Ladies in Black (TV series)

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Ladies in Black
Genre Drama
Based on The Women in Black
by Madeleine St John
Written by
  • Greg Waters
  • Sarah Bassiuoni
  • Joan Sauers
  • Randa Sayed
Directed by Gracie Otto
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languagesEnglish
Korean
Italian
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Sophia Zachariou
  • Angela Littlejohn
  • Greer Simpkin
  • David Jowsey
Production companyBunya productions
Original release
Network ABC
Release16 June 2024 (2024-06-16)

Ladies in Black is an upcoming Australian television drama series based on the novel The Women in Black by Madeleine St John and second adaptation after the 2018 film, Ladies in Black . It is set to air on ABC on 16 June 2024. [1]

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Production

In September 2023, it was announced the ABC had commissioned a six part series based on the book, which would see the women enter the sixties. [2] [3] In November 2023, the series was confirmed to be filming in South Australia, along with the announcement of the cast. [4] [5]

Cast

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References

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  2. Knox, David (25 September 2023). "The Newsreader S3, Ladies in Black dramas funded for ABC". TV Tonight . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. "Screen Australia announces $10 million of production funding for nine projects". IF Magazine . 25 September 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. Knox, David (13 November 2023). "Cast announced for Ladies in Black". TV Tonight . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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