Netflix has expanded the ensemble of its upcoming drama series Breakers (also known as Red Bluff), adding Emmy nominee D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Annabel Wolfe and Oliver Edis as series regulars. The trio will star opposite previously announced lead and executive producer Antony Starr.
Production on the series is currently underway in Western Australia and is expected to continue through June 2026. The project marks the first Netflix series to film in the region, backed by Screenwest and the Western Australian government under the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.
Created and executive produced by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy, The Death of Bunny Munro), Breakers centres on two American best friends who embark on a backpacking trip across Australia. Their travels lead them into the orbit of an alluring surf community headed by Brando, a magnetic yet enigmatic leader portrayed by Starr.
Woon-A-Tai will play Elliot, with Edis as Flynn and Wolfe as Harper. The supporting cast includes Asher Yasbincek as Maggie, David Howell as Iggy, Tyroe Muhafidin as Danno, Tom Dawson as Don, Sherry-Lee Watson as Astrid, Lu Miller as Amara, Eliza Learmonth as Clementine and Brodie Townsend as Kurt.
Behind the camera, Mary Nighy and Ng Choon Ping are directing. Starr and Jackson executive produce alongside Clerkenwell Films’ Gavin O’Grady, Petra Fried and Wim De Greef. The series is produced by Clerkenwell Films, part of BBC Studios, in association with BBC Studios Productions Australia.
Woon-A-Tai recently earned a historic 2024 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Bear Smallhill in Reservation Dogs, becoming the first Indigenous performer nominated in a lead acting category. He also received two Critics Choice Award nominations for the FX series. His recent screen credits include Alex Garland’s A24 feature Warfare, and he will next be seen in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing. He has also wrapped Andrew Haigh’s forthcoming film A Long Winter.