Los Angeles, Feb 17 (.) The upcoming scripted series Breakers – also titled Red Bluff – has expanded its principal ensemble, with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Annabel Wolfe and Oliver Edis stepping aboard as series regulars opposite lead actor and executive producer Antony Starr.
The project is created and executive produced by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy, The Death of Bunny Munro) and mounted by Clerkenwell Films, the production house behind “Baby Reindeer” and “The End Of The F*ing World”. Production is currently in progress in Western Australia and is slated to wrap in June 2026.
“Breakers” follows two best friends from the U.S. who go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure, Brando, played by Starr.
Woon-A-Tai plays Elliot, Edis portrays Flynn and Wolfe plays Harper, alongside Starr’s Brando.
New Zealand-born Starr and Brit Jackson executive produce alongside Clerkenwell Films’ Gavin O’Grady, Petra Fried and Wim De Greef.
“Breakers” is the first Netflix series to shoot in Western Australia where it is supported by Screenwest and the WA Government through the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive, reports DEADLINE.
Woon-A-Tai made history with his 2024 Emmy nomination for outstanding actor in a comedy series for Reservation Dogs, becoming the first Indigenous actor ever nominated in a lead acting category.
For his performance as Bear Smallhill in the critically acclaimed FX series, Woon-A-Tai also received two Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
Most recently, Woon-A-Tai starred in Alex Garland’s A24 film Warfare and appears in Darren Aronofsky’s latest feature, Caught Stealing. He recently wrapped production on Andrew Haigh’s upcoming feature “A Long Winter”. . . .