Mediaweek has been championing the Netflix drama Territory since it was released in late October. The drama from production houses Ronde and Easy Tiger has been the #1 TV show for Netflix in Australia since its release. The drama has also been a hot property globally.
Territory ranked #2 on the Netflix global chart this week and topped the daily global chart on a number of days since release. Netflix is having a year to remember in terms of hit shows, so for Territory to make such a mark is a massive achievement. Overnight the streaming platform revealed so far, Territory has been viewed globally 6.
3m times. The latest data indicates it is top 10 in TV in 74 countries on Netflix. To celebrate the achievement, Mediaweek pulled co-creators Ben Davies (Ronde) and Rob Gibson (Easy Tiger) away from their next productions to get some insights into how they created and then pitched the series.
This follows on our recent interview with the director of Territory , Greg McLean . See also: How new Netflix original Territory is taking outback Australia to the rest of the world Director Greg McLean a key ingredient in making this a major TV blockbuster. Territory director Greg McLean with co-creators Ben Davies and Rob Gibson Ben Davies: It was immediately exciting back in 2017.
It didn’t start to become a thing until Rob and I started talking more about it. And then, it wasn’t until Netflix go, “We love it”, that we actually started to believe that it could actually turn into a s.
