- Filming has started on Breakers,the first Netflix series to be filmed in Western Australia
- ProducedbyClerkenwell Films(Baby Reindeer)in partnership with BBC StudiosProductions Australia
- Project set to inject $19 million into the local economy and create more than 100 jobs
- Cook Government diversifying the economy by making more things here
Cameras are rolling in the South West on Breakers, the first Netflix series to be filmed in Western Australia.
The 8-part series is the biggest production to take place in Western Australia and is estimated to employ over 100 Western Australians and inject more than $19 million into the WA economy.
This announcement comes following the Perth Film Studios reaching practical completion last week and is the first of many productions to be announced in 2026.
The series is produced by Clerkenwell Films, the multi-award-winning production company behind hit series Baby Reindeer in partnership with BBC Studios Productions Australia who recently produced Ghosts Australia and Reckless in Western Australia.
Breakers is supported by the WA Production Attraction Incentive, a Cook Government incentive managed by Screenwest.
The series follows two best friends who go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure, played by Starr.
Breakers is written by Pete Jackson (The Death of Bunny Munro, Somewhere Boy) and directed by Mary Nighy (Say Nothing, Industry), Ng Choon Ping (What It Feels Like For A Girl, Femme)
The executive producers are Gavin O'Grady (Somewhere Boy, This Way Up), Petra Fried (Baby Reindeer), Wim De Greef (Baby Reindeer), and Pete Jackson (The Death of Bunny Munro, Somewhere Boy).
Breakers will wrap filming in June 2026 and will be released globally on Netflix.
As stated by Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk:
"Attracting a production of this scale to Western Australia is a very exciting opportunity for the local screen industry.
"As the biggest series to be filmed in Western Australia, the project is estimated to inject more than $19 million into the WA economy and directly employ more than 100 Western Australians.
"Production kicking off for a project of this scale on the back of Perth Film Studios reaching completion last week shows our screen industry is going from strength to strength.
"This is all part of the Cook Government's vision of growing WA's film industry to help diversify the economy, create local jobs and unlock new opportunities for talent and innovation in Western Australia."
