Preacher showrunner Sam Catlin admits he knew nothing about Melbourne until he landed at Docklands Studios to film the final season of the cult TV series.

A new super sound stage and a partnership with Hollywood veteran Dick Cook will supercharge Victoria’s screen industry, injecting millions of dollars into the economy and supporting hundreds of new jobs.

Just days after the announcement that Docklands Studios will house a ten-part production of Shantaram for Apple TV, comes news that our five sound stages will also see action on a streaming series for Netflix.

Having recently farewelled US TV series Preacher, Docklands Studios Melbourne welcomesanother major US series – this time a 10-part adaptation of best-selling novel Shantaram.

“Super professional” is how Preacher showrunner Sam Catlin has described Victorian film crew who worked on his sprawling production at Docklands Studios this year.

The demise of The AFL Footy Show in May this year marked the end of a chapter for Docklands Studios.

Still on the subject of saying goodbye to long-running screen productions, July sees the departure of US TV Series Preacher (Season 4), which has clocked up more 100 days on the lot.

With more films for a Chinese audience being shot in Australia, we find out how production crew work together if they don’t speak the same language.

Audiences have been spellbound by the on stage chemistry and stagecraft at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Melbourne, but few would realize it all came together under our roof.