SBS has announced the director and first cast of the upcoming Arcadia series While The Men Are Away.
Director Elissa Down (Ivy + Bean, The Black Balloon) will lead the eight-part series, with director Monica Zanetti joining to direct an episode. The upcoming World War II dramedy, currently in pre-production in Sydney, introduces a mix of fresh talent: the Casting Guild of Australia’s Rising Star 2022 winner Shaka Cook and Rising Star 2022 nominee and double Sydney Theatre Award nominee Max McKenna; as well as Australian actor Benedict Hardie and the screen return of Gemma Ward.
