Sophie Hardcastle’s Below Deck is the kind of book that cracks open your heart, then knits it back together,  leaving you scarred. It sears a place in your memory, not only because of its characters and the legacy of trauma experienced by its protagonist, but because of Hardcastle’s luminous prose and quite brilliant implementation of colour.

Pearce will play Alan Pepper, the group’s leader who is convinced he is Jesus in the series created and written by Marie Patane.

Escapade Media has secured all rights for a new black comedy series called Alantown, 6 x 30’ 4K, starring Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce, Jack Irish) and Jacqueline McKenzie (Pine Gap & Romper Stomper). Alantown was created by Marie Patane and will be produced by Marie Patane of Planet Mars Productions, Rodrigo Vidal Dawson of Blackfisch and Alex Alexander of 412 Entertainment.

Guy Pearce and Jacqueline McKenzie are set to co-star in a new comedy series, Alantown, about a man who believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus and who then sets out to recruit followers. Pearce will play Alan Pepper; McKenzie will play Colleen, his partner, who believes she is the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene. The series, created by Marie Patane, is produced by Planet Mars Productions, Blackfisch, 412 Entertainment and Escapade Media; talks are under way with broadcasters in Australia with a view to locking down a deal. Six half-hour episodes are being developed. Production is expected to begin next year in Adelaide.

Escapade Media, through its partnership with Principal Media, has sold the premiere rights for Aussie Girl to Australia’s 9Now.

Taking you to the edge of everything you know about young love, sex and romance; Cloudy River is a bold new online series about pansexual artist Emma (aka Cloudy) and her musician lover, River, whose open relationship is put to the test when they move in together.

Australian distributor Escapade Media has secured rest-of-the-world rights to an online series that follows a pansexual artist and her musician lover whose open relationship is put to the test when they move in together.

Escapade Media has taken on the distribution rights for Cloudy River, which shines a light on modern young love, sex and romance.

Escapade Media has landed the distribution rights for Film One’s The Dogfather series.