Major update as McLeod’s Daughters reboot filming location revealed– 25 years after series launch
Australia’s most iconic rural drama McLeod’s Daughters is riding back onto our screens, and now its filming location has been confirmed.
Stan and VicScreen announced the new chapter of McLeod’s Daughters will launch against the stunning backdrop of Regional Victoria this time around, after previously being filmed in South Australia.
The finale episode of McLeod’s Daughters aired in 2009. Now, 17 years on, it’s making a comeback as a Stan Original. Nine
Having captured hearts in over 100 countries worldwide, this next iteration of McLeod’s Daughters brings the iconic franchise back to life on a grand scale, filming almost entirely in regional Victoria.
The production is projected to generate up to $35 million in Victorian expenditure and up to 900 jobs.
The package also includes additional production investment, skills development and regional community engagement initiatives.
Though the horizon shifts into Victoria’s picturesque regional countryside, the heart of Drovers Run remains untouched. Audiences will step effortlessly back into the world they love, as the next generation of McLeod women carve out a bold new legacy.
A true powerhouse of Australian television, the original series of McLeod’s Daughters ran for eight seasons and 224 episodes.
McLeod’s Daughters followed the lives of half-sisters Claire and Tess McLeod, who inherit their family’s vast South Australian cattle station, Drover’s Run, after the death of their father.
Bridie Carter, Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Aaron Jeffery, Rachael Carpani, Myles Pollard, Brett Tucker, Michala Banas starred in McLeod’s Daughters. Nine
McLeod’s Daughters followed the lives of half-sisters Claire and Tess McLeod who have been separated for 20 years. Nine
Separated for 20 years, city-reared Tess returns with plans to sell her half, but the estranged sisters decide to work together to save the financially troubled property.
The hit drama series aired on the Nine Network for eight seasons from August 2001 to January 2009, becoming a cornerstone of Aussie prime-time television.
Originally launching off the back of a wildly successful 1996 telemovie, the series proved to be a ratings juggernaut both locally and internationally, eventually airing in over 100 countries.
The iconic original ensemble cast starred Bridie Carter as Tess Silverman McLeod and Lisa Chappell as Claire McLeod, alongside the late Rachael Carpani (Jodi Fountain), Simmone Jade Mackinnon (Stevie Hall), and Sonia Todd (Meg Fountain).
McLeod’s Daughters aired on the Nine Network for eight seasons from August 2001 to January 2009. Nine
The supporting cast featured key male leads including Aaron Jeffery (Alex Ryan) and Myles Pollard (Nick Ryan).
Throughout its eight-season run, the revolving lineup also introduced prominent Australian stars like Dustin Clare, Michala Banas, and Zoe Naylor.
McLeod’s Daughters joins a growing slate of recent Stan and Nine productions filmed across Victoria, including Slander, Saccharine, Human Error, and Underbelly in Melbourne, Dear Life in Ballarat, Gnomes in Croydon and Eltham, One More Shot in Black Rock, and Scrublands in Maryborough.
Nine Entertainment Co (the publisher of this website) owns and operates the streaming service Stan.
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