See-Saw’s Australian legal drama The Great White rounds out the cast

“The Great White,” ABC Australia’s upcoming legal drama series from See-Saw Films, has strengthened its cast with filming now taking place in Sydney.

In addition to the previously announced Hugo Weaving, the show also features Eamon Farren (“Jimpa,” The Witcher”), Arlo Green (“Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant,” “M3GAN”), Miranda Otto (“Talk to Me,” “The Lord of the Rings”) and Sacha Horler (“The Dressmaker,” “Peter Rabbit”), as well as Brigid Zengeni (“The Artful Dodger,” “Missing You”), James Majoos (“Heartbreak”) High”), Emily Barclay (“Babyteeth”, “Inbetween”) and Dinasha Perera.

Behind the camera, Alyssa McClelland (Sex Education, My Brilliant Career) serves as set-up director, actor and filmmaker Mia Wasikowska makes her TV directorial debut and Cannes-selected Samantha Lang (The Well, Carlotta) also directs.

From ABC, Screen Australia and the UK and Australia-based See-Saw, the Mediawan-owned and Oscar-winning production company behind ‘Slow Horses’, ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ and ‘Heartstopper’, ‘The Great White’ sees Weaving play a brilliant but disgraced lawyer who is hit with a 12-month supervision order for professional misconduct and finds himself working at a struggling law firm. Crushed by debt and desperate to restore his reputation, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous dog case that he considers far below his level.

However, what begins as a fight to save a dog’s life draws him into the unexpected world of animal law and becomes a series of cases on behalf of animals, culminating in a daring Supreme Court challenge to free a zoo elephant.

“The Great White” was created and developed by Samantha Lang and created by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Ange Betzien (“Apple Cider Vinegar”) – both executive producers. Writers are Betzien, Nick Coyle and Andrew Anastasios. ABC Australia will broadcast “The Great White” in Australia, with Mediawan and Entourage Media handling international sales.

“This is See-Saw Films’ first collaboration with the ABC and we are thrilled to be working with them on a show that brilliantly combines sharp humour, emotional depth and compelling courtroom storytelling, delivered by an exceptional team of cast and creatives representing Australia’s best filmmaking talent,” said Liz Watts, See-Saw Films Head of Film and Television (AUS).

Rachel Okine, ABC’s head of scripted, added: “‘The Great White’ immediately caught our attention as one of the most distinctive and surprising stories we’ve ever read and the See-Saw team has assembled the perfect powerhouse of creatives, both in front and behind the camera, to bring it to life. Audiences can expect to laugh, cry and think.”

‘The Great White’ will air in 2027 on ABC TV and ABC iview.