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Created by | Ainslie Clouston |
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Music by | Rafael May |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production location | Sydney |
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Network | Paramount+ |
Paper Dolls is an Australian drama television series created by Ainslie Clouston, based on an idea by Belinda Chapple. The series is distributed by Paramount+.
The show follows five aspiring singers, who are thrust into the spotlight as the pop girl group HARLOW, after being discovered on a reality television show Pop Rush. [1]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "The Reinvention of Izzy James" | Tenika Smith | Ainslie Clouston | 3 December 2023 |
2 | 2 | "Phoenix Rising" | Tenika Smith | Ainslie Clouston | 3 December 2023 |
3 | 3 | "Be a Maneater" | Nina Buxton | David Hannam | 3 December 2023 |
4 | 4 | "Technicolour Altar" | Nina Buxton | Marieke Hardy | 10 December 2023 |
5 | 5 | "Face Off" | Nina Buxton | Ainslie Clouston and Jenna Purcell | 17 December 2023 |
6 | 6 | "We're on Tour, Bitches" | Erin White | Sara Khan | 24 December 2023 |
7 | 7 | "The Fame Game" | Erin White | Thomas Wilson-White | 31 December 2023 |
8 | 8 | "New Millennium" | Erin White and Lynn-Maree Danzey | Ainslie Clouston | 7 January 2024 |
The series is executive produced by Belinda Chapple and airs on Paramount+. [2] The series debuted on 3 December 2023 and it will air on Network 10 later in 2024. [3]
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