# The End **URL:** \ **Category:** Subscription and International\ **Tags:** foxtel\ **Created:** [September 26, 2018, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945 "2018-09-26T09:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/1 "2018-09-26T09:19:43Z")
### The End FOXTEL, SKY UK AND SEE-SAW FILMS ANNOUNCE PRODUCTION OF _THE END_ FRANCES O’CONNOR AND HARRIET WALTER TO STAR > Foxtel, Sky UK and See-Saw Films today announced production of a major new drama series, _The End,_ starring internationally acclaimed actresses Frances O’Connor ( _The Missing, Mr Selfridge_ ) and Dame Harriet Walter ( _The Crown, Succession)_ . The series will be filmed on location with assistance from the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland. > > Created and written by Samantha Strauss, _The End_ is a 10-part series produced by See-Saw Films, the Oscar® winning and Emmy® nominated producers of the films _Lion_ and _The King’s Speech_ and the drama series _Top of the Lake_ . > > Set-up director is Jessica M Thompson, whose feature directing debut, _The Light of the Moon,_ had its world premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival in the US in 2017, where it won the audience award for best narrative feature. Jonathan Brough ( _Rosehaven_ ) will also direct. > > _The End_ is about three generations of a family with separate but intersecting obsessions – trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it count. > > English born, Australian actress, Frances O’Connor plays Dr Kate Brennan **,** a senior registrar specialising in Palliative Care medicine. Euthanasia is a hot-button topic in Kate’s field of work and Kate is passionate in her opposition. On the other side of the world, Kate’s mother Edie Henley (Walter) is just as passionate about her right to die. Kate has little choice but to ship Edie out from England and deposit her in a nearby retirement village - Edie’s worst nightmare. While Kate struggles with her own problems, her children are trying to work out who they are, and who they want to be. _The End_ is about Kate and Edie’s stumbling, fractious journey as they find their way back to a relationship. It’s a story about parents and children, ethics and emotion, and mostly how it’s never too late to start again. > > The cast will also feature Noni Hazlehurst ( _A Place to Call Home_ ), Robyn Nevin ( _Top of the Lake_ ), Luke Arnold ( _Black Sails_ ), John Waters ( _Offspring_ ), Alex Dimitriades ( _Secret City_ ) Roy Billing (Rake) and young Australian actors Morgana Davies ( _Devil’s Playground_ ) and Ingrid Torelli ( _Matilda)._ > > Foxtel’s Head of Drama Penny Win said: “Commissioning The End was a wonderful opportunity for Foxtel and we’re excited to be collaborating with our colleagues at Sky on this, our joint first co-commission. The End will present a universal story that affects us all, with Sam Strauss’s beautiful storytelling being brought to life by an exceptionally talented cast and crew.” > > “It’s thrilling to be returning home to Australia to be part of such an original series and to be playing a character as complex, interesting and conflicted as Dr Kate Brennan,” Frances O’Connor said. > > “This is a really original project and I can’t wait to get stuck in to the character of Edie who is not quite like any other part I’ve played. Exciting,” Harriet Walter said. > > Liz Lewin, Executive Producer for Sky, said: “Thought-provoking, darkly comic and full of heart, the show dives into provocative topics with unflinching honesty. The End’s wonderfully complex characters will make you laugh, cry and question how you want to live… and die.” > > “It’s rare to see the complexities of life for middle aged and older women depicted on screen but Sam Strauss has created just that with a group of characters with trials and tribulations that will resonate for all ages - we couldn’t wish for a more wonderful cast to bring these characters and Sam’s startlingly original scripts to life,” said Executive Producer, See-Saw’s Rachel Gardner. > > Samantha Strauss said: “So often we shy away from death and try to sanitise it, pretend it’s never going to happen. This series aims to do the opposite. As our characters figure out how to die, they’re really grappling with how they’ve lived and what they’re going to do with the time they have left. No one’s perfect in this family but they love each other for their flaws and hopefully audiences will too.” > > Executive Producers for the series are Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Rachel Gardner, Samantha Strauss, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Louise Smith and Carol Hughes are producers, with Patrick Walters as Associate Producer. Executive Producers for Foxtel are Penny Win and Carly Heaton. Executive Producers for Sky are Liz Lewin and Anne Mensah. > > Production begins in October. The series will air on Fox Showcase on Foxtel in Australia, on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW TV in the UK and Ireland during 2019. Endeavor are selling the series internationally. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/2 "2018-09-26T10:50:19Z")
Could be great but why give another series such a lacklustre title? What makes anyone want to watch a series called The Cry, The Hunt or The End? ---
