Presto Commissions Two More Home and Away Specials

SYDNEY: Seven Productions has been tapped to produce two more Home and Away special events, which will be available to stream later this year exclusively on Presto.

The two new Home and Away specials will feature current and returning cast members. Scripts are currently in development. Seven Productions will produce the special events exclusively for Presto, with production slated to begin in the coming months and the world premiere scheduled for late 2016.

The new commissions follow on the success of Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye, which began streaming as a Presto exclusive in December 2015.

Presto’s CEO, Shaun James, said: “This exciting news continues Presto’s ongoing commitment to providing Australian streamers with exclusive premium local content. In its first 24 hours, Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye broke through all day-one streaming records on Presto, both complementing and extending Australia’s most-loved TV drama.

“We are excited to once again partner with Seven Productions to provide Presto customers with more must-see Home and Away content. As Australia’s most iconic drama, we’re privileged that we have permission to put beloved characters at the center of TV’s new revolution and we look forward to the world premiere of these special events later this year.”

Julie McGauran, the head of drama at Seven Network, added: “We are thrilled to head back into production to further develop multiple special-event installments of Home and Away for Presto.”