Slap adaptation will be awesome: Cowell

Brendan CowellBrendan Cowell talked about his experience in the writing workshop for the TV adaptation of the award-winning novel The Slap, which is expected to begin production in the second half of the year.

“Why don’t we work like this on our movies, and why doesn’t this happen more, getting to share your views with other people?” Cowell told Encore.

The Slap is an eight-part drama series by Matchbox Pictures for the ABC.

It is produced by Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Tony Ayres as the script producer, Penny Chapman as executive producer and Christos Tsiolkas as associate producer and story consultant.

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