Population 11

Population 11
Genre	Comedy-drama[1] Crime thriller[1] Dark comedy[2]
Created by	Phil Lloyd[1]
Inspired by	disappearance of Paddy Moriarty[3]
Written by	Phil Lloyd Michael Bond Steve Toltz Julia Moriarty Sarinah Masukor Zoe Pepper[3]
Directed by	Trent O'Donnell Ben Young Helena Brooks[1]
Creative director	Trent O'Donnell[1]
Starring	Ben Feldman Perry Mooney Katrina Milosevic Darren Gilshenan
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	12[1]
Production
Executive producers	Trent O'Donnell Phil Lloyd Ben Feldman Chloe Rickard Jason Burrows[1]
Producers	Bridget Callow-Wright Melissa Kelly [4]
Production location	Kimberley, Western Australia
Cinematography	Kieran Fowler
Running time	30 minutes[1]
Production company	Jungle Entertainment Factor 30 Films
Original release
Network	Stan
Release	March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)[1]

Population 11 is a comedy drama television series that premiered on the Australian streaming service Stan on 14 March 2024. Created by Phil Lloyd and starring Ben Feldman, it is inspired by the 2017 disappearance of Paddy Moriarty in the Northern Territory;^[3] it centres on Feldman's character attempting to solve the disappearance of his estranged father from a small town in the Australian outback home to only a dozen residents, who all end up as suspects.^[1]

Cast

• Ben Feldman as Andy Pruden, "a suburban bank teller from Ohio"^[1]
• Perry Mooney as Cassie Crick, an 'outsider' who "comes to Andy's aid", "they find themselves in increasing danger as they delve into the secrets" of the town.^[1]
• Katrina Milosevic as Sgt. Geraldine Walters
• Darren Gilshenan as Hugo Drivas, Andy's missing father
• Chai Hansen as Gareth Biggins
• Stephen Curry as Noel Pinkus
• Tony Briggs as Jimmy James
• Genevieve Lemon as Valerie Hogarth
• Rick Donald as Leon Croydman
• Pippa Grandison as Maureen Taylor
• Steve Le Marquand as Trevor Taylor
• William Zappa as Cedric Blumenthal
• Emily Taheny as Audrey Denning
• Karis Oka as Shoshanna Ling
• Fiona Choi as Charmaine Ling
• Sachin Joab as Petey P
• Chris Kirby as Dom

Episodes

There were twelve 30-minute episodes, all premiered on 14 March 2024.^[1]

Production

In 2022, Stan entered an "originals development parternship" with studio Lionsgate,^[6] which included the development of what was originally entitled Population: 11 as one of the first three titles to emerge from the deal.^[7] It is the second programme, following Prosper, to be co-commissioned by Stan and Lionsgate.^[8]

The series is produced by Jungle Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films,^[1] with major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund (WARSF),^[9] development supported by Stan, financially supported by Screen NSW,^[1] and international distribution handled by Lionsgate.^[3]

Nine News reported that the series' similarity to the story of the disappearance of Moriarty can be found in that both the town in which he disappeared from (Larrimah), and the town depicted in the series, both had a dozen residents - which fell to 11 - at the time, and so all "residents in the area became suspects in an ongoing police investigation".^[10]

Executive producers Lloyd and O'Donnell last worked together on The Moodys.^[1]

Filming

The show was filmed entirely in the Kimberley in Western Australia, with production commencing in mid-2023 "based out of" Derby.^[9] It is the first Stan original to be filmed in Western Australia to be shown on the platform.^[1]

Broadcast

Ahead of the series' launch on 14 March 2024, a first-look trailer was released on 31 January 2024.^[1]

A premiere screening of the series was held in Luna Leederville in Perth on 10 March 2024, with many leading cast and crew in attendance.^[11]

References

Further reading

• Vivian, Steve (29 December 2023). From Lost in Larrimah to Last Stop Larrimah: The cultural journey of an NT outback mystery. ABC News

External links

• Population 11 at Stan
• Population 11 at IMDb