Michael Lucas - THE NEWSREADER - Writer / Producer

On today’s podcast I have 'Michael Lucas' a multi-award-winning content creator, screenwriter and producer. He made his debut with the indie feature comedy, 'Not Suitable For Children,' back in 2012. Audiences would know a lot of his TV credits over the years with 'Offspring,' 'Wentworth,' 'Party Tricks' and last years critically acclaimed 'The Newsreader.' Which has the second series launching this week on the 'ABC!' This is 'Michael' second time on the podcast and while it is a little longer than most of my chats, I honestly felt like I spoke to him for 20 minutes not close to an hour.  The first season of 'The Newsreader' won the 'AACTA' for 'Best Drama Series,' with two episodes written and co-written by Michael nominated for 'AACTAs' for Best Screenplay in Television.  Clear to say this second series has been eagerly anticipated and we get a lot of really fun insights into the production of the new series. I will talk about 'The Newsreader’s' popularity and how Michael has translated his love of the newsroom into a TV series. Which features real life events amongst the fictions characters deliciously set in the 80’s.  'Michael' will share his ambition to bring back all the central characters to the Australian series. Which would have been a huge challenge with 'Sam Reid' and 'Anna Torv' both picking up juicy roles in 'Interview With The Vampire' for 'Sam' and 'The Last of Us' for 'Anna.'  Along the way we will unpack the shows ability to address homophobia, racism and feminism in the 80’s and how that now looks in 2023.   Plus we will get plenty of exclusives from behind the scenes of ‘The Newsreader.’ Which as I mentioned returns this Sunday night  on the ABC and you can catch up on - on 'ABC' iView shortly after.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.