It was announced this week that a new eight-part surfing drama Barons is in the pipeline for the ABC. Filming will begin in NSW later this year and will air on ABC and iView in 2022 where it’s bound to be one of the broadcaster’s biggest drama offerings.
Described as combining ‘the hedonistic world of surfing, the cutthroat culture of big business and the emotional rollercoaster of relationships’, the series synopsis is as follows.
Rochelle Siemienowicz is Screen Content Lead at Screenhub. She is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema and was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates'. Rochelle has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, is out with Midnight Sun on October 1, 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk
