Paper Dolls is an Australian drama television series created by Ainslie Clouston, based on an idea by Belinda Chapple. The series is distributed by Paramount .
| Paper Dolls | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ainslie Clouston |
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| Music by | Rafael May |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producer | Belinda Chapple |
| Production location | Sydney |
| Production company | Helium Pictures |
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| Network | Paramount |
| Release | December 3, 2023 |
At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, This is Harlow was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cat Album.[1]
Premise
editThe show follows five aspiring singers, who are thrust into the spotlight as the pop girl group HARLOW, after being discovered on a reality television show Pop Rush.[2]
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Emalia as Izzy James
- Miah Madden as Charlie Levett
- Courtney Clarke as Jade Hart
- Naomi Sequeira as Annabel Tonkin
- Courtney Monsma as Lillian Milton
- Emma Booth as Margot Murray, an executive producer for Harlow's record label who works closely with Harlow
- Thomas Cocquerel as Teddy Pearce, Harlow's manager
- Ditch Davey as Roger Levett, the head of Harlow's record label
Recurring
edit- Fay Du Chateau as Jenny, the groups costume stylist
- Gantanter Singh Gill as Marty, a reality show sound recordist
- Scott Lee as Rob, a reality show camera operator
- Lyndon Watts as Rory, the groups choreographer
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Reinvention of Izzy James" | Tenika Smith | Ainslie Clouston | 3 December 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | "Phoenix Rising" | Tenika Smith | Ainslie Clouston | 3 December 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | "Be a Maneater" | Nina Buxton | David Hannam | 3 December 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | "Technicolour Altar" | Nina Buxton | Marieke Hardy | 10 December 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | "Face Off" | Nina Buxton | Ainslie Clouston and Jenna Purcell | 17 December 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | "We're on Tour, Bitches" | Erin White | Sara Khan | 24 December 2023 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Fame Game" | Erin White | Thomas Wilson-White | 31 December 2023 |
| 8 | 8 | "New Millennium" | Erin White and Lynn-Maree Danzey | Ainslie Clouston | 7 January 2024 |
Production
editThe series is executive produced by Belinda Chapple and airs on Paramount . Filming took place at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at its Sydney campus.[3] The series debuted on 3 December 2023 and it will air on Network 10 later in 2024.[4]
EP Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Monster" | David Björk, Ilira Gashi, Roxanne Emery | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Can't Touch" | Robby De Sá, Janeva | 2:29 |
| 3. | "All Night" | E. Carmona, Tormod Løkling, Henrik Moreborg, H. Wilson | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Your Body" | De Sá, Janeva | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Back On Top" | Kayla Bonnici, Joel Chapman, Christian Lo Russo, Kayla Rae Haywood | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Fame" | Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford | 2:37 |
| Total length: | 17:09 | ||
References
edit- ^ "ARIA Awards 2024 nominations — everything you need to know". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Paper Dolls: Australian Original series lands on Paramount ". Screenhub.com.au. 4 December 2023.
- ^ Anabel, Anita (3 December 2023). "Paramount ' Paper Dolls feels like a true story, but is it based on fact or fiction?". Mediaweek. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (1 December 2023). "Music, nostalgia, TV cameras.... but Paper Dolls is not the Bardot story". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
External links
edit- Paper Dolls at IMDb