{"id":17943,"date":"2022-12-05T10:39:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-gods\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:39:19","slug":"abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC, Screen Australia Commission House of Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABC and Screen Australia have ordered the six-part drama <em>House of Gods<\/em>, which will be produced by Matchbox Pictures for a 2023 release.<\/p>\n<p>Set in Western Sydney, the series centers on an imam\u2019s family and the Australian Arab\/Iraqi community he leads, exploring the personal cost of influence as he and his family grapple with power, politics and privilege. Co-creator and writer Osamah Sami (<em>Ali\u2019s Wedding<\/em>, <em>Savage River<\/em>), son of a head cleric, brings his own experiences to the series.<\/p>\n<p><em>House of Gods<\/em> is created by Sami and Shahin Shafaei and developed by Blake Ayshford. Sami, Ayshford, Shafaei and Sarah Bassiuoni are writers.<\/p>\n<p>The series, set to debut on ABC and ABC iview in 2023, is being produced by Matchbox Pictures for ABC, with major production investment from Screen Australia and financial support from Screen NSW. International sales are being handled by NBCUniversal Global Distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Sally Riley, ABC\u2019s head of drama, entertainment and Indigenous, said, \u201cFor the first time, our drama audience will become immersed in this fascinating world, steeped in tradition and custom. Osamah, co-creator Shahin Shafaei and the Matchbox team have created a collection of intriguing characters and a riveting storyline with all the elements of a world-class drama. We cannot wait to film in Western Sydney next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alastair McKinnon, Matchbox Pictures\u2019 managing director, commented, \u201c<em>House of Gods<\/em> is a strikingly original and thrilling tale of family, power and privilege set within a community rarely, if ever, seen on our screens. Osamah, Blake and the entire creative team have crafted something truly unique and compelling that will grip audiences to the very end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Screen Australia\u2019s head of content, Grainne Brunsdon, added, \u201cThe creative team behind <em>House of Gods<\/em> bring to the table a fascinating and culturally authentic story that, while set locally, has an undeniable global appeal. Audiences here and around the world will be captivated by this intricate, well-crafted and moving story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC and Screen Australia have ordered the six-part drama House of Gods, which will be produced by Matchbox Pictures for a 2023 release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":17944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[515,375,5542,5543,5338,5544,2364,4047,5545,5546,5547,2194,5548,5549],"class_list":["post-17943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-abc","tag-abc-australia","tag-alastair-mckinnon","tag-blake-ayshford","tag-grainne-brunsdon","tag-house-of-gods","tag-matchbox-pictures","tag-nbcuniversal-global-distribution","tag-osamah-sami","tag-sally-riley","tag-sarah-bassiuoni","tag-screen-australia","tag-screen-nsw","tag-shahin-shafaei","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ABC, Screen Australia Commission House of Gods - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ABC, Screen Australia Commission House of Gods - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ABC and Screen Australia have ordered the six-part drama House of Gods, which will be produced by Matchbox Pictures for a 2023 release.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-05T15:39:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/ABCAustralia-HouseofGodsOsamahSami-1222.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/\",\"name\":\"ABC, Screen Australia Commission House of Gods - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-05T15:39:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-05T15:39:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/abc-screen-australia-commission-house-of-gods\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ABC, Screen Australia Commission House of Gods\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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