**Author:** ![ryan1890](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@ryan1890](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ryan1890)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/3 "2018-09-26T23:20:26Z")
Another example of Foxtel leading the way on local, premium quality drama. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/4 "2020-09-16T02:04:25Z")
> **[Showtime Buys UK/Australian Dark Comedy ‘The End’ Starring Harriet Walter...](https://deadline.com/2020/09/showtime-the-end-sky-harriet-walter-frances-oconnor-1234577324/)** > > The End, the British/Australian dark comedy drama starring The Crown and Succession star Harriet Walter and Mansfield Park’s Frances O’Connor, is heading to Showtime. The ViacomCBS-owned network ha… The drama is yet to be shown on Foxtel, not sure why. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/5 "2020-11-28T23:46:28Z")
**FOXTEL ORIGINAL SERIES _THE END_** **Starts Tuesday, February 2 at 8.30pm** **Double episode premiere on FOX SHOWCASE or watch all episodes On Demand** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/E6EPlYclGF0/maxresdefault.jpg "The End | February 2 | Foxtel Original") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6EPlYclGF0) > Starring Emmy® Nominee Dame Harriet Walter, Golden Globe® Nominee Frances O’Connor _ **and multiple AFI/AACTA® and TV Week Logie Award® winner Noni Hazlehurst.** _ > > FOXTEL’s compelling 10-episode Australian drama THE END, produced by See-Saw films, is a half-hour dark comedy series starring Dame Harriet Walter ( _Succession, The Crown, Killing Eve_ ), Frances O’Connor _(The Missing, Mansfield Park)_ and Noni Hazlehurst ( _A Place to Call Home_ ) and will make its Australian debut on Tuesday, February 2. > > THE END explores three generations of a family living with separate but intersecting obsessions – trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it all count. It’s a story that’s been a long time in the making; its genesis in the very first script that Samantha Strauss wrote as a short film as a 19-year old still living at home with her parents. > > FOXTEL Executive Director of Television, Brian Walsh, said: “Foxtel is committed to telling Australian stories for Australian audiences and we are very proud of The End, a series which is bound to spark a national conversation. The End is a multi-generational family series which deals with life and death and everything in between. With a stellar script from a surprising new voice, Samantha Strauss, and an incredibly talented cast led by Dame Harriet Walter, Frances O’Connor, Noni Hazlehurst and Robyn Nevin, The End is a bold and provocative Australian drama that will engage and entertain. > > “At times confronting and yes, controversial, it is a series which is incredibly moving and emotional, but above all, entertaining. I think audiences will relate to every character and we can’t wait for it to debut in February,” he said. > > THE END also stars Luke Arnold ( _Black Sails_ ), Morgan Davies ( _Storm Boy_ ), Ingrid Torelli ( _Matilda_ ), Roy Billing ( _Jack Irish_ ), Robyn Nevin ( _Relic_ ), John Waters ( _Offspring_ ), Alex Dimitriades ( _The Principal_ ), Brendan Cowell ( _Game of Thrones_ ), Brooke Satchwell ( _Mr Inbetween_ ), Andrea Demetriades ( _Janet King_ ) , Uli Latukefu ( _Marco Polo_ ), and Seb Thornton-Walker. > > Frances O’Connor plays Dr. Kate Brennan, a Gold Coast-based specialist in palliative care. Euthanasia is a hot-button topic in Kate’s field of work, and she is passionate in her opposition. On the other side of the world, Kate’s mother Edie Henley (Walter) feels just as strongly about her right to die. Kate has little choice but to ship Edie out from England and deposit her in in a nearby retirement community – Edie’s worst nightmare. While Kate struggles with her own problems, her ex is in jail and her children, one of whom is a teenage trans boy, are trying to work out who they are and who they want to be. THE END is a story about family, ethics and emotion, and mostly how it’s never too late to start again. > > A co-production between FOXTEL and Sky UK, the series was created and written by Samantha Strauss and is directed by Jessica M. Thompson and Jonathan Brough. THE END has also been sold to SHOWTIME in the U.S. and will make its American debut in early 2021. The series was filmed on location on Queensland’s Gold Coast with investment from Screen Queensland and the Queensland Government, and is produced by See-Saw Films, the Oscar®-winning and Emmy®-nominated producers of the films _Lion_ and _The King’s Speech_ and the television drama series _Top of the Lake_ . > > Executive Producers are Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Samantha Strauss, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Louise Smith is the producer, with Carol Hughes, Libby Sharpe and Patrick Walters as Co-Producers. Executive Producers for FOXTEL are Penny Win, Ross Crowley and Brian Walsh. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/6 "2020-11-29T00:11:42Z")
Why do we have to wait until February next year to see it? It should be on air before Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/7 "2021-01-25T23:26:46Z")
