FROM AACTA AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER DYLAN RIVER
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE BRAND NEW STAN ORIGINAL SERIES
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
PREMIERING OCTOBER 17,
ONLY ON STAN.
Starring Noah Taylor, Miranda Otto, Will McDonald, and Sherry-Lee Watson
September 9, 2024 – Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions today released the trailer and first look images for the brand new Stan Original Series Thou Shalt Not Steal, premiering October 17, only on Stan. Starring Noah Taylor (Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones), Miranda Otto (The Clearing, Talk To Me, Stan Original Film The Portable Door), Will McDonald (Heartbreak High, Young Rock) and Sherry-Lee Watson (Heartbreak High), the ‘80s road series is directed by AACTA Award-winning filmmaker Dylan River (Mystery Road: Origin, Robbie Hood) who is co-creator alongside AACTA Award-winning filmmaker Tanith Glynn-Maloney (Stan Original Film Windcatcher, Finding Jedda, Robbie Hood), who also serves as EP.
The series has just celebrated its world premiere at the 49th edition of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and has also been selected to screen at SXSW Sydney 2024 on Tuesday October 15.
Thou Shalt Not Steal follows Robyn (Watson), a young Aboriginal delinquent searching for the truth behind a mysterious family secret, who escapes from detention and reluctantly teams up with awkward teenager Gidge (McDonald). Together they flee her small central desert community on a perilous journey across the outback, finding answers and learning some hard life lessons along the way. Hot on their heels are Maxine (Otto), a sex trafficker whose taxi Robyn stole, and Gidge’s domineering father Robert (Taylor), a fraudulent preacher.
Thou Shalt Not Steal features an impressive ensemble cast including Natasha Wanganeen (Stan Original Series The Tourist, The New Boy), Warren H. Williams (True Colours, The Secret Daughter), William McKenna (The Messenger, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Darren Gilshenan (Stan Original Series No Activity, Stateless, Harrow), Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, The Office Australia), Damian Walshe-Howling (Last King of the Cross, Janet King), Geoff Morrell (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Top of the Lake: China Girl), Justin Rosniak (Mr Inbetween, Last King of the Cross), Andy Golledge (Robbie Hood), Eddie Baroo (Irreverent, Blueback), Fletcher Humphrys (Stan Original Series Scrublands, Last King of the Cross), Kelly Butler (Love My Way, Packed to the Rafters), Anni Finsterer (The Gloaming, Wentworth), Andy McPhee (Wolf Creek, Animal Kingdom), Chloe Brink (Raising Thunder), Emily Taheny (Stan Original Series Population 11), and Bonnie Sveen (Home & Away, Rosehaven).
The series is produced by multi-Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Ludo Studio with Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson (Bluey, Robbie Hood), and Sophie Miller (The Family Law) as executive producers, alongside Ludo Studio producer Sam Moor (Bluey) with Since 1788 Productions. Cailah Scobie and Donna Chang executive produce for Stan. Thou Shalt Not Steal received major production investment from Screen Australia with support from the South Australian Film Corporation, Screen Territory and by Screen Queensland’s Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) Incentive. DCD Rights is the international distributor.
The Stan Original Series Thou Shalt Not Steal premieres October 17, only on Stan.
For more information, contact Stan Publicity: stan.publicity@stan.com.au
September 6, 2024