The arrangements recently completed for composer Rhian Sheehan were for an up and coming TV series to start screening in September. Thanks to NZ Herald, here are some further details:

(picture courtesy of www.greatsoutherntv.com)

Great Southern Film and Television – the production company behind Who Wants to be a Millionaireand Singing Bee – will turn their hand to television drama for the first time as they begin filming The Cult. Described as “Prison Break meets Lost“, the 13-part series is the story of four 20-somethings trapped in the secret community of Two Gardens. The acclaimed cast will feature former McLeod’s Daughter Lisa Chappell, Law & Order’s Latham Gaines, East Endersactor Andrew Grainger and Shortland Street’s Renato Bartolomei, alongside award-winning Kiwi actors Kate Elliot and Scott Wills. The series received $6.45 million in NZoA funding and will be written by Kathryn Burnett, Nick Ward and Peter Cox – the same people behind The Strip, Street Legal and The Insider’s Guide to Happiness.