Central Australia is set to start production of the adrenaline-fuelled ABC TV series MaveriX this month and 400 Territorians are needed to fill crew jobs including extras, construction workers and even set nurses.

The Territory Government has invested $1.5 million into MaveriX, a 10 part ABC TV series that follows six junior motocross riders selected for the first intake of the MaveriX Academy in Alice Springs, the home of dirt bike racing in Australia.

The heart pumping children’s drama series is produced by Alice Springs based production company Brindle Films and will be broadcast in Australia exclusively on ABC ME across iview, the linear channel and social media.

The Australian Children’s Television Foundation, a major partner of the series, has also sold the global rights to Netflix outside of Australia, with the Red Centre to be showcased to up to 204 million subscribers in 190 countries across the globe.

The series is being produced with the support of the ABC Children’s, Screen Australia, the Northern Territory Government, South Australia Film Corporation, and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. 

MaveriX is looking for crew members and support services and there are opportunities in:

• On screen: acting extras
• Electrical: electricians for opportunities in the lighting department
• Hospitality: catering supplies, accommodation providers
• Creative: art department, graphic designers, sculptors, crafts, interior decorators
• Medical: set nurses
• Construction: builders, carpenters and trades people for set construction
• Costumes: seamstress, tailors
• Health and safety: traffic management and work health and safety specialists
• Education: teachers/tutors
• Automotive: mechanics, action vehicles

Professional Territorian crew, suppliers and talent are invited to send expressions of interest plus CV directly to the production c/o Ross Allsop at crew.maverix@gmail.com

Filming begins in April 2021.

Quotes from Nicole Manison, Minister for Screen Territory

“MaveriX is the largest TV production to ever be filmed in the Territory and it is expected to inject $5 million into the local economy and create around 400 local jobs.”

“Investing in the Northern Territory Screen Industry is incredibly important. It helps share Territory stories and provides job opportunities for the screen sector and a wide range of Territory businesses.

“The Territory Government has invested $9 million into the Northern Territory Screen Industry over four years, and this investment has seen significant growth in our screen sector and development of local productions.”

MaveriX Co-creator, Isaac Elliott:

“MaveriX has been 5 years in the making but really it stems from growing up in Alice Springs in and around motocross. It’s the most exciting sport in the world and it’s amazing to be able to bring the sport through MaveriX to the ABC.”

“Being back in Alice Springs makes all the work up to this point seem real, but really it’s only just the beginning and now the rubber hits the road, or in this case the bikes hit the track and its full throttle from this point forward.  Let’s Go!”  

MaveriX Line producer, Ross Allsop:

“I’m so very happy to be here and starting work on this amazing show.  I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Media Contact: Alex Cannon  0407 239 967