''Ready for This'' is an Australian teen-oriented television drama series that premiered on

ABC3 ABC Me (stylised as ABC ME) is an Australian English language children's free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 4 December 2009 as ABC3. Hist ...

on 5 October 2015. It follows five

Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

teenagers who venture across the country to

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to pursue their dreams.

Cast

*Majeda Beatty as Ava Ban *

Christian Byers Christian Byers (born 31 July 1993) is an Australian actor. In 2006, he made his film debut in '' Opal Dream'', before featuring in '' December Boys'' alongside Daniel Radcliffe.

as Reece Scott *

Madeleine Madden Madeleine Madden (born 29 January 1997) is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing Egwene al'Vere in the Amazon Prime series ''The Wheel of Time''. Early life Madden grew up around Redfern, a Sydney inner city suburb, and attended ...

as Zoe Preston * Aaron L. McGrath as Levi Mackay *Liam Talty as Dylan Brockman *Leonie Whyman as Lily Carney *

Lasarus Ratuere Lasarus Ratuere (born 30 June 1985) is an Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Ishikawa, a member of Section 9, in the DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures feature film adaptation ''Ghost in the Shell''. Biography Ratuere was born ...

as Mick *

Christine Anu Christine Anu (born 15 March 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She gained popularity with the cover song release of the Warumpi Band's song " My Island Home". Anu has been nominated for 17 ARIA Awards. Early life Anu was bo ...

as Vee

Production

The 14-part series is written by Liz Doran,

Jon Bell Jonathan Bell (born August 26, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC. Career New England Revolution II Bell was selected with the 38th overall pick of the 2020 ...

, Guila Sandler,

Josh Mapleston Joshua Mapleston is an Australian writer, comic, and actor. Josh grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. He completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Film Production at the Queensland University of Technology. In 2017 he won an Emmy award for 'Outstandin ...

Kristen Dunphy Kristen Dunphy is an Australian Screenwriting, television screenwriter and Television producer, producer. She is best known as creator, co-writer and co-executive producer of ''Wakefield (TV series), Wakefield'', which screened on ABC TV (Austr ...

, Kirsty Fisher,

Leah Purcell Leah Maree Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Aboriginal Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's ''Somewhere in the Darkness'', which led to role ...

Steven McGregor Steven McGregor is an Australian filmmaker, known for his work on ''Redfern Now'', ''Black Comedy'', '' Sweet Country'', and numerous documentaries, including ''My Brother Vinnie''. Early life and education McGregor grew up near the leprosariu ...

and Greg Waters. A joint venture between Werner Film Productions and

Blackfella Films Blackfella Films is a Sydney-based documentary and narrative production company, founded in 1992 by Rachel Perkins. The company produces distinctive Australian short and feature-length content for film and television with a particular focus on A ...

, it was produced by Big Chance Films for the

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, in association with

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and

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, with international sales by the

Australian Children's Television Foundation The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) is a national non-profit children's media production and policy hub. The ACTF helps develop children's television policy; distributes and pays for Australian children's television series; ...

(ACTF). The series is produced by Joanna Werner and Miranda Dear and executive produced by Joanna Werner,

Darren Dale Darren Dale is an Indigenous Australian film and television producer. Since joining Blackfella Films as a producer in 2001, he is co-director of the company, along with founder Rachel Perkins. Dale is known for co-producing many films and tel ...

, ABC's commissioning editor Simon Hopkinson and the ACTF's Bernadette O'Mahony. Executive producer Darren Dale said: "A concept forged through mutual admiration and respect, Werner Film Productions and Blackfella Films are delighted to be producing ''Ready For This'' for the ABC through our joint venture Big Chance Films. This aspirational series highlights the challenges and adventures of elite teens brought together in pursuit of their dreams. "''Ready For This'' is the collaboration of two exceptional Australian producers and we're thrilled to bring this landmark new drama to our ABC3 audience. After the success of ''Dance Academy'' and ''Nowhere Boys'', our audience is ready to be captivated by these exciting new characters and storylines," said ABC TV’s Head of Children's Television, Deirdre Brennan.

Episodes

Awards

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External links

* {{Films and television series about Indigenous Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 2015 Australian television series debuts Australian children's television series Australian drama television series English-language television shows 2010s teen drama television series Television series about teenagers Television shows set in Sydney Indigenous Australian television series