Scripted series · ABC TV
Ground Up
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sam Pang
Hugh Shen
6 eps
Emma Harvie
Destiny Pitt
6 eps
Dylan Murphy
Jameson La Fontaine
6 eps
Josh McConville
Alistair Penfold
6 eps
Lucy Durack
Angela Lipscombe
6 eps
Marg Downey
Catherine La Fontaine
6 eps
Lisa McCune
6 eps
Broden Kelly
6 eps
Toby Truslove
6 eps
Christie Whelan Browne
6 eps
Tegan Higginbotham
6 eps
Marco Chiappi
David
6 eps
Lachlan Fairbairn
6 eps
Dave Thornton
6 eps
Manali Datar
Bella
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Ground Up actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Ground Up reads strongest on Humour, Serialized and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL - but there's a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium, and not everyone thinks the 1.13 billion dollar taxpayer spend is the greatest idea.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Robyn ButlerExecutive Producer
- Robyn ButlerProducer
- MaryAnne CarrollProducer
- Wayne HopeExecutive Producer
- Wayne HopeProducer
- Gary McCaffrieProducer
Writing
- Gary McCaffrieWriter
Direction
- Wayne HopeDirector
Cinematography
- Dan MaxwellDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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