{"id":14861,"date":"2018-08-31T09:53:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T13:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/aussie-drama-hardball-kicks-off-production\/"},"modified":"2018-08-31T10:05:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T14:05:40","slug":"aussie-drama-hardball-kicks-off-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/aussie-drama-hardball-kicks-off-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Live-Action Series Hardball Kicks Off Production in Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Pictures has begun filming in Sydney for the live-action scripted show\u00a0<em>Hardball<\/em>, which is slated for broadcast on ABC Me in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Guy Edmonds and Matt Zermes, <em>Hardball<\/em> is about a boy who is learning how to master the schoolyard game of handball. The series is meant for young viewers between the ages of 7 and 11. It is being internationally distributed by the Australian Children&#8217;s Television Foundation (ACTF).<\/p>\n<p>Bernadette O\u2019Mahony, executive producer for the ACTF, commented: \u201c<em>Hardball<\/em> is seriously funny, and Guy and Matt have tapped into a sport every kid knows how to play, whether they call it handball, four square or something else\u2014it\u2019s universal\u2014and the audience will all want Mikey on their team. It\u2019s a series with real heart and warmth to it; these characters have such a great friendship and way of dealing with life\u2019s ups and downs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Nebauer, executive producer for Northern Pictures, added: &#8220;For Northern Pictures, there was never any doubt who to approach about both further developing and then distributing our first comedy series\u2014ACTF was always top of mind. Bernadette and the team there absolutely understand what we, as producers, need to deliver to the local market, as well as for the international marketplace. We are delighted to be working with the ACTF, who have been instrumental in helping us craft the series, and [we are] excited to have commenced shooting.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Pictures has begun filming in Sydney for the live-action scripted show\u00a0Hardball, which is slated for broadcast on ABC Me in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":14862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[412,3863,3864],"class_list":["post-14861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-actf","tag-hardball","tag-northern-pictures","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Live-Action Series Hardball Kicks Off Production in Oz - TVKIDS<\/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\/tvkids\/aussie-drama-hardball-kicks-off-production\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Live-Action Series Hardball Kicks Off Production in Oz - 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