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Jo Porter is an Australian TV producer and television executive. She is best known for her association with the Seven Network drama department for whom she produced All Saints , Always Greener , Headland and Packed to the Rafters . In 2011, she became Director of Drama for Fremantle Media Australia. [1]
She is the co-creator of the TV series Wonderland .
Porter was the series executive producer during Wentworth's entire run. [2] Porter returned to Foxtel in 2024 for the drama series High Country serving as an executive producer and reunited with several members of the Wentworth crew. [3]
In 2018, Porter was named as part of the Top 25 list for Global Women in Television. [4]
In 2020 after an 9 year tenure at Fremantle Media Australia as the director of drama for Foxtel and as an executive producer, Porter was appointed as the Managing Director for Playmaker Studios, [5] and in 2022 the studio was rebranded as Curio Pictures. [6] [7]
In 2023, Porter was announced as a mentor for the Screen Producers Guild program known as the One to Watch program. [8]
On September 16, 2024, Porter would be announced as the executive producer of Paramount+ series Playing Gracie Darling. [9] In January 2025, Playing Gracie Darling would go into production in Sydney. [10] On 21 November 2024, The Artful Dodger was renewed for a second series. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Playing Gracie Darling | Executive producer | TV series | [12] |
| Narrow Road to the Deep North | 5 episodes | [13] | ||
| 2024 | High Country | 8 episodes | [14] | |
| 2023–present | Ten Pound Poms | 6 episodes | [15] | |
| The Artful Dodger | 8 episodes | |||
| 2013-21 | Wentworth | 100 episodes | ||
| 2021 | Wentworth Unlocked | TV special | ||
| With Intent | 4 episodes | |||
| 2018 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | 6 episodes | ||
| 2013-15 | Wonderland | 27 episodes | ||
| 2008-12 | Packed to the Rafters | Producer | 66 episodes | |
| 1998-05 | All Saints (TV series) | Producer | 171 episodes |
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