'The Cry' makers to adapt Helen Fitzgerald's "domestic disaster noir" 'Australia Day' into a series
Following the massive success of the BBC drama, 'The Cry', British production company Synchronicity Films is already set to adapt Helen Fitzgerald's upcoming novel, 'Australia Day', which is set to release in 2020. The novel, which is still being written, is set in a small town that is struck by a disastrous bushfire. Described as "domestic disaster noir", the story might be treated in similar grey tone as 'The Cry'.
Starring Jenna Coleman and Ewen Leslie, 'The Cry' is strongly grounded on the subject of postpartum depression. The story follows the young mother, Joanna (played by Coleman), who is struck down by postpartum depression and soon finds herself traveling to Australia with her husband, Alistair (played by Leslie), who is trying to regain custody of his 10-year-daughter from a previous marriage. The show has become BBC's biggest success following its predecessor, 'Bodyguard', whose time slot of Sunday night was allotted to the Glendyn Ivin-directed show.
