''Romper Stomper'' is an

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series that was released on video streaming service Stan on 1 January 2018. It is created as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and is set 25 years after the events in the film. The six-part series follows a new generation of fictional

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activists and their

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counterparts, with the story focusing on a fictional far-right anti-Islamic group led by Blake Farron (

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) known as Patriot Blue.

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and

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reprise their roles from the original film. The series is produced by John Edwards and Dan Edwards for Roadshow Rough Diamond. The original film's director,

Geoffrey Wright Geoffrey Wright (born 1959) is an Australian film director and screenwriter, who gained cult success with the 1992 film ''Romper Stomper'', starring Russell Crowe. In 1994 he directed the gritty suburban thriller film '' Metal Skin'', starrin ...

, directs two episodes, alongside fellow directors

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and James Napier Robertson. The series was commissioned by Stan in January 2017, and was filmed in Melbourne across 9 weeks in August.

Cast

Toby Wallace Toby Wallace (born 6 June 1995) is a British-born Australian actor, known for his role in '' Babyteeth'' (2019), for which he won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and the AACTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role i ...

as Kane, a young man who becomes involved with the Patriot Blue group *

as Gabrielle Jordan, Kane's mother *

as Vic/Cackles *

as Magoo *

as Blake Farron, leader of right-wing group Patriot Blue *

Sophie Lowe Sophie Lowe (born 5 June 1990) is a British-born Australian actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for appearing in films such as ''Beautiful Kate'', ''Autumn Blood'', ''After the Dark'', ''Adore (film), Adore'', ''Road Kill (2010 film), R ...

as Zoe, Farron's wife *

David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ''Van Helsing'', Dilios in ''300'' and ...

as Jago Zoric, a right-wing talk-show host *

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (born Sydney, 19 September 1973) is an Australian actor. Education He finished his education at Newington College in 1991 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in drama and sociology, from the Universi ...

as Marco, an

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officer who is having an affair with Gabe *

Markella Kavenagh Markella Kavenagh (born January 30, 2000) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as the harfoot Nori Brandyfoot in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''. Career After appearing in several television shows, K ...

as Cindi, Kane's stepsister who escapes from juvenile detention *

Nicole Chamoun Nicole Chamoun (born 1984) is an Australian actress. She played the role of Zahra Al-Biyati in 2018's ''Safe Harbour (TV series), Safe Harbour'' for which she was nominated for the Logie Awards of 2018, 2018 Logie Award for Logie Award for Most ...

as Laila Taheer, a young law student *

Julian Maroun Julian Maroun (born 4 April 1993) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in '' Fighting Season'' and Farid in Logie Award-winning miniseries ''Romper Stomper''. Early life Maroun's parents were born ...

as Farid, Laila's boyfriend * Jamie Abdallah as Malik, Farid's brother, an MMA fighter *

Lily Sullivan Lily Sullivan is an Australian actress, known for her role as Coral in the 2012 film '' Mental'' and in the lead role of Miranda in the 2018 TV series '' Picnic At Hanging Rock''. Early life and education Sullivan's father is an importer of me ...

as Petra, a leader of the

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group Antifasc * Louis Corbett as Tomas, a member of Antifasc * Tysan Towney as Danny, a lead member of Antifasc * Kaden Hartcher as Stix, Kane's friend * Philip Hayden as McKew, Laila's university lecturer who is involved with Antifasc

Release

All six episodes of the series became available on Stan on 1 January 2018. International broadcast rights for the series covering Asia, parts of Europe, Latin America and northern Africa were sold to SundanceTV Global.

Episodes

References

External links

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''Roadshow Rough Diamond''
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