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| Based on | Romper Stomper (1992 film) |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Production company | Roadshow Rough Diamond |
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| Network | Stan |
| Release | 1 January 2018 |
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Romper Stomper is an Australian television drama series that was released on video streaming service Stan on 1 January 2018.[1] It is created as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name and is set 25 years after the events in the film.[2] The six-part series follows a new generation of fictional far-left activists and their far-right counterparts, with the story focusing on a fictional far-right anti-Islamic group led by Blake Farron (Lachy Hulme) known as Patriot Blue.[3][4][5] Jacqueline McKenzie, Dan Wyllie and John Brumpton reprise their roles from the original film.
The series is produced by John Edwards and Dan Edwards for Roadshow Rough Diamond. The original film's director, Geoffrey Wright, directs two episodes, alongside fellow directors Daina Reid and James Napier Robertson.[6][7] The series was commissioned by Stan in January 2017,[5] and was filmed in Melbourne across 9 weeks in August.[3]
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- ^ "Romper Stomper series headed to Stan". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Stan commissions 'Romper Stomper' series". IF Magazine. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Quinn, Karl (27 August 2017). "Romper Stomper miniseries 'might not sit right', says star Lily Sullivan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b Quinn, Karl (21 December 2017). "Romper Stomper holds a mirror to the ugly face of racism in Australia today". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (31 July 2017). "Iconic Australian Neo-Nazi Film 'Romper Stomper' Set as Series at Stan". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Romper Stomper: Why I won't be watching Stan's new TV series - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". abc.net.au. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.