Barrumbi Kids

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Barrumbi Kids
Based onThe Barrumbi Kids novels by Leonie Norrington
Directed by
  • Deborah Brown
  • Grant Brown
  • Ismail Khan
  • Justin Schneider
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Danielle MacLean
  • Monica O’Brien
  • Julia Morris
Production location Northern Territory
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
  • Tamarind Tree Pictures
  • Ambience Entertainment
Original release
Network NITV
Release18 November 2022 (2022-11-18) 
present

Barrumbi Kids is an Australian drama television series for children on NITV. It is based on The Barrumbi Kids series of novels by Leonie Norrington. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Through their shared activities, two children learn about the different cultures in their remote Northern Territory community. [2]

Cast

Production

The series was filmed in Wugularr, Barunga, Katherine and Bitter Springs on the lands of the Jawoyn, Dogoman, Wardaman and Mangarrayi peoples. [3]

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References

  1. "The Burrumbi Kids | Leonie Norrington".
  2. "NITV and Screen Australia announce children's series Barrumbi Kids | Media centre".
  3. "NITV Reveals Cast of New Children's Series 'Barrumbi Kids'". 23 September 2022.