 103,000 1 [10]
9 "Under Siege, Part 1" 23 July 2019 91,000 2 [11]
10 "Under Siege, Part 2" 30 July 2019 110,000 1 [12]

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Wentworth
AACTA Awards
Australian Directors Guild Awards
  • Pending: Best Direction in a TV or SVOD Drama Series – Kevin Carlin for "Under Siege: Part 2"[21]
Logie Awards
  • The Logie Awards for 2020 have been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will feature as part of the 2021 awards with joint nominations for both seasons seven and eight.[22]

Home media

Title Release Country Availibity Region Ref(s)
DVD Blu-ray
Wentworth: The Complete Season 7
2 October 2019
  Australia Yes Yes
4/B
[23]
Wentworth Prison: Season Seven
11 November 2019
  UK Yes Yes
2/B
[24][25]
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)
  • 3-DVD set (region 4)
  • 2-Blu-ray set (region B UK)

Rating


  • Notes:
    • Season 7 is the first season to become available on Blu-ray in UK

References

  1. ^ "Pete McTighe confirms Wentworth season 7 release date". Twitter.
  2. ^ "Wentworth Season 7 Plot". Foxtel.
  3. ^ a b "Tuesday 28 May 2019". TV Tonight. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Tuesday 4 June 2019". TV Tonight. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Tuesday 11 June 2019". TV Tonight. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Tuesday 18 June 2019". TV Tonight. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Tuesday 25 June 2019". TV Tonight. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Tuesday 2 July 2019". TV Tonight. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Tuesday 9 July 2019". TV Tonight. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Tuesday 16 July 2019". TV Tonight. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Tuesday 23 July 2019". TV Tonight. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Tuesday 30 July 2019". TV Tonight. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. ^ Debnath, Neela. "Wentworth season 7: Will there be another series of Wentworth?". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  14. ^ Harvey, Kerry (20 June 2019). "Westside's David de Lautour on the right side of the law in Wentworth". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  15. ^ Downey, Stephen (14 June 2019). "Wentworth's Rick Donald: "My best role ever"". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  16. ^ Rigden, Clare (5 June 2019). "Wentworth's Kaz pays the price for taking on Marie". Now To Love. (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  17. ^ Cartwright, Lexie (27 May 2019). "Australian actor Geraldine Hakewill — aka Ms Fisher — looks very different in new role on Wentworth". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  18. ^ Knox, David (5 December 2018). "Foxtel confirms Wentworth renewal to 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Wentworth Season 7 - Alternative Ending". Youtube. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Aacta awards 2019 winners: The Nightingale and Total Control dominate Australian screen awards". theguardian.com. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  21. ^ Knox, David (14 July 2020). "Australian Directors Guild Awards 2020: nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Coronavirus pandemic forces cancellation of 2020 Logie Awards". abc.net.au. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Australian release dates for movies & TV". Stack.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Wentworth Prison: Season 7 (DVD)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Wentworth Prison: Season 7 (Blu-ray)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  26. ^ "WENTWORTH SEASON 7". Australian Classification Board. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  27. ^ "WENTWORTH PRISON [Season 7,Episodes 1-10]". British Board of Film Classification. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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