6.2 /10 1 Votes6.2
Genre DramaActionAdventure Country of origin Australia Number of episodes 6 Number of seasons 1 | 6.2/10 IMDb Directed by Brendan Maher First episode date 23 April 2016 Network ABC Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Molly DanielsNarek ArmanJon PrasidaMadeleine Clunies-RossMadeleine MaddenAndrew CreerFantine BanulskiKeith Purcell Opening theme "Hold On" by Gusto Music feat. D'arcy Madison Nominations Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program Similar Nowhere Boys, Ready for This, Redfern Now, You're Skitting Me, Jack Irish Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomorrow When the War Began is an Australian drama television series based on the Tomorrow series by John Marsden, produced by Michael Boughen and Tony Winley and executive produced by Matthew Street and Kim Vecera. The series, which consisted of six one-hour episodes, premiered on ABC3 on 23 April 2016. The first series covered roughly the events of the first novel, Tomorrow, When the War Began.
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Premise
Based on the award-winning novels written by John Marsden, Tomorrow When the War Began follows a group of eight teenage friends who find themselves in the middle of an unexpected war in a small country town after returning from a remote camping trip. Cut off from the rest of the world and everyone they knew, they must find their way in the new world, where they are among only a few remaining free Australians, who must learn to defend themselves against the hostile invaders and save their detained families.
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Filming
The series was shot from 14 September to 13 November 2015. Filming took place in and around Melbourne, on the Barwon Heads Bridge, and in Clunes, Victoria.
Promotion
On 27 November 2015, ABC released their official line-up of new television series to be broadcast in 2016, which included a short preview for Tomorrow When the War Began. On 1 January 2016, the first full trailer was released for the series. Further teasers and trailers were released in March 2016.
Broadcast
Tomorrow When the War Began is broadcast on ABC3 and distributed in Australia by ABC Commercial. The series will be distributed internationally by Annapurna Pictures.
Home media release
Tomorrow When the War Began was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 1, 2016 in Region 4/B.