NETFLIX ANNOUNCES NEW SCRIPTED SERIES "BREAKERS" WITH ANTONY STARR AS LEAD

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The ocean is calling - are you ready to answer?

That's the question posed by Breakers, a new Netflix series starring Antony Starr as 'Brando' (The Boys, Banshee, The Covenant, G20). The drama, which hails from writer Pete Jackson (The Death of Bunny Munro, Somewhere Boy), follows two backpackers who are sucked into what seems to be a perfect surfing community.

The series is produced by BBC Studios' Clerkenwell Films (Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World) in partnership with BBC Studios Productions Australia.

Read on for more information about Breakers, now in production in Western Australia.

What is Breakers about?

Two best friends go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure.

Breakers will be directed by Mary Nighy (Say Nothing, Industry) and Ng Choon Ping (What It Feels Like for a Girl, Femme), and executive produced by Gavin O'Grady (Somewhere Boy, This Way Up), Petra Fried (Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World), Wim De Greef (Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World), and Pete Jackson.

Who's in the cast of Breakers?

Antony Starr is the only cast member currently attached to Breakers. Stay tuned for more updates.

When will Breakers be on Netflix?

There's no word yet on a release date, but rest assured that the Breakers wave will crash onto Netflix sometime soon.

Additional background information below:

· Breakers is the first Netflix series to shoot in Western Australia, and is proudly supported by Screenwest and the WA Government through the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.

· Breakers will be released globally on Netflix and joins a growing slate of Australian and Australian-made films and shows including previously released The Survivors, Apple Cider Vinegar, Territory, Boy Swallows Universe, Son of a Donkey and Surviving Summer among others. Upcoming releases include Heartbreak High S3, My Brilliant Career, and Allen.

· Starr will next be seen in the final season of Amazon's The Boys premiering this April. He recently wrapped production on NEON's Samo Lives, where he will portray the iconic Andy Warhol. His other notable credits include Netflix's Banshee and starring opposite Viola Davis in Amazon's action thriller G20.