Neighbours cast awaiting production start date and storyline details

By Liam On Mar 23, 2023

The cast of Neighbors is still waiting to receive details on the return date and the history of the show.

Alan Fletcher, who plays the character of Karl Kennedy on the soap opera, said television tonight on Thursday the cast ‘knows nothing’ so far.

‘All I know is what has been announced in the media. Everyone is very tight-lipped about the future of the show,” she said.

‘The task is so big that they just have to break through step by step. So we don’t have specific deadline dates for anything at this time that we know of.

He confirmed that the show will start filming “reasonably soon” and that Neighbors should return to screens at the end of this year.

The Neighbors cast is still awaiting production start date and story details as the revival sees the return of 11 cast members.

The series will stream for free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US and will include streaming rights to thousands of episodes from previous seasons. The series will stream on Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

The continuation of the long-running soap opera series follows the finale in 2022, which was watched by millions of fans.

Annie Jones (as Jane Harris), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Georgie Stone (as Mackenzie Hargreaves) and Tim Kano (as Leo Tanaka) will reprise their roles as series regulars, after the show was canceled due to Network 10 from Australia last July.

Guest returns include Ian Smith (as Harold Bishop), April Rose Pengilly (as Chloe Brennan) and Melissa Bell (as Lucy Robinson).

They will be joined by Neighbors icons Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney and Jackie Woodburne.

Alan Fletcher (pictured), who plays the character Karl Kennedy on the soap, told TV Tonight on Thursday that the cast “don’t know anything” as of yet.

Lauren Anderson, Head of AVOD Programming and Original Content, Amazon Studios, recently said: ‘Neighbors has captivated its audience for nearly 40 years, building a dedicated and loyal following for the lives and stories of Ramsay Street characters.

“With the power of streaming, we are able to offer a catalog of thousands of Neighbors episodes so that new audiences discover this legendary series and existing fans relive their favorite moments.

“We look forward to immersing audiences in the new Ramsay Street experiences when we relaunch the show next year for Amazon Freevee and Prime Video customers.”

However, the beloved series is unlikely to return as a daily show as it previously was during its impressive 37-year run.

A source previously told The Sun: “Fans loved the fact that Neighbors was a soap that was dispensed on a consistent and regular basis – they couldn’t get enough of it.”

“And the fact that it always aired every weekday for its 37 years was one of the reasons why it was special in the minds of devotees.

“So while they will rejoice at the news of the revival, they may be disappointed by the form it takes.”

After the announcement, fans went wild over the happy news and expressed their joy on Twitter.

They wrote: ‘OMG OMG OMG this is the best thing that’s happened this year!’

‘Crikey. Has Amazon picked up on the neighbors? Amazing.’

“Obsessed with the idea that Amazon is putting 37 years worth of Neighbors episodes on Prime. Some absolute legend out there will sit down and mug them all.

“I literally can’t believe I’m ecstatic, so happy for the cast and crew and most of all us fans #neighbors #neighborsforever, I’ve missed him so much.”

Others weren’t so happy, writing: “Just let it die.”

‘Neighbors is starting again. Oh no.’

Tim Kano (Leo Tanaka) will reprise his roles as a series regular, after Australia’s Network 10 canceled the show last July. Melissa Bell (Lucy Robinson) will return as a guest

The last episode of Neighbors ended in July, with a peak of almost 3 million UK viewers tuning in on Channel 5.

UK fans got to catch the latest installment, which features the return of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce that month, and Australian fans tuned in the day before.

And while the extended special was a hit here, Below was a smash, with the episode earning TV ratings for the first time in over a decade.

Overnight UK viewership show Neighbors drew an average of 2.6 million viewers, with the episode reaching a peak of 2.9 million.

The Last Hurrah garnered an audience share of 17.5% and came fourth overall in the ratings behind coverage of BBC One’s The Commonweath Games and ITV’s Emmerdale and ratings winner Coronation Street which attracted 3, 5 million viewers to ITV.

