Netflix and NBCUniversal order production on Irreverent in Queensland next month

Irreverent is the third NBCUniversal production to film in Queensland as part of the state's production attraction strategy
Dunk Island, just off the coast of Mission Beach, where Irreverent will be filmed.

A new Australian drama series set in Far North Queensland has been commissioned by Netflix Australia in partnership with NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service. It’s called Irreverent, and is being produced by Matchbox Pictures, who are a part of NBCUniversal International. 

Irreverent will span 10 episodes, revolving around an American criminal who bungles a job and goes into hiding in a reef community, posing as a Reverend. Production will begin in September 2021, and it will be shot on location at Mission Beach in Queensland.

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