Neighbors is back! Cameras start rolling on revamped soap as production officially begins for Amazon after cancellation
The Neighbors cast is back on set and the cameras are rolling.
The soap shared the good news on Monday and announced that the renewed series is now in production.
‘Lights, camera, action, let’s go! Brand new Neighbors is officially in production!’ read the caption next to an Instagram post from the show’s account.
The accompanying footage featured cast members Alan Fletcher (as Karl Kennedy), Lucinda Cowden (as Melanie Pearson), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Stefan Dennis (as Paul Robinson), and Annie Jones (as Jane Harris).
The actors beamed as they returned to work, but not before sharing a champagne toast outside the fictional Lassiters Hotel.
The Neighbors cast is back on set and the cameras are rolling. Pictured: cast members Alan Fletcher (as Karl Kennedy), Lucinda Cowden (as Melanie Pearson), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Stefan Dennis (as Paul Robinson), and Annie Jones (as Jane Harris)
Neighbors should be back on screens by the end of this year.
The series airs for free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US and includes streaming rights to thousands of episodes from previous seasons. The series is streaming on Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
The sequel of the long-running soap opera follows the finale in 2022, which was watched by millions of adoring fans.
Others returning include Georgie Stone (as Mackenzie Hargreaves) and Tim Kano (as Leo Tanaka) who will reprise their roles as series regulars after the show was axed by Australia’s Network 10 last July.
Recurring guest stars are Ian Smith (as Harold Bishop), April Rose Pengilly (as Chloe Brennan), and Melissa Bell (as Lucy Robinson).
‘Lights, camera, action, let’s go! Brand new Neighbors is officially in production!’ read the caption next to an Instagram post from the show’s account
The actors beamed as they returned to work, but not before sharing a champagne toast outside the fictional Lassiters Hotel
Neighbors should be back on screens by the end of this year. The series airs for free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US. The series is streaming on Prime Video in Australia
Lauren Anderson, Head of AVOD Original Content and Programming, Amazon Studios, recently said: ‘Neighbours has been captivating its audience for nearly 40 years, building a dedicated and loyal following for the lives and stories of the Ramsay Street characters.
“With the power of streaming, we can offer a catalog of thousands of Neighbors episodes for new audiences to discover this legendary series and for current fans to relive their favorite moments.
“We look forward to immersing audiences in new Ramsay Street experiences when we relaunch the show for Amazon Freevee and Prime Video customers next year.”
However, the beloved series is reportedly unlikely to return as a daily schedule as it previously was during its impressive 37-year run.
British audiences were inundated with nostalgia during an emotional Neighbors finale that saw Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan make an epic soap comeback, along with a host of stars amid Margot Robbie and Holly Valance returning to Ramsay Street for one last time .
The Channel 5 soap first aired in 1985 and has been on screens for 37 years, but it was announced in March that the Australian series was axed after 8,903 episodes and the finale aired in March.
Recurring guest stars are Ian Smith (as Harold Bishop), April Rose Pengilly (as Chloe Brennan), and Melissa Bell (as Lucy Robinson)