Overview
- Netflix confirmed near-term premieres with War Machine on March 6, Heartbreak High season three on March 25, and Apex on April 24.
- High-profile talent front the lineup, including Alan Ritchson in Patrick Hughes’ War Machine, Charlize Theron in Baltasar Kormákur’s Apex, and Florence Pugh in a New Zealand–shot East of Eden led by co-showrunners Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart.
- Productions span key locations across Australia and New Zealand, including the Blue Mountains and Canberra for Apex, Victoria for War Machine, Western Australia for Breakers, Adelaide for My Brilliant Career, Queensland for The Mosquito Bowl, and the Gold Coast for The Golden Ticket.
- The slate mixes local originals, international projects produced in-region, and Australia-made animation such as Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 by Flying Bark and Steps from Netflix Animation Studios in Sydney.
- Netflix highlighted longer-term regional engagement, noting more than AU$10 million invested since 2021 in paid placements, training and development for emerging and underrepresented practitioners.