BINGE announces new original series Mix Tape to be adapted from Jane Sanderson’s hit novel

Jane Sanderson’s hit novel Mix Tape is set to be turned into a four-part TV miniseries about love and loss.

BINGE has commissioned new original drama, Mix Tape.

Australian streaming service BINGE has announced it has commissioned its next big original drama, Mix Tape.

The series is adapted from the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Jane Sanderson – a story about love and loss, family and friendship, and the power music plays throughout.

Although it is not yet known where the production will shoot or who will be in the cast, the miniseries will be directed by Lucy Gaffy and written by Jo Spain.

The four-part special begins in Sheffield, England, in 1989 and follows the relationship between lovestruck teens Daniel and Alison, whose lives are connected through music.

As adults, they later find themselves living on opposite sides of the world. But a pivotal moment occurs and they once again reconnect, with a song from their shared past evoking memories and making them wonder if they were meant to be.

Mix Tape is adapted from Jane Sanderson’s novel of the same name.

The commission will be an international co-production venture between the Foxtel Group, Aussie production house Aquarius Films, and one of Ireland’s top production firms, Subotica.

“Mix Tape will take us back in time to that intoxicating feeling of first love,” reads a joint statement from Aquarius Films and Subotica.

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The series will be directed by Lucy Gaffy.

The series will be written by Jo Spain.

“It’s a classic boy-meets-girl love story with a banging soundtrack that will tug at the heartstrings and have audiences reminiscing and asking themselves: What if you had a second chance at first love?”

Alison Hurbert-Burns, BINGE’s executive director commissioning, content, is also thrilled to bring the series to life.

“We’re searching for stories that take our audience into a world they can lose themselves in but also be challenged by, and Mix Tape is a nostalgic, music filled love story that will jump off the screen and make you say, what if?” she said in the statement.

“A co-production allows us to tell this Australian and international story at a scale that will capture the audience’s imagination and reinforces our commitment to creating premium, must-watch original stories.”