12 February (2017-02-12) – 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)
Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story is a two-part Australian miniseries based on Australian actor and comedian Paul Hogan which premiered on 12 February and concluded on 19 February 2017.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
The story of Paul Hogan is that of almost accidental supernova of raw comedic talent exploding onto the entertainment scene of first Australia and then the world. How a married-at-eighteen blue-collar worker with five kids went on talent contest New Faces as a dare from his work-mates and ended up completely wowing the audience and opening the door to completely unanticipated new life.[5]
Production
The series was announced in November 2015 with filming expected to be filmed in 2016,[6] in December 2015, it was announced casting was underway and Kevin Carlin would direct the series with Keith Thompson and Marieke Hardy as lead writers.[7][8] In May 2016, the cast for the series was announced with actor Josh Lawson taking on the role of Paul Hogan.[9] Production for the series first began in May 2016 with filming taking place in Brisbane, the series is being funded by Screen Queensland.[10]
