Paramount+ today announced that all six episodes of the highly anticipated Australian original drama Dalliance will premiere in August.
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Produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond, Dalliance follows retired cameraman Billy (Hugo Weaving) who unexpectedly crosses paths with chef Dani (Heather Mitchell). An instant connection threatens to unravel decades of friendship and family. As one life-changing event sends shockwaves through an entire community, marriages are tested, new relationships ignite, old wounds resurface, and everyone is forced to confront the choices that have shaped their lives.
Filmed on location across Sydney, the stunning backdrop of the Harbour City sets the scene as we follow a close-knit group of lifelong friends who must confront long-buried secrets, and the messy realities of life, relationships, and second chances in their sixties.
The outstanding ensemble cast includes AACTA award winner Heather Mitchell (Narrow Road to the Deep North, Love Me, Fake), two-time Gold Logie winner Georgie Parker (Home & Away, All Saints), six-time AACTA winner Hugo Weaving (Slow Horses, Patrick Melrose, Love Me), Silver Logie winner David Wenham (Fake, Elvis), Wayne Blair (Kangaroo, Redfern Now), Catherine McClements (The Family Next Door, The Survivors ), Kate Winter (The Witcher), Carolyn Bock (Wentworth), Russell Dykstra (Rake, Ladies In Black), Kirk Torrance (The Pact, Dark Horse), Ryan Panizza (Anyone But You), Tess Bowers (He Had It Coming), David Roberts (Colin From Accounts, The Matrix Revolutions) and John Doyle (Roy and H.G.) .
Created by John Edwards, Heather Mitchell, Pip Karmel and Liz Doran, and produced by John Edwards, Heather Mitchell and Dan Edwards. The series is executive produced by Paramount Australia’s Head of Scripted and Comedy, Sophia Mogford, and Pip Karmel, who also serves as story producer. The writing team includes Pip Karmel, Jock Serong, Christopher Lee and Liz Doran, with Matthew Saville and Emma Jackson directing.
Roadshow Rough Diamond is the award-winning producer of Bump and Romper Stomper, and John Edwards previously produced series such as Offspring, Tangle, Love My Way and The Secret Life of Us.
Dalliance is supported by Screen NSW’s Made in NSW TV Drama Fund
Dalliance premieres on Paramount+ on Thursday, 27 August.
