A new Stan Original series filmed in WA is hitting your telly in March!
Perhaps it’s a bit well, millennial of us… But we’re happy to admit that a rather significant cohort of the Perth is OK! offices are staunch, devoted, obsessive Mad Men fans.
Barely a day goes past without quotes flying across the room (“I don’t think of you at all!”) – so we were frankly delighted to learn that brand new Stan Originals series Population 11, starring Ben Feldman (Mad Men, Silicon Valley, Superstore) is about to hit our screens… And that it was shot right here in WA!
Filmed in Derby and releasing on March 14, Population 11 is a 12-episode comedic crime thriller that follows Andy (Ben Feldman), an American who comes to a tiny outback town to visit his long-lost father, only to discover that his father has vanished. In a town with a population of only 11, everyone becomes a suspect!
Created by AACTA Award-winner Phil Lloyd and developed in partnership with Lionsgate with major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund, behind the camera talent includes WA writer Zoe Pepper, WA director Ben Young (Hounds of Love, The Twelve), WA producer Melissa Kelly, Australian filmmaker Trent O’Donnell (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Hacks, New Girl) and many more.
“Following the success of the Stan Original Series Prosper, Stan’s partnership with the prestigious Hollywood studio Lionsgate delivers yet another epic series as part of our ongoing strategy to deliver fresh and exceptional Originals for Australian and global audiences,” said Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie.
“Population 11, starring Ben Feldman alongside a stand out Australian cast, is a comedy crime thriller with performances as captivating as the Western Australian landscape, and we can’t wait to share this series.”
“Showing our beautiful and treasured Kimberley landscape to the world brings me great pride,” added Kimberley MLA Divina D’Anna.
“The Kimberley community already knows how special it is here, and now the world will get a glimpse too.”
Check out the trailer below!