Meanwhile, the mid-week episodes, dubbed ‘the last week’, leading up to the finale also made the top 20 UK ratings, with the third to last installment garnering 837,000 viewers.

While the number crept up for the penultimate episode, with 1.02 million fans watching.

In Australia, the episode, which aired simultaneously on Channel 10 and 10 Peach, drew 873,000 tube viewers on both stations, largely thanks to the cast of returning favourites.

The latest episode of Neighbors finished at its highest point in July, with a peak of almost 3 million UK viewers tuning in on Channel 5.

No other entertainment show came close to Neighbors, as it wrapped up its storied 37-year run with a 90-minute special, TV Blackbox reported.

It was the most watched show overall of the night and convincingly won all the key demographics between the ages of 16 and 54.

UK audiences were flooded with nostalgia during an emotional finale to Neighbors in which Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan made an epic return to the soap, joining a host of stars amid Margot Robbie and Holly Valance returning to Ramsay Street. for the last time.

The Channel 5 soap opera first aired in 1985 and has been on screens for 37 years, but it was announced in March that the Australian series would be phased out after 8,903 episodes with the finale airing in Australia on Thursday and Friday night. night in the UK.

The finale was packed with appearances from long-gone characters, as fans were given a nostalgic look through the history of Neighbors, with characters tearfully flipping through photo albums, a lingering melancholy piano score, and a weird inside joke.

The finale focused on Toadie’s (Ryan Moloney) wedding to Melanie (Lucinda Cowden), as many familiar faces gathered for the picturesque lakeside ceremony and subsequent block party, while other friends, including Margot’s Donna Freedman Robbie, they sent their best wishes in sweet video messages. to mark the big day.

And appearing on screens once again, Kylie and Jason’s beloved characters Charlene and Scott Robinson made their much-anticipated entrance to the garden party when they pulled up to Ramsay Street in their recognizable green Mini before surprising their friends. .

And viewers were quick to rave about Scott and Charlene’s first appearance on Ramsey Street in over 30 years, taking to Twitter to comment on how ‘nostalgic’ and ’emotional’ it made them feel.

The finale was watched by millions of fans (April Rose Pengilly portrayed as Chloe Brennan)

When the iconic couple hit the screens, Kylie and Jason’s real-life love song, Especially For You, played in the background, and fans were delighted by the unexpected crossover. Kylie and Jason recorded the love ballad in 1989, a year after leaving Neighbors and shortly before ending their three-year romance.

Scott and Charlene have returned to Erinsborough for the first time since saying goodbye to the suburb and moving to Brisbane after tying the knot in a romantic wedding ceremony over 30 years ago.

In addition to Kylie and Jason’s final appearance on the show, there were also epic returns from Holly Valance (Flick Scully), Natalie Imbruglia (Beth Brennan), Guy Pearce (Mike Young) and Ian Smith (Harold Bishop) as they reprized their roles in the soap opera.

They were joined by Daniel MacPherson (Joel Samuels), Peter O’Brien (Shane Ramsay), Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Izzy Hoyland), Mark Little (Joe Mangel) and Paul Keane, who memorably played Des Clarke.

Also appearing in the finale were Annie Jones (Jane Harris), Anne Charleston, who played matriarch Madge Bishop, Jacinta Stapleton (Amy Greenwood), and Delta Goodrem (Nina Tucker).

And stars from more recent years on the soap joined the episode, including Olympia Valance (Paige Smith), Jodi Gordon (Elly Conway), Zoe Cramond (Amy Williams) and Kate Kendall (Lauren Turner).

With Ben Hall (Ned Willis), Olivia Junkeer (Yashvi Rebecchi) and Zima Anderson (Roxy Willis) rounding out the list of returning Neighbors alumni.

Back in July, fans in the UK got to see the latest installment, which featured the return of Kylie Minogue’s Jason Donovan as beloved characters Scott and Charlene.