Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefProduction begins this month on “Surviving Summer,” a teen-surfing drama series for Netflix and ZDF Enterprises.
The show is produced by Werner Film Production, a three-time Emmy-nominated Australian firm headed by Joanna Werner.Skylar Katz (Disney Channel’s “Raven’s Home,” “Bunk’d”) stars as the titular character Summer, a fierce Brooklyn teen who is sent ‘Down Under’ to live with family friends in a coastal town on the Great Ocean Road.
She stars alongside Brazilian rising star Joao Gabriel Marinho (“Malhacao”), Australia’s Kai Lewins (“Wild Boys”) and Savannah La Rain (“Content”).
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