''Bad Behaviour'' is an Australian four-part television drama

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on Stan streaming service. The series, based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Starford, is written by

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and Magda Wozniak, directed by Corrie Chen, and produced by

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in February 2023, and in Australia premiered on 17 February 2023 on Stan.

Synopsis

Joanne goes to an exclusive boarding school set in

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called Silver Creek for a year on a scholarship. She tries to build relationships with fellow students in her dormitory, which is unsupervised at night as the teachers are located off campus. The school aims to build resilience by outdoor activities such as camping and marathons. Much of the story revolves around Jo's relationship with the dorm bully, Portia, and her repeated failure to support the only other scholarship girl, Alice.

Cast

* Jana McKinnon as Jo Mackenzie *

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as Portia * Yerin Ha as Alice *

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as Ronnie *

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as Keith Mackenzie *

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as Caroline Mackenzie *

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as Miss Lacey * Mantshologane Maile as Ruby * Melissa Kahraman as Briohny * Daya Czepanski as Saskia * Bronte Locke * Abbey Morgan * Malaynee Hayden * Jessica Lu * Nic Layton

Episodes

Production

The series, based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Starford, is written by

and Magda Wozniak, directed by Corrie Chen, and produced by

Amanda Higgs Amanda Higgs is an Australian producer, writer and executive best known for her work in TV. She co-created ''The Secret Life of Us'' and produced the first three series. She was a drama executive at ABC.Screen Australia Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...

. Filming was wrapped up on 24 March 2022 in

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Release

The series had its international premiere at

73rd Berlin International Film Festival The 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 16 to 26 February 2023. It was the first completely in-person Berlinale since the 70th in 2020. The festival has added a new award for best te ...

in Berlinale Series section on 20 February 2023. It premiered on 17 February 2023 on Stan.

References

External links

* * {{Stan (streaming service) 2023 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian drama television series Australian comedy-drama television series 2020s teen drama television series English-language television shows Television series about teenagers Television series by Matchbox Pictures Stan (service) original programming