The Outrageously Fabulous World of Terry Logan
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Synopsis:
The Outrageously Fabulous World of Terry Logan (Tama Films, Australia) is an eight-episode hero’s journey to authenticity that charts the irrepressible and indefatigable life of one Terry Logan - a fourteen-year-old gifted satirist in an all queer, no-higher-stakes-than-a-kiss, young adult, outrageously fabulous world!
Terry lives his life “out” and so he knows what it’s like to be bullied. At his last school it got so bad he had to leave. But he’s been at this new one for six months and has already made three close fabulous girlfriends. And he takes on their causes and makes them his own – not always successfully!
Terry dreams big. He wants to be taken seriously as an actor’s actor and go to Juilliard. But right now, he can’t even get his school to stage a lousy Lloyd Webber. He wants to change that, which pits him against his antagonists – the school principal and Garren, his (also gay) arch nemesis.
For all Terry’s self-awareness there’s a very big part of him that has no idea who he really is and what he really wants. His outrageous fabulousness is both celebratory costume and protective shield. This can be said for his friends, and his enemies, too.
The tone is comedy/drama that is funny, queer, bold, satiric, and wrapped in an inherently meta framework. Through savvy dialogue, ironic voiceover, and flights of fantasy it’s a show that satirizes young adult tropes and the very conventions of TV series storytelling in a way we’ve rarely seen before.
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Pitchee: John Davies, writer/ creator and Miriam Stein, producer
Davies began his writing career with the critically acclaimed The Rise and Rise of Little Kenny for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He wrote many episodes over 13 years on Neighbours for Fremantle Media and was nominated for an AWGIE (Australian Writers’ Guild Award). For Fox Studios he developed shows, writing and script editing Crash Palace for FOX8 and ITV. and the feature film One Big Happy. He was story editor and script writer for New Zealand’s popular serial Shortland Street for South Pacific Pictures and many shows for children including Pukoro (Kura Productions, Maori Children’s Educational), Camp Orange (Nickelodeon/ FSA/ Foxtel), Sleepover Club (ITV London / Nickelodeon) and Emu (Gibson Group/ ITV London).
As a creative producer, Stein relaunched her Sydney based production company Tama Films in 2021. As producer, her next production is the family feature film Red Rock Run, shooting in 2024. Miriam’s feature film credits include the coming-of-age teen comedy, Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger starring Toni Collette and Keisha Castle Hughes, she executive produced Monkey Puzzle and was associate producer of Accidents Happen starring Geena Davis. For television, she co-created, and executive produced the scripted comedy The Very Trevor Ashley Show for SBS.
Project Information:
Directors: Jonathan Brough
Producers: Miriam Stein and Naomi Just
Writers: John Davies
Development stage: Currently financing. Developed with support from Screen Australia. Development materials include completed scripts for episodes 1- 4, budget, pitch deck/bible, schedule, budget, finance plan, directors's vision
Shooting location: Melbourne, Australia
Total budget: AUD12,620,742 (£ 6,606,614) /AUD1,577,592 (£ 825,826) per episode
Financing already in place: 30% from Australian government Producer Offset and state government grant
Looking for: International distributor, broadcaster pre-sale, UK production partner
Company profile:
Miriam Stein relaunched her Sydney based production company Tama Films in 2021 with a slate of feature films and drama series developed with support from Screen Australia, Screenwest, Screen NSW, Screen Canberra and Icon Film Distribution. Tama’s next production is the family feature film Red Rock Run, directed by Cathy Randall, shooting in 2024. Tama Films collaborates and co-produces with storytellers globally to bring original, emotionally charged human stories to the screen. Previous feature film credits include the coming- of-age teen comedy, Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger, written and directed by Cathy Randall and starring Toni Collette and Keisha Castle Hughes, that premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, was released by Miramax Films, winning numerous awards including the AACTA Award for Best Young Actor and the Youth Jury's Michel Award for Directing at the Hamburg Filmfest, Germany. The feature film Monkey Puzzle premiered internationally at the Shanghai International Film Festival, winning the Best Environment Film Award. For television, co-created and executive produced the scripted comedy The Very Trevor Ashley Show for SBS.
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