The Bushrangers 

ORIGINAL SERIES   |   WESTERN, HISTORICAL, DRAMA

IN DEVELOPMENT

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'The Bushrangers' is a six-season, 48-episode original series based on the true exploits of Australia’s most infamous colonial criminals and the thirty year struggle to surpress their reign of terror. Exploring the lives of Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, Johnny Gilbert, Captain Thunderbolt, Mary Ann Bugg, Mad Dan Morgan, John Vane, Sir Frederick Pottinger, Captain Moonlite, The Clarke Brothers, Ned Kelly, Joe Byrne and many more.

Violent, edgy and uncompromising, 'The Bushrangers' is a gritty character-based saga set against the maelstrom of Australia’s Gold Rushes, where the racial and social clashes ignited an outbreak of crime that rivaled America’s Wild West.

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An epic saga of family, lovers, mateship and rivals, boasting world-class production design, rich photography, stunning locatiosn, gut-wrenching drama and blazing action sequences, 'The Bushrangers' will become a landmark series in Australia for the most uncompromising depiction of colonial times ever committed to the screen.

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​DIRECTOR:         Matthew Holmes

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​​WRITERS:           Matthew Holmes & Aiden Phelan