Wentworth is an Australian drama TV series, broadcast on TV2 in NZ. The series is a contemporary reimagining of the classic show Prisoner, and stars Danielle Cormack.
Fans of the iconic Prisoner series will remember the unforgettable Bea Smith as gutsy and fearless, ruling Wentworth Correctional Centre with an iron fist. But who was Bea Smith before prison? How did a wife and mother from the suburbs become a top dog without rival?
Wentworth is a dynamic, often confronting, drama series that begins with Beas early days in prison. Set in the present day, it is a modern adaptation of Prisoner that contemporises legendary characters and their stories for todays audience. The audience will be introduced to Bea all over again and meet her allies and enemies in the form of iconic inmates: Doreen Anderson, Liz Birdsworth and Franky Doyle, and there are new faces such as Jacs Holt, the ruthless matriarch of a crime family who now reigns over Wentworth. Favourite officers will also return. Meg Jackson carries a shameful secret; Vera Bennett, the well-meaning officer who discovers everyone has a price; Erica Davidson, the crusading Lawyer and Matthew Fletcher who believes in retribution rather than rehabilitation. And a new face, Megs husband Will Jackson whose past still haunts him.
Like the original Prisoner, Wentworth is, at its heart, a series about survival, a character drama featuring women living in a pressure cooker environment. Despite the rivalries and power struggles, this family of misfits and rebels are forced to forge unlikely friendships and allegiances if they want to survive their time inside.
Special Features
- Behind the scenes
- Cast Interviews , Crew Interviews , Set Tour.
Wentworth TV Show Season 1 Reviews
“… wonderfully moody and menacing…” – Melinda Houston, Sunday Age ****
“Foxtel's remake of Prisoner was ripe for disaster, a task to be given only to the foolishly brave, but the first episode of Wentworth suggests the only thing fans have to worry about is that they have to wait until May to see it. Because Wentworth, me old laggers, is a triumph. This is not the cardboard cells and high-strung melodrama of Prisoner; this is a hard-edged, cold-eyed descent into a brutal world filled with brutal women – and one thing it has in common with the original is its placement front and centre of an extraordinary female ensemble…So rarely in Australian TV do we see well-written characters collide with dead-on casting and tense, atmospheric direction. Wentworth's genius is in creating a powerful, almost cinematic drama with its own identity, but woven cunningly with echoes of the source material. Fans should appreciate the references, but non-fans won't suffer a bit – this show succeeds on its own terms.” TheAge.com.au
“stylised and glossy, violent and intelligent” – Graeme Blundell, The Australian
“Full of drugs, violence and betrayal, Wentworth is the Prisoner reboot that Australia has been waiting for – and it’s darker and sexier than ever before” – Foxtel Magazine