Like many comedy-drama shows, Offspring also makes a good entertaining choice for the viewers. The premiere of this Australian television series took place eleven years ago on August 15. The streaming took place on Network Ten. The story of Offspring takes place around a character named Nina Proudman in her 30s, her family, and her friends. They are all seen traversing the disarray of contemporary lifestyle.
The filming of Offspring has taken place in the inner north region of Melbourne. Viewers will find this Australian series much engaging due to its fabulous mix of typical comedy and drama with add ons including graphical animation, imaginary sequences, and reminiscence. The concept of the series is well-written by Debra Oswald. The production of the series is done with Endemol Australia by Imogen Banks and John Edwards.
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Started as telemovie
You will be surprised to know a fact related to Offspring which is it was first presented as a telemovie for Network Ten. But later on, it turned into a thirteen-episode television series because of its standout quality that impressed the TV executives. And then in 2011, Offspring came back with its season 2 and that too with the premiere of a double episode. Then the renewal of its 4th and 5th seasons took place in the following year (2012) on July 12.
6th season came after 2-year hiatus
In 2014, on October 3rd, the creator of Offspring John Edwards made a statement that there would be no sixth installment due to the production budget. But in the next year, came a report in Herald Sun about the return of the sixth season after the 2-year gap. The production started in 2016 on April 25th and in June the Filmation of the series also took place. The premiere of the 6th installment took place in the same year on June 29th at 8:20 PM.
Renewal of 7th season
The Offspring sixth season came with its star cast in their recurring roles except for John Waters, who played the character of Darcy Proudman. Then in 2017, came the renewal of the seventh installment of the Offspring series. The premiere took place on 28th June in the same year.
What about the 8th season?
After the end of the seventh series, viewers became curious to know whether the eighth season of Offspring is in the pipeline or not? Let us find out in this article.
Show Details
| TV Series: | Offspring |
| Genre: | Comedy-drama |
| Created by: | Debra Oswald, John Edwards, & Imogen Banks |
| Star cast: | Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Don Hany & others |
| Place Of Origin: | Australia |
| Narrated by: | Asher Keddie |
| Original language: | English |
| Number of seasons: | 7 |
| Number of episodes: | 85 |
Story plot
The story of Offspring revolves around a 30-year old woman Nina Proudman played by actress Asher Keddie, her family, and friends. She is an Obstetrician by profession. The series shows her struggle in dealing with the number of challenges in the modern lifestyle.
The Filmation of Offspring is uncommon and is capable of holding the attention of viewers with its mixed elements of romance, single motherhood, complex issues related to family, and career.
Plus, it is well presented with graphical animation, flashbacks, and imaginary sequences. Offspring is all a reflection of the young professional woman leading a modern lifestyle.
Briefing 3 main star cast of Offspring
The more interesting is the story of this comedy-drama series, the more perfect is its star cast who are playing their allotted characters in it. Let us have a brief overview of 3 mainstream star cast below:
Asher Keddie
Asher plays the character of Dr. Nina Proudman. She is the main leading cast of the show around which the whole story revolves. She is shown as a woman in her 30s and who is an Obstetrician by profession. Now let us briefly know about her. Asher Keddie is an actress from Australia. She was born in 1974 on 31st July. The Australian actress started her television career during the 1980s with her debut role in Five Mile Creek.
She has even earned the title of ‘Golden Girl of Australian Television’. If you have watched X-Men Origins: Wolverine, then you must have noticed her playing the character of Dr. Carol Frost. Owing to her stupendous talent, Asher has been a recipient of nominations and awards including the Logie award (7 times), Gold Logie, AACTA award, and ASTRA award.
Other than Offspring, Asher has portrayed many different roles in other television series, films, and telefilms. Some of the few to name include Five Mile Creek, The Feds: Deadfall, State Coroner, Janus, The Devil Game, Palace of Dreams (mini-series), Blue Heelers, Roy Hollsdotter Live, Redball, X-Men origins: Wolverine, Swinging Safari, Rams, and others.
Kat Stewart
Kat Stewart plays another mainstream character of Billie Proudman in the Offspring series. She is also an actress from Australia born on November 30, 1972. Her full name is Katherine Louise Stewart, but she is popular with her stage name Kat Stewart. Like Asher Keddie, she is also a recipient of Logie and AACTA awards. Besides these, she has been honored with Green Room awards also.
Kat has appeared in many films and television series. Some of her noted films include Huntsman 5.1, Macbeth, Sucker, Little Monsters, Trampoline, and Catch Her in the Eye. More than films, Katie has made appearances in television series including The Secret Life of Us, Supernova, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Last Man Standing, Underbelly, Mr. and Mrs. Murder, Offspring, Kick, The Bazura Project, and Who Do You Think You Are.
John Waters
John Waters is an Australian actor who plays the character of Darcy Proudman in the Offspring comedy-drama series. The senior actor was born in 1948 on December 8. He is a multi-talented personality holding different talents including a guitarist, singer, musician, and songwriter. He had been in the entertainment industry for fifty years. Some of his best TV series include Rush, City Homicide, Fireflies, and Mystery Road.
When to expect season 8 of Offspring?
Till now the comedy-drama series Offspring has come with a total of seven seasons. Viewers who have enjoyed the show must be expecting the sooner release of its eighth installment, but sorry to say, they need to keep patience. Because no official announcement of its new season release has come yet in 2021. That does not mean the makers of Offspring have canceled it. The show has not been scheduled yet.