Endemol’s Southern Star Renews John Edwards Deal

LONDON: Southern Star, Endemol’s Australian production company, has entered into a long-term partnership with drama producer John Edwards. 

Edwards produced the only two Australian episodic series ever commissioned for prime time in the U.K.: Police Rescue for BBC One and ABC in Australia and The Secret Life of Us for Channel 4 and Network Ten in Australia. Along with Claudia Karvan, Edwards produced the multi-award winning series Love My Way for Foxtel, with a third season made for Showtime. He also produced The Surgeon for Network Ten and Dangerous for FOX8. 

Rory Callaghan, the CEO of Southern Star, said, “I am really pleased that John has decided to extend his partnership with us. He’s a creative powerhouse responsible for some of Australia’s best serial drama—Rush, Offspring, Tangle and Spirited. John’s decision to continue here maintains Southern Star’s position as the leading drama producer in the country.”

Edwards commented, “It’s been more years than I like to remember and now 470 something hours of drama, but all of it has been fantastic fun. I can’t imagine a place where I’d have such an opportunity to do work that I love.”