Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story
| Hoges | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Bio Drama |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Kevin Carlin |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jo Porter |
| Production company(s) | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | 2017 |
Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story is an upcoming two-part Australian miniseries based on Australian actor and comedian Paul Hogan which will premiere in 2017.[1][2][3]
Plot
The story of Paul Hogan is that of almost accidental supernova of raw comedic talent exploding onto the entertainment scene of first Australia and then the world. How a married-at-eighteen blue-collar worker with five kids went on talent contest New Faces as a dare from his work-mates and ended up completely wowing the audience and opening the door to completely unanticipated new life.[4]
Production
The series was announced in November 2015 with filming expected to be filmed in 2016,[5] in December 2015, it was announced casting was underway and Kevin Carlin would direct the series with Keith Thompson and Marieke Hardy as lead writers.[6][7] In May 2016, the cast for the series was announced with actor Josh Lawson taking on the role of Paul Hogan.[8] Production for the series first began in May 2016 with filming taking place in Brisbane, the series is being funded by Screen Queensland.[9]
Cast
- Josh Lawson as Paul Hogan[10]
- Justine Clarke as Noelene Hogan[10]
- Ryan Corr as John Cornell[10]
- Laura Gordon as Linda Kozlowski[10]
- Nikki Osborn as Delvene Delaney[10]
- Sean Keenan as Young Paul[10]
- Marny Kennedy as Young Noelene[10]
References
- ↑ "Josh Lawson is Paul Hogan in Fremantle-Seven miniseries Hoges". if.com.au. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Hoges cast films at South Bank in Brisbane for Channel 7 Paul Hogan biopic". Courier Mail. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Seven Upfronts 2017". TV Tonight. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "In Production". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Seven also developing Hogan, Olivia dramas". TV Tonight. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Casting underway for Seven's Paul Hogan drama". TV Tonight. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Hogan telemovie gets the greenlight and taxpayer funding for Channel Seven". News.com.au. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Hogan miniseries: cast announced for biopic about Crocodile Dundee star". The Guardian. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Hoges begins shooting in Queensland". Brisbane Times. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Say G'day to the cast of Hoges". Yahoo! 7. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.