Stan Greenlights The F Ward

Australia’s Stan has greenlit the medical drama The F Ward from CBS Studios and Roadshow Rough Diamond.

Co-created by Dan Edwards (Bump, Romper Stomper) and Kelsey Munro (Bump), the series follows a group of interns in a failing ward at an underfunded hospital in Sydney. Paramount Global Content Distribution is handling international sales outside of Australia.

The cast features Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies, Marcella), Ioane Saula (Bump, The Fall Guy), Lola Bond (Last Days of the Space Age, Upright), Dan Wyllie (Love My Way), Alex Fitzalan (Prosper, Chevalier), Emily Barclay (Babyteeth, Suburban Mayhem), Annie Boyle (Colin From Accounts) and Rishab Kern.

The F Ward is written by Munro, Jessica Tuckwell, Shanti Gudgeon, Nick Coyle and Jack Yabsley and directed by Natalie Bailey (Bay of Fires) and Neil Sharma (Critical Incident). Producers are John Edwards, Dan Edwards and Munro for Roadshow Rough Diamond.