''Restoration'' is a 2016 Australian

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directed by

Stuart Willis Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state. This may refer to: * Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage **Audio restoration **Conservation and restoration of immovable cultural property **Film restoration ** Imag ...

. It premiered in Australia on 6 August 2016 on

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and screened on Stan from November 2016. It was released in September 2019 as a DUSTx Original Series. Producers are now developing the concept into a long-form series. In 2019, Restoration was ranked #11 in Web Series World Cup's "All Time" Rankings for most awarded and acclaimed web series since 2015 and was crowned the overall Sci-Fi Champion. It was ranked #11 in the Web Series World Cup in 2018, and #19 in 2017.

Premise

In a near-future world, where individuals have their memories downloaded for backup, a man awakes in a body that is not his own.

Cast

* Grant Cartwright as Oliver Klein * Stephen Carracher as Gavin Worth *

Craig McLachlan Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap ...

as Andrew Majury *

Nadia Townsend Nadia Townsend (born 27 November 1979) is an Australian actress and film dramaturge. She portrayed Allie Kingston in the Channel 7 police drama, ''City Homicide'', from 2009 to 2011. In 2009 she appeared in the United States produced science ...

as Emma Laws * Rosie Lourde as Talia Klein * Ailís Logan as Dr Francis Parr

Accolades

References

External links

Official Website
* * 2016 films English-language television shows Australian science fiction thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s Australian films {{Sf-thriller-film-stub