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Australian television series

This article is about the 2018 Australian TV series. For the 1992 film, see Romper Stomper.

Australian TV series or program

Romper Stomper is an Australian television series that was released on video streaming service Stan on 1 January 2018.[1] It is created as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and is set 25 years after the events in the film.[2] The six-part series follows a new generation of fictional far-left activists and their far-right, fascist counterparts, with the story focussing on a fictional far-right anti-Islamic group led by Blake Farron (Lachy Hulme) known as Patriot Blue.[3][4][5]Jacqueline McKenzie, Dan Wyllie and John Brumpton reprise their roles from the original film.

The series is produced by John Edwards and Dan Edwards for Roadshow Rough Diamond. The original film’s director, Geoffrey Wright, directs two episodes, alongside fellow directors Daina Reid and James Napier Robertson.[6][7] The series was commissioned by Stan in January 2017,[5] and was filmed in Melbourne across 9 weeks in August.[3]

  • Toby Wallace as Kane, a young man who becomes involved with the Patriot Blue group
  • Jacqueline McKenzie as Gabrielle Jordan, Kane’s mother
  • Dan Wyllie as Vic/Cackles
  • John Brumpton as Magoo
  • Lachy Hulme as Blake Farron, leader of right-wing group Patriot Blue[8]
  • Sophie Lowe as Zoe, Farron’s wife
  • David Wenham as Jago Zoric, a right-wing talk-show host
  • Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Marco, an Australian Federal Police officer who is having an affair with Gabe
  • Markella Kavenagh as Cindi, Kane’s stepsister who escapes from juvenile detention
  • Nicole Chamoun as Laila Taheer, a young law student[9]
  • Julian Maroun as Farid, Laila’s boyfriend
  • Jamie Abdallah as Malik, Farid’s brother, an MMA fighter
  • Lily Sullivan as Petra, a leader of the anti-fascist group Antifasc
  • Louis Corbett as Tomas, a member of Antifasc
  • Tysan Towney as Danny, a lead member of Antifasc[10]
  • Kaden Hartcher as Stix, Kane’s friend
  • Philip Hayden as McKew, Laila’s university lecturer who is involved with Antifasc

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Release[edit]

All six episodes of the series became available on Stan on 1 January 2018.[5] International broadcast rights for the series covering Asia, parts of Europe, Latin America and northern Africa were sold to SundanceTV Global.[11]

Episodes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “The Romper Stomper Trailer Has Dropped and Hoo Boy, It Looks Intense”. Popsugar. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ “Romper Stomper series headed to Stan”. TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b “Stan commissions ‘Romper Stomper’ series”. IF Magazine. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ Quinn, Karl (27 August 2017). “Romper Stomper miniseries ‘might not sit right’, says star Lily Sullivan”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Quinn, Karl (21 December 2017). “Romper Stomper holds a mirror to the ugly face of racism in Australia today”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ Frater, Patrick (31 July 2017). “Iconic Australian Neo-Nazi Film ‘Romper Stomper’ Set as Series at Stan”. Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. ^ “Romper Stomper: Why I won’t be watching Stan’s new TV series – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)”. abc.net.au. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. ^ Styles, Aja (9 November 2017). “Stan takes legal action against Senator Sam Dastyari’s abusers, Patriot Blue, over trademark infringement”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. ^ Elliott, Tim (17 November 2017). “Geoffrey Wright on his Romper Stomper remake – and why Donald Trump inspired him”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  10. ^ Quinn, Karl (26 December 2017). “Romper Stomper review: One of the most invigorating pieces of television you’ll see all year”. Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  11. ^ Clarke, Stewart (20 September 2017). “SundanceTV Global Buys ‘Romper Stomper’ Series Based on Russell Crowe Movie”. Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

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