October 2024
Traffic Management & Security
After the success of British and American Comedy series The Office, the new Aussie series has just launched on Amazon Prime Video and is already topping the charts. The brand new series according to Prime Video, is still the No #1 TV Show in the country since in launched on the streaming platform on Friday 18th October, and has now hit #1 in New Zealand and Singapore.
Filmed in Rydalmere, Sydney, CATO Crew provided Traffic Management, and Security during the Sydney based filming back in mid 2023.
The Australian comedy is the thirteenth adaptation of the global hit franchise and follows the employees at a packaging company, Flinley Craddick.
Read more from Media Week about the official series release, which took place in Sydney ahead of the launch.
Amazon Original series The Office is the most successful Australian Prime Video Original locally with the biggest opening weekend viewership for any Australian title.
According to Prime Video, the series, which is still the #1 TV Show in Australia on the streaming service, has also reached #1 in four countries, including New Zealand and Singapore, top 3 in 37 countries, including Canada, top 5 in 65 countries, including Germany and top 10 in 102 countries, including the UK, since launching on Friday, October 18.
Sarah Christie, head of Australian Originals Amazon MGM Studios said, “Since 2019 Prime Video has commissioned 30 local originals, building a reputation for delivering an entertaining and diverse catalogue of Aussie shows. We are so proud of The Office and thrilled to see Hannah Howard and her team at Flinley Craddick resonate so strongly with Australian and international audiences”
Since 2019, Prime Video has commissioned 30 Australian Original series and features in Australia including – The Test Season One-Three, Making Their Mark, LOL: Last One Laughing Australia with Rebel Wilson, Back to the Rafters, Luxe Listings Sydney Season One-Three, award-winning feature-length documentary Burning, The Moth Effect, Head Above Water, Kick Like Tayla, Warriors On The Field, Class of ’07, Deadloch Season One & Two, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Dance Life, the lifestyle special Hugh van Cuylenburg: G.E.M, a series of ten stand-up comedy specials, Neighbours, Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles, Five Blind Dates, The Office and the upcoming The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Top End Bub.
The eight-part Australian Amazon Original series The Office is co-produced by BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment, and Amazon MGM Studios, and is based on a BBC Studios format.
The Office was developed for Australia by writers Julie De Fina (Aftertaste) and Jackie van Beek (The Breaker Upperers, Nude Tuesday) with the pair also serving as executive producers. Kylie Washington (Return to Paradise) is executive producer with lead producer Sophia Zachariou (Ladies in Black, The Moth Effect) and producer Linda Micsko (The Letdown, Laid). Van Beek also serves as set-up director (Time Bandits, What We Do in the Shadows, Wellington Paranormal) alongside directors Christiaan Van Vuuren (Bondi Hipsters, A Sunburnt Christmas) and Jesse Griffin (Educators) who is also a writer on the series.
Read the original press release here.
After our recent involvement with Screen Illawarra, it’s perfect timing to celebrate the release of One Night on Paramount+ today! Filmed on the South Coast of NSW, CATO provided Traffic Management, Safety, Unit and Production Vehicle hire for the new six-part series.
The Illawarra has been one of the state’s top locations to shoot a film or series by one of the nation’s leading logistics and production support crew companies. CATO Location Services said the South Coast was up there along with Sydney CBD, Richmond, Broken Hill and the Blue Mountains as one of its “favourite locations to lock down”.
We’re excited to be working with the Easy Tiger Productions crew again after success on previous projects such as The Twelve and Colin From Accounts. With filming commencing for the upcoming Paramount+ series One Night, CATO are set to provide local support regionally in the Illawarra region.
The six part series is being directed by Catherine Millar, whom we worked with on The Twelve and The Secret She Keeps, as well as Lisa Matthews, our collaborator on Doctor Doctor and The PM’s Daughter.
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