The Territory Trailer Promises an Unforgettable Visit to the Australian Outback

 

 

The Professional Bull Riders Australia are excited to partner with Netflix’s new series, Territory. This captivating Australian drama explores themes of family, land, power, and legacy, bringing to life the wild spirit of the Top End and the players vying for control at the world’s largest cattle station.

A billion-dollar industry, a fierce succession war, a family at odds: explosive Down Under drama Territory has everything you need to make it your new favourite watch. The upcoming series, which debuts on Netflix in October, follows the fight for power in the remote and unforgiving Australian outback - a land we know intimately - when the world’s largest cattle station is left without an apparent heir.

Check out the first trailer for the neo-Western series above, and read on to find out more about Territory, which stars Anna Torv (Fringe), Sam Corlett (Vikings: Valhalla), and many more in an epic and dangerous battle for land and legacy.

 

 

What is Territory about?

When Marianne Station is left without a clear successor, generational clashes threaten to tear the Lawson family apart. Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders, and billionaire miners — move in for the kill. With billions of dollars at stake, everyone wants a piece of the pie.

 

Who stars in Territory?

• Anna Torv (The Newsreader, The Last of Us) as Emily Lawson
• Michael Dorman (For All Mankind, Patriot) as Graham Lawson
• Robert Taylor (Longmire, The Newsreader) as Colin Lawson
• Sam Corlett (Vikings: Valhalla, The Dry) as Marshall Lawson
• Sara Wiseman (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, High Country) as Sandra Kirby
• Dan Wyllie (Love My Way, The Veil) as Hank Hodge
• Clarence Ryan (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mystery Road Origin) as Nolan Brannock
• Jay Ryan (IT Chapter Two, Scrublands) as Campbell Miller
• Philippa Northeast (The Newsreader, Limbo) as Susie Lawson
• Joe Klocek (My Lady Jane, The Dry) as Lachie Kirby
• Kylah Day (Scrublands, Itch) as Sharnie Kennedy
• Sam Delich (Spiderhead, Last Days of Space Age ) as Rich Petrakis
• Hamilton Morris (Sweet Country) as Uncle Bryce
• Tuuli Narkle (Mystery Road: Origin, NCIS: Sydney) as Keeley Redford
• Tyler Spencer (The New Boy) as Dezi
• Jake Ryan (The Great Gatsby, Life After Fighting) as Daniel Lawson

 

 

Where was Territory filmed?

The series was filmed across the Northern Territory and South Australia in locations so remote they’re barely inhabited — let alone shown on-screen. Locations include the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park — with special permission from the Traditional Owners — and Tipperary Station, a working cattle station.

For scale, the real-life Anna Creek Station, which served as one of the inspirations for the series, is bigger than all of Slovenia. The land is so large that the preferred modes of transportation are helicopters and private jets. This is a massive industry spread over a massive amount of land — with a massive amount of money at stake.

 

 

 

Who created Territory?

The creators are Timothy Lee (Mystery Road, Bump) and Ben Davies (Bondi Rescue, The First Inventors, Outback Ringer). Executive producers are Davies, Rob Gibson (The Twelve, Colin from Accounts), and Ian Collie (Jack Irish, Scrublands); producer is Paul Ranford (Stateless, True History of the Kelly Gang); written by Lee, Kodie Bedford, Steven McGregor, and Michaeley O’Brien; and directed by Greg McLean (La Brea, Wolf Creek).

Davies told Netflix that during a pandemic-era beach walk with Gibson, the two “got excited about the prospect of doing a big-scale, high-stakes action drama set on a cattle station; in a part of the country you don’t often see on-screen. It was a complete contrast as we were surrounded by the Bondi crowd, people moving past us in their active wear, wet suits, carrying their surfboards while Rob and I were dreaming up stories about people in jeans, boots, and flannel shirts in the Top End.”

Territory is an Easy Tiger and Ronde production for Netflix with support from Screen Territory and South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC). 

Can I see a trailer for Territory? 

Watch the first teaser for the drama above.

When does Territory premiere?

Stream Territory on Netflix Oct. 24.