VicScreen, Stan and Screen Australia have announced the poignant new six-part drama series, Love Divided By Eleven.
Created by dynamic award-winning Victorian duo Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, the stirring new Stan Original Series Love Divided by Eleven stars AACTA and Logie award winner Brooke Satchwell (Black Snow, The Twelve, Mr In-Between) and Eleanor Matsuura (The Day of the Jackal) has completed production and will premiere on Stan in 2025.
Best known for their work in comedy, Robyn, Wayne and producer MaryAnne Carroll developed the drama series over several years with the support of VicScreen's Originate Slate development program.
The result is an emotional journey exploring the preciousness of life that was filmed on location in Ballarat, Melbourne and the Yarra Valley. Post-production will also take place in Victoria.
Delivering a boost for the local screen industry, Love Divided By Eleven has created 250 jobs for Victorian crew, local cast and extras, including six skills development opportunities, in addition to injecting $13.5 million into the Victorian economy with over $670,000 being spent in regional Victoria.
Love Divided by Eleven is an unfiltered exploration into losing the love of your life. Struggling to come to terms with the death of her fiancé, a woman finds comfort in seeking out the recipients of his organs, triggering a tangled chain of connection.
Alongside Satchwell, the six-part series stars Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead), Ryan Johnson (Doctor Doctor), Ben Lawson (Firefly Lane), Annie Maynard (Upper Middle Bogan), Daniel Henshall (How to Make Gravy), Kerry Armstrong (Stan Original Film Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story), Megan Smart (Black Snow) and Khisraw Jones-Shukoor (The Newsreader).
Written and Directed by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, Love Divided by Eleven is produced by Gristmill, executive produced by Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope and Greg Sitch, with producer MaryAnne Carroll. Major production investment from Screen Australia and developed, produced and filmed in Victoria, Australia, with the assistance of VicScreen. International sales will be managed by Hat Trick International. Stan Executive Producers are Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie.
The Stan Original Series Love Divided by Eleven will premiere in 2025, only on Stan.
VicScreen CEO Caroline Pitcher said: "VicScreen is proud to continue its support of Victoria's extraordinary creative team, Gristmill with their emotional and heartfelt series, Love Divided by Eleven. Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope are two potent ingredients in our screen industry's secret sauce, which makes Victoria a global powerhouse for compelling screen stories.
Series creators Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope said, "We're very fortunate to have produced our new drama series, Love Divided By Eleven, as part of VicScreen's Originate Slate Development program. It was a privilege and a joy to shoot in Melbourne, the Yarra Valley, and in Ballarat, one of our great regional cities, where our story is set. As always, Victoria offered up its wonderfully unique visual landscape. And its wonderfully unique weather, which kept us on our (sometimes very cold) toes."
