BINGE has released the first look of Wentworth: Halfway Home (five years since Wentworth’s final ep) with nine new cast members joining returning favourites.
Wentworth fans have gotten their first look at life beyond the prison walls, with BINGE.
The series is set to air in late 2026, with production of Wentworth: Halfway Home currently underway in Melbourne.
The first-look clip lands five years to the day after Wentworth’s final episode on 26 October 2021.
So, what comes next?
The series follows a freshly paroled fan favourite, Susan ‘Boomer’ Jenkins (Katrina Milosevic). She arrives at Sal’s Halfway House determined to get custody of her daughter and build a life for both of them.
But when a body turns up, who can she trust in a home full of ex-cons?
“Getting out of prison was hard, but staying out may prove impossible,” the synopsis reads.
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Nadine Gardner joins the cast
In February at the AACTA Awards, Wentworth star Danielle Cormack dropped the news that a new chapter in the show’s universe was in production.
Screen Australia Director of Narrative Content Louise Gough said the series “builds on the spirit of the iconic series while forging its own distinct path,” and delivers “audiences a powerful new chapter of redemption beyond the prison walls.”
Alex King joins the cast in her first major television role as Chenile Chandler, with Katrina Milosevic, Nicole da Silva and Kate Box all reprising their roles from the hit series.
Following the announcement that Rachel Griffiths joined the cast as Moira, a glamorous new resident at Sal’s Halfway House, seven new cast members have been announced.
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BINGE, DAZN’s entertainment streaming platform announced Nadine Garner (High Country: What Lies Beneath, The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Elaine Crombie (Invisible Boys, Top End Bub), Grace Chow (Dog Park, Good Cop Bad Cop), Sara West (Troppo, Neighbours), Claude Jabbour (Last King of The Cross, Stateless), Daniel Henshall (Last Seen, The Family Next Door), Laura Gordon (Watching You, Hotel Cocaine), Thom Green (The Survivors, Of An Age) and Chika Ikogwe (Heartbreak High, Land of Bad) joining the ensemble.
“It’s a real thrill for me,” Nadine Garner said of joining the cast.
“For many years I had friends and colleagues creating and working on Wentworth; it became a solid fixture of screen work in Victoria. I admired the show from afar and the incredible world that they had built as a team.”
“I never dreamed I would be stepping into this next chapter and am so grateful for the opportunity to carry forward the story for their dedicated audience.”
Wentworth: Halfway Home airs later this year
Wentworth premiered in 2013 on FOXTEL. The reimagining of Prisoner became a defining moment in Australian television.
The home-grown women’s prison drama screened in more than 170 countries, running for eight seasons and attracting a large queer following.
Cast and crew wrapped filming in September 2020. The show came close to being cancelled in late 2018 at the end of season seven.
Fans mobilised to save the series. Foxtel announced the show would get 20 more episodes. The final aired exactly five years ago in 2021.
The series premieres exclusively on BINGE and FOXTEL in late 2026.
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