Netflix has signed the comedian Chris Lilley for a 10-part comedy project which has begun production in Queensland.The as-yet-unnamed series is the first for Lilley since 2014’s Jonah from Tonga was screened by the ABC and the BBC and came under fire for its portrayal of Tongan culture and Lilley’s use of “brown face”.‘The series will employ up to 250 cast and extras plus about 100 crew,’ she told the publication at the time.Ten episodes will be filmed on location by the end of June this year.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is expecting production to inject up to $6.35 million into the local economy.
Basically. There are so many shows being made these days that it’s easy to avoid the ones that offend you. It’s based on the creators own experiences so she should feel free to make a show that she feels like making no matter if it offends some people.
Netflix has renewed Altered Carbon for a second season which will have eight episodes. Anthony Mackie (Falcon in Captain America and The Avengers movies) will take over the lead role of Takeshi Kovacs from Joel Kinnaman in season 1.