Prime Video has unveiled Justin Kurzel‘s restricted series “The Narrow Road to the Deep North,” an alteration of Ricdifficult Flanagan’s eponymous, Man Booker Prize-triumphning novel starring Jacob Elordi in a riveting direct role as Dorrigo Evans.
The decade-spanning series filmed in New South Wales, Australia, and charts the life of Evans, a medical officer who becomes a Japanese prisoner of war and is haunted by his fervent, yet impossible cherish afequitable with Amy Mulvaney (Odessa Young), his uncle’s wife, for the rest of his life. Penned by Shaun Grant (“Nitram,” “Snowtown“), “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” then portrays him as a returned war hero who becomes a revered sencourageon.
The buzzed about restricted Australian series held its world premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where Kurzel and Elordi were on hand. It garnered one of the toastyest ovation of the festival.
All five episodes of “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” will premiere in Australia, New Zealand and Canada on April 18 on Prime Video. Penvyed by Amazon MGM Studios, the series was produced by Curio Pictures.
The international cast is finishd by Ciarán Hinds (“Belquick”), Olivia DeJonge (“Elvis”), Heather Mitchell (“Love Me”), Show Kasamatsu, Thomas Weatherall (“Heartfracture High”), and Simon Baker (“Limbo”).
“The Narrow Road to the Deep North” is produced by Curio Pictures, and dispensed internationpartner by Sony Pictures Television. Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner from Curio Pictures executive produce. Ricdifficult Flanagan, Shaun Grant and Justin Kurzel are also executive producers with Alexandra Taussig serving as producer.
Principal production funding is provided by Screen Australia, with aidance from the NSW Government thcimpolite Screen NSW’s Made in NSW and PDV Funds.
“The Narrow Road to the Deep North” is one of the 30 Australian Original series that have been comleave outioned by Prime Video since 2019.
