Wakefield (TV series)

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Wakefield
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Promotional poster
Genre Drama
Created by Kristen Dunphy
Written by
  • Kristen Dunphy
  • Sam Meikle
  • Joan Sauers
  • Cathy Strickland
Directed by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Chloe Rickard
  • Jason Burrows
  • Kristen Dunphy
Producers
  • Shay Spencer
  • Ally Henville
Production locations
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
Release2 April (2021-04-02) –
6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)

Wakefield is an eight-part Australian television drama series that premiered on ABC iview on 2 April 2021 and was shown on ABC TV in weekly episodes from Sunday 18 April. [1]

Contents

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the music was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. [2] Hallmark of said soundtrack are the remarkedly different variations of Dexys Midnight Runners's 1982 UK chart-topping single "Come On Eileen" (used with brio to vehiculate the protagonist's own deteriorating mental health).

Synopsis

Wakefield is a psychological mystery revolving around the staff and patients who populate Ward C of a psychiatric hospital in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, centred on psychiatric nurse Nik. [3]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [4] Australia viewers
1"Episode 1" Jocelyn Moorhouse Kristen Dunphy 2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
18 April 2021 (ABC)		309,000 [5]
2"Episode 2"Jocelyn MoorhouseKristen Dunphy2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
25 April 2021 (ABC)		N/A
3"Episode 3"Jocelyn Moorhouse Sam Meikle 2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
2 May 2021 (ABC)		N/A
4"Episode 4" Kim Mordaunt Joan Sauers2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
9 May 2021 (ABC)		N/A
5"Episode 5"Kim MordauntSam Meikle2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
16 May 2021 (ABC)		N/A
6"Episode 6"Kim MordauntCathy Strickland2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
23 May 2021 (ABC)		N/A
7"Episode 7"Jocelyn MoorhouseKristen Dunphy2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
30 May 2021 (ABC)		N/A
8"Episode 8"Jocelyn MoorhouseKristen Dunphy2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)(ABC iView)
6 June 2021 (ABC)		N/A

Production

The eight-part series was filmed in 2020, at a number of locations in Australia: Sydney; the Blue Mountains; a New South Wales (NSW) northern rivers cane farm near Murwillumbah with Mt. Warning as a backdrop; and Southern Highlands of NSW. Wakefield is created by Kristen Dunphy, who is also the showrunner with Sam Meikle. The series is written by Kristen Dunphy, Sam Meikle, Joan Sauers and Cathy Strickland. It is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and Kim Mordaunt. [6]

International broadcast

Showtime acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for the series, which premiered on 18 October 2021. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (4 March 2021). "Airdate: Wakefield". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network . Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (12 February 2020). "New ABC drama, Wakefield". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wakefield – Listings". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (19 April 2021). "Sunday 18 April 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Screen Australia
  7. ↑ White, Peter (14 July 2021). "Australian Drama Series 'Wakefield' Acquired By Showtime; Fall Premiere Set". Deadline Hollywood .
  8. ↑ "Monday, Oct. 18: A Psych Nurse Loses His Grip in Showtime's 'Wakefield'". Channel Guide Magazine. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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