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Offspring is an australian television comedy-drama platform that aired Network Ten from 2010 to 2017. Offspring is centred on 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family and friends as they navigate the chaos of mod animation. Filmed in Melbourne ‘s inner union, [ 1 ] the series mixes ceremonious narrative drama and comedy with flashbacks, graphic animation, and fantasy sequences. [ 2 ]
Series overview [edit ]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Pilot | 15 August 2010 ( ) Reading: Offspring (TV series) – Wikipedia | ||||
| 1 | 13 | 22 August 2010 ( ) | 21 November 2010 ( 2010-11-21 ) | ||
| 2 | 13 | 16 May 2011 ( ) | 20 July 2011 ( 2011-07-20 ) | ||
| 3 | 13 | 18 April 2012 ( ) | 11 July 2012 ( 2012-07-11 ) | ||
| 4 | 13 | 22 May 2013 ( ) | 14 August 2013 ( 2013-08-14 ) | ||
| 5 | 13 | 14 May 2014 ( ) | 6 August 2014 ( 2014-08-06 ) | ||
| 6 | 10 | 29 June 2016 ( ) | 14 September 2016 ( 2016-09-14 ) | ||
| 7 | 10 | 28 June 2017 ( ) | 30 August 2017 ( 2017-08-30 ) | ||
cast [edit ]
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Supporting hurl [edit ]
production [edit ]
Debra Oswald wrote the series with John Edwards and Imogen Banks producing with Southern Star Entertainment. [ 3 ] Offspring was primitively conceived as a two-hour telemovie for Ten, but was spun off into a 13 episode series after television receiver executives were impressed by the choice of the telemovie. The second season began on 16 May 2011 with a doubly episode premier. On 3 October 2014, concisely after the fifth series finale aired, John Edwards confirmed that Offspring would not return for a sixth series due to Ten ‘s cost-cutting measures in its production division. [ 4 ] In 2015, the serial was picked up for another series, with production commencing on 25 April 2016 and running through to June 2016. [ 5 ] Most of the original cast returned aboard newly mold members. [ 6 ] The seventh series filmed in Melbourne from March 2017 [ 7 ] and premiered on 28 June 2017. [ 8 ] In November 2017, Network Ten chose not to renew the read as part of its 2018 season, although did not officially cancel the program. [ 9 ] The serial was filmed in Melbourne ‘s inner-north around the suburb of Fitzroy and was produced by John Edwards and Imogen Banks, who besides co-produced Tangle. John Edwards was responsible for such successes as Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way, and Dangerous – besides produced with Imogen Banks – and Rush for seriously Ten .
Offspring: The Nurses [edit ]
A web serial titled Offspring: The Nurses began in 2010 on the official Offspring web site. [ 10 ] It follows nurses Kim ( Alicia Gardiner ) and Zara ( Jane Harber ) from the original serial, and besides stars Benedict Hardie, Julia Grace, Laura Gilham, Carl Nilsson Polias, Jodie Sheehy, and Matthew Heyward as chap staff members of the hospital. Some cast members from the master series have besides starred adenine well. A second network serial follows Zara ( Jane Harber ), and this time Justina Noble as Nurse Tyra. Series 2 besides starred Benedict Hardie, Harry Milas, Josh Price, Natalie Kaplan, Sonja Kowanjko, and Kate Hopkins, while Richard Davies and Lachy Hulme besides made guest appearances .
Awards and nominations [edit ]
australian Film Institute Awards [edit ]
television receiver Week Logie Awards [edit ]
Equity Ensemble Awards [edit ]
| Year | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Series 1 cast | Nominated |
| 2012 | Series 2 cast | Nominated | |
| 2013[12] | Series 3 cast | Nominated | |
| 2014[13] | Series 4 cast | Nominated |
Series viewership [edit ]
| Season | # of Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Final | Average Audience (millions) | Drama Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 15 August 2010 | 21 November 2010 | 1.071[14] | #4[14] |
| 2 | 13 | 16 May 2011 | 20 July 2011 | 1.072[14] | #6[14] |
| 3 | 13 | 18 April 2012 | 11 July 2012 | 1.014[14] | #8[14] |
| 4 | 13 | 22 May 2013 | 14 August 2013 | 0.954[14] | #9[14] |
| 5 | 13 | 14 May 2014 | 6 August 2014 | 1.027[14] | #9[14] |
| 6 | 10 | 29 June 2016 | 14 September 2016 | 0.921[15] | #10 |
Episodes [edit ]
videodisk releases [edit ]
The entire series of Offspring has been released on Region 4 DVD via Madman Entertainment. The first and second seasons were released in 2010 and 2011 respectively in box set packaging. In 2012, both sets received a re-release in standard-case box, which became the norm for each subsequent season set. Multiple season sets have additionally been made available from Madman Entertainment .
| DVD Title | # Episodes | # Discs | Release date | ACB rating | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 4 | |||||||
| The Complete First Season | 13 (+ Telemovie) | 5 | 1 December 2010 | M | Features
| [16] | |
| The Complete Second Season | 13 | 4 | 14 September 2011 | M | Features
| [17] | |
| The Complete Third Season | 13 | 4 | 1 August 2012 | M | Features
| [18] | |
| The Complete Fourth Season | 13 | 4 | 4 September 2013 | M | Features
| [19] | |
| The Complete Fifth Season | 13 | 4 | 17 September 2014 | M | Features
| [20] | |
| Season Six | 10 | 3 | 2 November 2016 | M | Features
| [21] | |
| Season Seven | 10 | 3 | 8 November 2017 | M | Features
| [22] | |
International distribution [edit ]
Offspring is in broadcast in several countries around the global, including New Zealand, where it was screened since 2010 on television One Sundays at 8:30pm. [ 23 ] In 2012, it appeared on the GNT network in Brazil and both HOT VOD and HOT3 in Israel, while it was included on Netflix in the United States in 2017. [ 24 ] many countries in Europe aired the series, where in 2011 it was picked up by Sony Entertainment Television in Spain, under the championship “ Descubriendo a Nina ”, AXN White in Portugal, as “ Descobrindo Nina ”, and by the TLC network for Norway, Netherlands in July, Russia, screening on Sundays, and Sweden, where it was aired on Thursdays at 9:00pm, while in 2012, it debuted on RTÉ One and is available on in Ireland in a late Sunday night time slot, 2013 on YLE TV2 in Finland Mondays at 10:05pm, and additionally, it appeared in the United Kingdom on Netflix in 2017. [ 24 ]
References [edit ]
- Offspring at the Australian Television Information Archive
- Offspring at IMDb
