Retrograde (TV series)
Retrograde is an Australian narrative comedy series which first screened on the ABC in July 2020. It follows the lives of a group of thirty-something friends as they drown their sorrows at a virtual bar during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Directed by | Natalie Bailey |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Unless Pictures & Orange Entertainment Co Production |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 8 July – 12 August 2020 |
Cast
- Pallavi Sharda as Maddie
- Ilai Swindells as Ramsay
- Maria Angelico as Isabel
- Esther Hannaford as Sophie
- Nicholas Boshier as Dylan
- Max Brown as Rob
Guest cast
- Ronny Chieng as Glen
- Shapoor Batliwalla as Dad
- Julian Haig as Hot Alan
- Luxy Mu as Maya
Production
Retrograde is a six part series created by Mark O'Toole & Meg O'Connell and is directed by Natalie Bailey. The executive producer is Kurt Royan and producers are Meg O'Connell, Dan Lake, and Jackson Lapsley Scott. It is an Unless Pictures & Orange Entertainment Co production for the ABC.
The series was conceived of in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, when O'Connell helped organise a virtual bar similar to the one featured in the show. She and Scott then pitched the idea to Que Minh Luu less than a week later, and the show began production.[2]
The show was shot remotely via a series of Zoom calls between the producers, crew, and actors.[2] Filming started in mid-June, just three weeks before its 8 July debut.[3]
See also
References
- "ABC series Retrograde starts in july". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Retrograde, ABC TV's new show, pulls apart life under coronavirus lockdown". ABC News. 12 July 2020.
- "Retrograde ABC: TV show filmed completely in lockdown". The New Daily. 7 July 2020.