After COVID-19 delays, the ABC is thrilled to announce that filming is underway in South Australia on Aftertaste, the six-part comedy series starring Erik Thomson.
Joining Erik in this story of family, food and fame is an exciting line-up of celebrated and emerging Australian talent.
Rachel Griffiths (Total Control, The Wilds), Wayne Blair (Mystery Road, Top End Wedding), Susan Prior (Glitch, Frayed), Peter Carroll (The Power of the Dog, Crazy Rich Asians) and Remy Hii (Harrow, Spider-Man: Far From Home) will star alongside Natalie Abbott (Muriel’s Wedding The Musical), Kavitha Anandasivam (The Hunting) and Justin Amankwah (Fat Pizza vs Housos) in the story of Easton West (Erik Thomson), an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace and returns to his hometown in the Adelaide Hills. West endeavours to rebuild his career and restore his reputation, with the help of his talented, young, pastry-chef niece Diana (Natalie Abbott).
Erik Thomson says, “I am thrilled to be finally donning the chef whites and working with such an exciting cast and crew. The Adelaide Hills is the perfect backdrop for our irreverent take on food culture, and the notion of the notorious celebrity chef.”
Created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate, directed by Jonathan Brough (The End, Rosehaven, The Family Law) and produced by Closer Productions (The Hunting, F*!#cking Adelaide, Animals), Aftertaste will film across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills region and will premiere next year on ABC.
Production Credits: Aftertaste is a Closer production for the ABC, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with the South Australian Film Corporation and financed with support from the ABC. Producers: Rebecca Summerton, Matthew Bate and Erik Thomson. Executive Producers: Julie De Fina and Rachel Griffiths. ABC Executive Producer: Rebecca Anderson. International Distributor ABC Commercial.
