# Two Birds **URL:** \ **Category:** Streaming\ **Created:** [September 17, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/two-birds/31667 "2026-09-17T07:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **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 17, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/two-birds/31667/1 "2026-09-17T07:05:42Z")
## Two Birds Stan has released a first look at the upcoming Stan Original _Two Birds_, announcing Academy Award® nominated Australian icon Jacki Weaver has joined the cast. Set and filmed on location in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, _Two Birds_ is a six-part crime mystery thriller co-produced with ITV. **FIRST LOOK AT THE STAN ORIGINAL _TWO BIRDS_ AS ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE JACKI WEAVER JOINS THE CAST** ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/8/1/3810c5431907658568482990cf7f92dac53430d4.jpeg) _Stephen Peacocke as Matt O’Donnell, Sheridan Smith as Izzie Cornwell_ **September 17, 2026** – Stan today released a first look at the upcoming Stan Original _ **Two Birds** _, announcing that Academy Award® nominated Australian icon **Jacki Weaver** (_Silver Linings Playbook_, _Animal Kingdom_, _Yellowstone_) has joined the cast. Set and filmed on location in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, _ **Two Birds** _ is a six-part crime mystery thriller in co-production with ITV. The series centres on Constable Izzie Cornwell, who arrives from the UK into a remote Australian mining town hoping for a fresh start, only to have a disastrous misstep pull her into an increasingly tight web of deceit, guilt, and rising danger. ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/7/2/972e1bdb89c54a7dcf1e8347c15af18a5200365f.jpeg) _Victoria Fowler as Krissy, Sheridan Smith as Izzie Cornwell_ ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/6/9/f69b8fa88043a519b5f3b286f27c2625da8f4f78.jpeg) _Jacki Weaver as Mrs Baxter_ Lead cast **Sheridan Smith** (_I Fought The Law, Mrs Biggs_) and **Stephen Peacocke** (_Five Bedrooms, The Newsreader_) are joined by **Colin Friels** (_Water Rats, Malcolm_) and **Jacki Weaver,** who will replace Judy Davis in the production due to scheduling conflicts as the formidable Mrs Baxter. They are joined by an exceptional ensemble including **Fiona Button** (_The Split, Industry_), **Eva Morgan** (_The Gathering, This City is Ours_), **Harry Greenwood** (_Klara and The Sun, Tenzing_), **Nic Cassim** (_Mr Inbetween, The Twelve S1_), **Victoria Fowler** (_Dalliance,_ Stan Original _Bump_), the 2025 Graham Kennedy Award winner for Most Popular New Talent, **Lila McGuire** (_Goolagong_, _The Twelve_ S2), **Lila McGuire** (_Goolagong, The Twelve S2_), **Kit Jeakings-Bull** (Stan Original _Invisible Boys_), **Matthew Pearce** (_Home and Away_), **Sarah Roberts** (Stan Original _Scrublands, Home and Away_) and **Matt Day** (_Rake, Strike_). ​ _ **Two Birds** _ is executive produced by the BAFTA and Peabody Award winning **Patrick Spence** (_Mr Bates vs The Post Office, A Spy Among Friends,_ Stan Original _The Hack_) through Chapter One and produced by **Martha Coleman** (Stan Original _Scrublands: Silver_) through Third Act Stories. The series is written by **Helen FitzGerald** (_The Cry_) and Megan Palinkas (_Heartbreak High_), and directed by BAFTA nominated **James Griffiths** (_The Ballad of Wallis Island, Maternal, Episodes)_ and Corrie Chen (Stan Original _Good Cop/Bad Cop_). **Kirsty McGregor** is the Australian Casting Director and **Amy Hubbard** is the UK Casting Director. ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/5/3/353219c247c4be2874cd45070dd51825ddbe6344.jpeg) _Sheridan Smith as Izzie Cornwell_ ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/9/8/a984ec27541b31e184dffd5651252bf464cbb7fe.jpeg) _Eva Morgan as Skye, Fiona Button as Karen_ Stan Executive Producers are **Andy Ryan** and **Donna Chang,** alongside ITV’s **Callum Dziedzic, James Griffiths, Helen FitzGerald** and **Luke Speed.** _Two Birds_ is commissioned on behalf of ITV by Director of Drama **Polly Hill** and Drama Commissioner **Callum Dziedzic**. _Two Birds_ is a co-production between ITV and Stan, with major production investment from Screenwest and the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive. _Two Birds_ is produced in association with and distributed internationally by ITV Studios. **The Stan Original _Two Birds_ is coming soon.** > **[TWO BIRDS: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV DRAMA STARRING SHERIDAN SMITH AS JACKI...](https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/twobirds-itvdrama-sheridansmith-firstlook)** > > ITV has released first look images from new original drama Two Birds, starring Sheridan Smith (I Fought The Law, Mrs Biggs) and Stephen Peacocke (Five Bedrooms, The Newsreader) as Academy Award® nominated Australian icon Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings... ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/two-birds/31667/2 "2026-09-17T12:03:15Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Stan has released a first look at the upcoming Stan Original _Two Birds_, announcing Academy Award® nominated Australian icon Jacki Weaver has joined the cast. [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/09/two-birds-jacki-weaver-replacing-judy-davis-itv-stan-1237105053/) reports Jacki Weaver replaced Judy Davis, who had dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.