Tomorrow When the War Began: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the era-defining novels by John Marsden, Tomorrow When the War Began– the Series, tells the story of a group of teenage friends who, upon their return from a remote camping trip find themselves thrust into the middle of a war no one saw coming.

Completely unprepared and cut off from everything they knew before, they must confront the frightening reality that they are now among the few remaining free Australians left to stand up to the invading army, and the only ones who can possibly save themselves and their imprisoned families.

But how do you keep fighting when all you have has been taken from you?

Tomorrow When the War Began – A powerful TV drama, driven by real characters facing seemingly insurmountable odds and discovering that in order to save the things they hold most precious they must be prepared to sacrifice everything.

Series details

• Title: Tomorrow When the War Began
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, War
• Premiere date: 2016-04-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC Entertains
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 13864
• IMDb ID: tt4716164
• TVDB ID: 308952

Cast and credited roles

• Molly Daniels — Ellie Linton
• Keith Purcell — Chris Lang
• Jon Prasida — Lee
• Narek Arman — Homer Yannos
• Andrew Creer — Kevin Holmes
• Sibylla Budd — Rachael
• Fantine Banulski — Robyn Mathers
• Madeleine Madden — Corrie MacKenzie
• Madeleine Clunies-Ross — Fiona 'Fi' Maxwell
• Alison Bell — Liz

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-23; final listed air date 2016-05-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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