Population 11 | |
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Genre | Comedy-drama [1] Crime thriller [1] Dark comedy [2] |
Created by | Phil Lloyd [1] |
Inspired by | disappearance of Paddy Moriarty [3] |
Written by | Phil Lloyd Michael Bond Steve Toltz Julia Moriarty Sarinah Masukor Zoe Pepper [3] |
Directed by | Trent O'Donnell Ben Young Helena Brooks [1] |
Creative director | Trent O'Donnell [1] |
Starring | Ben Feldman Perry Mooney Katrina Milosevic Darren Gilshenan |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 [1] |
Production | |
Executive producers | Trent O'Donnell Phil Lloyd Ben Feldman Chloe Rickard Jason Burrows [1] |
Producers | Bridget Callow-Wright Melissa Kelly Trent O'Donnell Phil Lloyd [4] |
Production location | Kimberley, Western Australia |
Running time | 30 minutes [1] |
Production company | Jungle Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Stan |
Release | March 14, 2024 [1] |
Population 11 is a comedy drama television series that premiered on the Australian streaming service Stan on 14 March 2024. Created by Phil Lloyd and starring Ben Feldman, it is inspired by the 2017 disappearance of Paddy Moriarty in the Northern Territory; [3] it centres on Feldman's character attempting to solve the disappearance of his estranged father from a small town in the Australian outback home to only a dozen residents, who all end up as suspects. [1]
There were twelve 30-minute episodes, all premiered on 14 March 2024. [1]
No. | Title [5] | Directed by [5] | Written by [5] | Original release date |
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1 | "Outback UFO Tours" | Trent O'Donnell | Phil Lloyd | March 14, 2024 |
2 | "Stray Dogs" | Trent O'Donnell | Phil Lloyd | March 14, 2024 |
3 | "Who's Jeff" | Trent O'Donnell | Steve Toltz | March 14, 2024 |
4 | "Sweet 'N' Sour Dingo" | Trent O'Donnell | Michael Bond | March 14, 2024 |
5 | "Confession" | Ben Young | Julia Moriarty | March 14, 2024 |
6 | "Bunker" | Ben Young | Michael Bond | March 14, 2024 |
7 | "Earth Room" | Ben Young | Sarinah Masukor | March 14, 2024 |
8 | "The Sea" | Ben Young | Michael Bond | March 14, 2024 |
9 | "Trivia Night" | Helena Brooks | Zoe Pepper | March 14, 2024 |
10 | "Like Father Like Son" | Helena Brooks | Steve Toltz | March 14, 2024 |
11 | "Desert Pearls" | Helena Brooks | Phil Lloyd | March 14, 2024 |
12 | "The Scorpion and the Frog" | Helena Brooks | Phil Lloyd | March 14, 2024 |
In 2022, Stan entered an "originals development parternship" with studio Lionsgate, [6] which included the development of what was originally entitled Population: 11 as one of the first three titles to emerge from the deal. [7] It is the second programme, following Prosper, to be co-commissioned by Stan and Lionsgate. [8]
The series is produced by Jungle Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films, [1] with major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund (WARSF), [9] development supported by Stan, financially supported by Screen NSW, [1] and international distribution handled by Lionsgate. [3]
Nine News reported that the series' similarity to the story of the disappearance of Moriarty can be found in that both the town in which he disappeared from (Larrimah), and the town depicted in the series, both had a dozen residents - which fell to 11 - at the time, and so all "residents in the area became suspects in an ongoing police investigation". [10]
Executive producers Lloyd and O'Donnell last worked together on The Moodys . [1]
The show was filmed entirely in the Kimberley in Western Australia, with production commencing in mid-2023 "based out of" Derby. [9] It is the first Stan original to be filmed in Western Australia to be shown on the platform. [1]
Ahead of the series' launch on 14 March 2024, a first-look trailer was released on 31 January 2024. [1]
A premiere screening of the series was held in Luna Leederville in Perth on 10 March 2024, with many leading cast and crew in attendance. [11]
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