Wilfred (Australian TV series)

Wilfred
Season 1 DVD cover art
GenreBlack comedy
Created byJason Gann
Adam Zwar
Directed byTony Rogers
StarringJason Gann
Adam Zwar
Cindy Waddingham
Theme music composerSam Mallet
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJoe Connor
Ken Connor
ProducerJenny Livingston
CinematographyDavid Stevens (2007)
Germain McMicking (2010)[1]
Camera setupAaton Xterà (16mm)
Running timeApprox. 25 minutes
Production companyRenegade Films[2]
Original release
NetworkSBS One
Release19 March 2007 (2007-03-19) –
26 March 2010 (2010-03-26)
Related
Wilfred (American TV series)
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Wilfred is an Australian comedy television series created by Adam Zwar, Jason Gann and Tony Rogers based on their award-winning 2002 short film. The story follows the lives of the eponymous dog Wilfred, his owner Sarah, and her boyfriend Adam, who sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit. It was directed by Tony Rogers, produced by Jenny Livingston and stars Gann, Zwar and Cindy Waddingham.

Two series were broadcast on SBS One, the first in 2007 and the second in 2010. The series won three AFI Awards and was nominated for a Logie.

Independent Film Channel acquired the international broadcast rights to the original two series of Wilfred in 2010. An American remake premiered on the cable channel FX on 23 June 2011.[3]

  1. ^ "The return of Wilfred" (PDF). In Camera : Focus on Film. Kodak. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ Wilfred Company credits. IMDb.
  3. ^ Ausiello, Michael (29 June 2010). "Scoop: FX snags Elijah Wood for new comedy 'Wilfred'". Entertainment Weekly, Inside TV. Retrieved 13 October 2013.