Sam Worthington to star in new ABC series about the devastating 2019 bushfires alongside Richard Roxburgh and Noni Hazlehurst
Sam Worthington returned home to Australia this year with his family ahead to star in a Sydney Theatre Production.
And on Friday, TV Blackbox revealed that the actor will also star in ABC drama anthology called Fires.
The 44-year-old star alongside the likes of big names including Richard Roxburgh, Noni Hazlehurst and Miranda Otto.
Star power: Sam Worthington has signed on to star in ABC drama anthology about the devastating 2019 bushfire, called Fires
The six part series, which is currently filming in Melbourne and regional Victoria, will be centred on the stories of people who survived the nation’s devastating fire season, from late 2019 to early 2020.
Also starring in the series is Little Women star Eliza Scanlen, Blindspot star Sullivan Stapleton, Anna Torv from Mindhunter, as well as Hunter Page-Lochard, Kate Box, Helana Sawires, and Daniel Henshall.
Rounding out the ensemble cast are newcomers Ameshol Ajang, Stacy Clausen and Nyawuda Chuol.
Famous, and familiar, faces: The 44-year-old star alongside the likes of big names including Richard Roxburgh and Noni Hazlehurst
Cast: Australian actress Miranda Otto, who has starred in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and The Lord of the Rings, will also star in the ABC series
Drama: The six part series will be centred on the stories inspired by the people who survived the nation’s devastating fire season, from late 2019 to early 2020. Pictured is actor Hunter Page-Lochard
Sam’s role is not yet know, however the Avatar star appears to be back home Down Under for a while after returning to Australia with his model wife Lara with their sons, in January.
Sam is currently the lead in the Wesley Enoch-directed stage production, called Appropriate, while Lara has several modelling jobs lined up in Sydney.
Reports surfaced last year that the couple were planning to move Down Under on a permanent basis after spending years living in the U.S.
In production: Fire is currently filming in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Pictured is its stars Eliza Scanlen and Hunter Page-Lochard
The family has lived in both New York and California in the past, moving depending on Sam’s work commitments.
In June last year, the pair welcomed their third son. They are also parents to two older boys, Rocket, five, and Racer, four.
Lara and Sam began dating in 2013 and married in secret a year later.
She was previously engaged to former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke from 2008 to 2010.
Relocating? Sam appears to be back home Down Under for a while after returning to Australia with his model wife Lara with their sons, in January. Reports surfaced last year that the couple were planning to move Down Under on a permanent basis after spending years living in the U.S