''Population 11'' is a comedy drama television series that premiered on the Australian streaming service Stan on 14 March 2024. Created by Phil Lloyd and starring

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, it is inspired by the 2017 disappearance of Paddy Moriarty in the

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; it centres on Feldman's character attempting to solve the disappearance of his estranged father from a small town in the Australian outback home to only a dozen residents, who all end up as suspects.

Cast

as Andy Pruden, "a suburban bank teller from

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" * Perry Mooney as Cassie Crick, an 'outsider' who "comes to Andy's aid", "they find themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the secrets" of the town. * Katrina Milosevic as Sgt. Geraldine Walters * Darren Gilshenan as Hugo Drivas, Andy's missing father *

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as Gareth Biggins *

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as Noel Pinkus *

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as Jimmy James * Genevieve Lemon as Valerie Hogarth * Rick Donald as Leon Croydman * Pippa Grandison as Maureen Taylor * Steve Le Marquand as Trevor Taylor * William Zappa as Cedric Blumenthal *

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as Audrey Denning * Karis Oka as Shoshanna Ling * Fiona Choi as Charmaine Ling * Sachin Joab as Petey P * Ethan Gosatti as Rory Roberts * Chris Kirby as Dom

Episodes

There were twelve 30-minute episodes, all premiered on 14 March 2024.

Production

In 2022, Stan entered an "originals development partnership" with studio Lionsgate, which included the development of what was originally entitled ''Population: 11'' as one of the first three titles to emerge from the deal. It is the second programme, following ''Prosper'', to be co-commissioned by Stan and Lionsgate. The series is produced by Jungle Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films, with major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund (WARSF), development supported by Stan, financially supported by Screen NSW, and international distribution handled by Lionsgate. ''Nine News'' reported that the series' similarity to the story of the disappearance of Moriarty can be found in that both the town in which he disappeared from ( Larrimah), and the town depicted in the series, both had a dozen residents - which fell to 11 - at the time, and so all "residents in the area became suspects in an ongoing police investigation". Executive producers Lloyd and O'Donnell last worked together on '' The Moodys''.

Filming

The show was filmed entirely in

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in Western Australia, with production commencing in mid-2023 "based out of"

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. It is the first Stan original to be filmed in

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to be shown on the platform.

Broadcast

Ahead of the series' launch on 14 March 2024, a first-look trailer was released on 31 January 2024. A premiere screening of the series was held in Luna Leederville in

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on 10 March 2024, with many leading cast and crew in attendance.

Accolades

References

External links

Population 11 at Stan
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