Retrograde (TV series)
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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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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 8 July – 12 August 2020 |
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 in Australia.[1]
Cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ronny Chieng as Glen
- Shapoor Batliwalla as Dad
- Julian Haig as Hot Alan
- Luxy Mu as Maya
Production
[edit]Retrograde is a six part series created by Mark O'Toole and 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.[citation needed]
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
[edit]- At Home Alone Together
- Connecting... - a US sitcom with a similar premise broadcast in the fall of 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "ABC series Retrograde starts in july". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
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