Stan Expects To Produce 30 Original Programs A Year, Over The Next Five Years

Stan has announced that it will be putting a substantial backing into homegrown original programming, as well as international produced originals. The streaming service expects to expand to 30 original programs a year over the next five years.

The announcement comes with the news that Nine, who owns Stan, will be shifting to their original programming capabilities to speed-up Stans originals.

Stan CEO, Mike Sneesby, said: 

“Stan continues to experience significant growth, reaching a scale that is delivering strong positive cash flow. As part of our strategy to bring the world’s best content to Australians, we will shift greater investment into Stan Original productions through our local and international partnerships. This strategy is further bolstered by Nine’s production capabilities as we maximise the efficiency of our content investment across the group’s market-leading television platforms.”

The news coincides with the announcement of the following series, some already in production:

• Eden, an eight-part, hour-long original drama series from Australia’s rising creative star Vanessa Gazy and the creators of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Skins is currently in production.

• Bump, a ten-part, half-hour original drama series that stars Claudia Karvan, and reunites the creative team behind Love My Way and The Secret Life of Us, is currently in production.

• Dom and Adrian: 2020, an original comedy special from the creators of the Bondi Hipsters, Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nick Boshier, is currently in production.

• After The Night, a four-part true-crime docuseries exploring the harrowing legacy of one of Australia’s deadliest serial killers: Eric Edgar Cooke, is currently in production.

• Christiaan Van Vuuren to direct a new Stan Original Film written by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella & Timothy Walker that is in advanced development.