Catch us live on BlogTalkRadio every



Tuesday & Thursday at 6pm P.S.T.




Saturday, August 13, 2011

Australia - Aussie biker killings get TV treatment

OFF THE WIRE
BY: Ed Waller
 c21media.net


The Milperra Bikie Massacre, a gunfight between two rival Australian biker gangs that took place in suburban Sydney in 1984, is being turned into a TV series.

Australia's Network Ten has commissioned Underbelly indie Screentime Productions to make The Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms, a six-part drama telling the story behind the events that lead to seven people being killed.

Screentime exec director Des Monaghan, head of drama Greg Haddrick (My Husband My Killer) and Rick Maier (Offspring) are the show's exec producers. Haddrick is also writing alongside series producer Roger Simpson (Satisfaction) and Jo Martino (Winners & Losers).

Louisa Kors (The Librarians) and Peter Andrikidis (BlackJack, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant) are the show's coproducers, with the latter also directing. Screen Australia also invested in the series.