Six-part TV series sequel to hit film will be made in Adelaide

The style icon is not the only big name headed to South Australia for a major new project.

Six-part TV series Ladies in Black will be made in South Australia – revealing the real reason behind US actor Debi Mazar’s visit to Adelaide in recent social media postings.

Mazar, who has featured in shows including LA Law, Entourage, Younger and the film Goodfellas, will star in the series alongside Australian actors Miranda Otto and Jessica De Gouw.

Actors Debi Mazar, Miranda Otto and Jessica de Gouw will star in the TV series Ladies in Black, to be made in South Australia. Picture: Supplied by ABC Publicity

Angourie Rice as Lisa and Rachael Taylor (right) as Fay and in a scene from the 2018 Australian film Ladies in Black. Picture: Sony Pictures

The series is a sequel to the 2018 film of the same title, based on a 1993 novel by Australian author Madeleine St John, and is set at Goodes Department Store six months after the original story.

Ladies in Black is the second series to be made through the Malinauskas Government’s $5.2m Content Pipeline Fund for productions between the SA Film Corporation and the ABC.

It follows Windmill Pictures’ Beep and Mort, which has just finished filming its second season at Adelaide Studios.

Arts Minister Andrea Michaels said it was “incredibly exciting” for the state to secure filming of Ladies in Black.

“We want to tell Australian stories to the world,” Ms Michaels said.

“Our investment is creating hundreds of jobs for our local screen sector, and driving high quality production outcomes which showcase South Australia’s world-class film and television production capability around the world.”

The news follows a September announcement that Netflix neo-western series Desert King would also be made here and in the NT, and was expected to employ 240 South Australians across its crew and cast.

Last month New York-born Mazar, 59, was shown in social media posts shopping at Adelaide’s Frida Las Vegas city store and visiting Cleland Wildlife Park with her sister Alexandra.

Actress Debi Mazar with a bin chicken shirt at local Adelaide designer FRIDA LAS VEGAS. Picture: FRIDA LAS VEGAS

Actress Debi Mazar at Cleland Wildlife Park. Picture: Instagram / @debimazar

Ladies in Black will be directed by Gracie Otto, who is Miranda’s sister and fellow daughter of Australian screen legend Barry Otto.

It will also star Todd McKenney, Kate Box, Peter O’Brien and model Gemma Ward.

SAFC chief executive Kate Croser said it was thrilled to support Ladies in Black.

“This fabulous, quintessentially Australian series will really showcase the diverse

capability of our Adelaide Studios production facility and South Australia’s screen

industry workforce,” Ms Croser said.

ABC scripted content head Rachel Okine said Ladies in Black would screen in 2024 and was set amid major societal changes for women’s independence.

“Ladies in Black is a celebration of beauty, ambition and friendships forged against a

backdrop of high fashion in the 1960s,” Ms Okine said.

“We anticipate audiences both here and abroad are going to love losing themselves in this glamorous world and are delighted to be bringing it to the screen in 2024.”