Wentworth: Halfway Home teaser sees Boomer walks free as new cast announced
Boomer is released from prison in the Wentworth: Halfway Home first look (Binge)
Wentworth: Halfway Home has released a first-look trailer and announced nine new cast members joining the spin-off.
New additions to the ensemble include Grace Chow and Nadine Garner, alongside Elaine Crombie, Sara West, Claude Jabbour, Daniel Henshall, Laura Gordon, Thom Green and Chika Ikogwe.
They join returning Wentworth favourites Katrina Milosevic as fan-favourite Susan “Boomer” Jenkins, Nicole da Silva as sapphic icon Franky Doyle, as well as Kate Box as Lou Kelly. Other cast members named so far include Rachel Griffiths as Moira, Sophie Lowe as Sam, Alex King as Dee and Chenile Chandler as Lily.
In the trailer, which dropped five years to the day that the Wentworth finale aired, Boomer is released from prison, with Officer Linda “Smiles” Miles seeing her off. In the clip, she tells Smiles: “Nearly forgot… can you pass this on to the girls for me,” before adding: “I’m out, b******!”
What is Wentworth: Halfway Home about?
In the sequel series, Boomer turns up at Sal’s Halfway House newly released on parole, and is set on winning custody of her daughter.
When a body turns up, distrust starts to spread among the residents.
Production is currently under way in Melbourne, with the series set to air later this year on Binge in Australia.
There is currently no news about its UK release, but the original series aired on 5Star over here.
Wentworth ran for eight seasons from 2013 to 2021, becoming an international cult hit. The series is a reimagining of the classic Australian soap Prisoner (also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H), and is known for its high-stakes twists, intense rivalries and standout ensemble performances, as well as its depiction of queer relationships and characters.
Who is joining the cast?
Garner, who is playing a character called Josie Simmons, described joining the franchise as “a real thrill”.
“For many years I had friends and colleagues creating and working on Wentworth … It became a solid fixture of screen work in Victoria,” she said, as per Deadline. “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. It’s a real thrill for me.”
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