> **[The End taps dignity, humour & dancing on tabletops. | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/01/the-end-taps-dignity-humour-dancing-on-tabletops-2.html)** > > When her grandmother began Gold Coast retirement, writer Sam Strauss got a new script idea. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/8 "2021-01-25T23:45:38Z")
I noticed that this series has already screened in the UK. So does this make it a British series set in Australia or an Australian series made for the UK? ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/9 "2021-01-25T23:50:24Z")
As the press release above noted, it is an Australian-UK co-production. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/10 "2021-01-31T23:47:59Z")
**HIGH PRAISE FOR** **FOXTEL ORIGINAL SERIES _THE END_** **Starts Tuesday, February 2 at 8.30pm** **Double episode premiere on FOX SHOWCASE or watch all episodes On Demand** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/k_sfEwnojeA/maxresdefault.jpg "The End | Coming Feb 2 | Foxtel Original") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_sfEwnojeA) > _“Death may dress in black, but dying comes in endless shades of grey. People depart in as many different ways as they have lived. The End brilliantly captures the intensity of dying – its heartbreak, its humour, its humanity and, sometimes, its horror. Samantha Strauss’s very knowing script shows why so many Australians reject the black and white of medical (and religious) dogma and want, instead, a choice about how the end will be.” –_ Andrew Denton > > _“An absolute blinder, this is incredible, a must watch drama” -_ TV Blackbox > > _“A compelling drama which also happens to be a deft, acerbic comedy at the same time._ > > _The End is a bracing reminder of the importance of living here and now, with full engagement in life and with commitment and devotion to those around us. And how to have a few laughs along the way.” -_ The Australian > > _“This is ultimately a story of hope and new beginnings” -_ Sunday Telegraph > > _“Embraces the darkest moments with shocking courage and clarity… exceptional” -_ Sydney Morning Herald/The Age > > _“Invigorating story not afraid to delve deep” -_ Sun Herald / Sunday Age > > _“Magical… a nuanced understanding… raw, honest” -_ Courier Mail > > _“Will be one of the best local dramas you’ll see this year._ _4.5 stars” -_ TV Tonight > > FOXTEL’s compelling 10-episode Australian drama THE END, produced by See-Saw films, is a half-hour dark comedy series starring Dame Harriet Walter ( _Succession, The Crown, Killing Eve_ ), Frances O’Connor _(The Missing, Mansfield Park)_ and Noni Hazlehurst ( _A Place to Call_ _Home_ ) and will make its Australian debut on Tuesday, February 2. > > THE END explores three generations of a family living with separate but intersecting obsessions – trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it all count. It’s a story that’s been a long time in the making; its genesis in the very first script that Samantha Strauss wrote as a short film as a 19-year old still living at home with her parents. > > THE END also stars Luke Arnold ( _Home and Away_ ), Morgan Davies ( _Storm Boy_ ), Ingrid Torelli ( _Matilda_ ), Roy Billing ( _Jack Irish_ ), Robyn Nevin ( _Relic_ ), John Waters ( _Offspring_ ), Alex Dimitriades ( _Secret City_ ), Brendan Cowell ( _Game of Thrones_ ), Brooke Satchwell ( _Mr Inbetween_ ), Andrea Demetriades ( _Janet King_ ) , Uli Latukefu ( _Young Rock_ ), and Seb Thornton-Walker. > > Executive Producers are Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Samantha Strauss, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Louise Smith is the producer, with Carol Hughes, Libby Sharpe and Patrick Walters as Co-Producers. Executive Producers for FOXTEL are Penny Win, Ross Crowley and Brian Walsh. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/11 "2021-04-19T10:11:53Z")
> **[Will The End have a second season? | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/04/will-the-end-have-a-second-season.html)** > > "We have mapped out a second season and had a really terrific Writers' Room on it but then COVID happened." ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-end/5945/12 "2022-02-03T21:32:00Z")
Foxtel Group’s Executive Director of Television Brian Walsh has told TV Tonight the drama will not be back for a second season. > Sky (UK) has indicated that they won’t be continuing and the business model for The End was very much predicated on having international partners on board.