Barons is an Australian television drama series on the ABC which aired from 24 April to 12 June 2022.[1]
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 April (2022-04-24) – 12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) |
The series parallels the story behind the Billabong and Quiksilver surf labels, in which Australian surfers in the 1970s turned their personal rivalries into professional rivalries as they built competing surfwear companies.[2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) | 186,000[3] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 1 May 2022 (2022-05-01) | 148,000[4] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Shawn Seet | Matt Cameron | 8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) | 133,000[5] |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Fadia Abboud | Marieke Hardy | 15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) | 144,000[6] |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Fadia Abboud | Matt Cameron | 22 May 2022 (2022-05-22) | 118,000[7] |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Fadia Abboud | Liz Doran | 29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) | 115,000[8] |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) | 115,000[9] |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) | 101,000[10] |
The series was created by Michael Lawrence, John Molloy and Liz Doran, who also produced it alongside Justin Davies. The series is a joint production of Fremantle Australia, Micanical Media and 2Jons. The writing team was led by Doran, with Matt Cameron and Marieke Hardy co-writing.[11]
Five seasons for the show were planned.[12] It was announced in June 2019 after a development deal was secured with ABC[11] and the first season was greenlit in April 2021.[13]
The series was filmed in Australia in the second quarter of 2021. The crew had planned to film in the United States and Indonesia as well, but were forced to cancel it due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions barring travel.[12] Taylor Steele directed the surfing scenes as the second unit director.[14]
In the United States, the series premiered on 29 May 2023 on The CW.[15] On 21 June 2023, the series was pulled from the network's schedule after four episodes.[16]