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Wentworth is an Australian television drama series. It was first broadcast on SoHo on 1 May 2013, and it concluded on Fox Showcase with its 100th episode on 26 October 2021. The series serves as a contemporary reimagining of Prisoner , which ran on Network Ten from 1979 to 1986.
Lara Radulovich and David Hannam developed Wentworth from Reg Watson's original concept. The series is set in the modern day and begins with Bea Smith's (Danielle Cormack) early days in prison. During the course of the series, 100 episodes of Wentworth aired over eight seasons, between 1 May 2013 and 26 October 2021.
The first episode of Wentworth attracted 244,000 viewers, making it the most watched Australian drama series premiere in Foxtel history. [1] The complete first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on 18 November 2013.
The eighth season of Australian television drama series Wentworth, premiered on Fox Showcase on 28 July 2020. [1] [2] The twenty-episode final season [3] [4] has been divided into two parts; the first, titled Wentworth: Redemption, contains the first ten episodes (2020), [4] while the second, titled Wentworth: The Final Sentence, includes the remaining ten episodes and commenced broadcast on ...
Amanda Crittenden [18] stayed on as Wentworth's producer. [1] Kevin Carlin and Catherine Millar will return as directors and will be joined by Pino Amenta, Steve Jodrell, and Dee McLachlan. [ 1 ] Marcia Gardner will become the script producer and be a part of the writing team alongside Tim Hobart, Pete McTighe , and John Ridley.
On 21 July 2016, it was announced that FremantleMedia had renewed Wentworth for a fifth season, set to air in 2017. [14] Jo Porter, the Director of Drama at FremantleMedia stated, "As season four comes to a close, the audience has witnessed a dangerous shift in the power base at Wentworth which is building to an unmissable conclusion next week.
Bea then looks into the sky and sees two seahorses, an emblem of her love for Allie, and makes peace with the fact that her time has come to an end, saying "It's going to be okay". Production [ edit ]
The third season of the television drama series Wentworth premiered on SoHo in Australia on 7 April 2015. It was executively produced by FremantleMedia's Director of Drama, Jo Porter. The season comprises 12 episodes. Season three picks up four months after Bea's return to Wentworth following her escape and revenge murder of Brayden Holt. [1]