#FIRSTLOOK: “POPULATION 11” COMING TO PARAMOUNT+ CANADA

Paramount+ in Canada today announced that the Australian comedy crime thriller POPULATION 11, will make its Canadian debut exclusively on the platform. All episodes of the 12-part series starring and executive produced by Emmy® nominee Ben Feldman (Superstore, Mad Men , Silicon Valley) will premiere on August 1, 2024.

Inspired by true events,POPULATION 11 is about a man who goes missing from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents, and his estranged son, who journeys from the U.S. to find him.

When Andy Pruden (Ben Feldman), a suburban bank teller from the U.S. state pulls into the tiny outback town to visit his long-lost father, he’s alarmed to discover that Hugo has vanished. In his quest to find him, another outsider Cassie (Perry Mooney) comes to Andy’s aid and they find themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the secrets of this tiny outback town, where everyone is a suspect.

The impressive ensemble cast includes Perry Mooney (Gold Diggers) as outsider Cassie Crick, Katrina Milosevic (Wentworth) as Sgt. Geraldine Walters, and Darren Gilshenan (No Activity, Nautilus, The Moodys) as Pruden’s missing father Hugo Drivas.

The series also stars Chai Hansen (Night Sky The Newsreader, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, The New Legends of Monkey) as Gareth Biggins, Stephen Curry (Ten Pound Poms, Thor: Love and Thunder) as Noel Pinkus, Tony Briggs (The Twelve, Cleverman) as Jimmy James, Genevieve Lemon
(Christmas Ransom, The Tourist) as Valerie Hogarth, Rick Donald (Australia’s Sexiest Tradie, Halifax: Retribution) as Leon Croydman, Pippa Grandison (Frayed, Muriel’s Wedding) and Steve Le Marquand (Les Norton, June Again, Rake) as Maureen and Trevor Taylor, William Zappa (Grey Nomads, The Dry, The Tourist) as Cedric Blumenthal, Emily Taheny (Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell) as Audrey Denning, Karis Oka (Erotic Stories) as Shoshanna Ling, Fiona Choi (The Family Law) as Charmaine Ling, Sachin Joab (Lion, The Hunting) as Petey P and Chris Kirby (The Matrix Reloaded, Iron Sky) as Dom.

Filmed in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region, POPULATION 11 is created by AACTA award-winner Phil Lloyd (The Moodys, Review With Myles Barlow), who serves as showrunner working with Sarinah Masukor, Julia Moriarty, Steve Toltz, Michael Bond and Zoe Pepper. Directed by Trent O’Donnell (No Activity, New Girl), Ben Young (The Twelve) and Helena Brooks (Gold Diggers), the series is Executive Produced by Lloyd, O’Donnell, Ben Feldman, Chloe Rickard and Jason Burrows (No Activity, Wakefield) with Bridget Callow-Wright (No Activity, The Night Before Christmas) and Melissa Kelly (Upright) producing.

POPULATION 11 is commissioned by Stan in Australia, produced by Jungle Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films, with major production investment from Stan, Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Lionsgate distributes the series internationally.

Stan Executive Producers are Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie.