Northern Pictures was named Production Business of the Year at this evening’s SPA Awards, recognised for a 2024 trifecta: ABC comedy series Austin, SBS true crime experiment The Jury: Death on the Staircase, and Netflix hit Love on the Spectrum US.

The company, which previously won the top prize in 2022, was among 22 screen businesses and professionals recognised across 18 categories at Gold Coast-held ceremony, hosted by Nina Oyama.

The brand new season, produced by Northern Pictures, premieres April 2 on Netflix

ABC, Screen Australia, ITV Studios, and Screen Canberra are thrilled to announce that the much-loved eight-part narrative comedy series, Austin, has been commissioned for a second season.

The case the 12 jurors are faced with in SBS's new court show is real, and the insights into the Australian jury system make it a winner.

Everything you need to know about the true crime show that has Australia talking...

This landmark true crime series takes viewers inside the deliberation room, revealing what happens when 12 strangers determine the fate of an accused killer.

Australian producer Karina Holden created the groundbreaking TV series Love on the Spectrum in 2018 with director Cian O’Clery, Northern Pictures, and the ABC. Netflix began distributing a US version of the format in 2022. Love on the Spectrum has since won five Primetime Emmys and one International Emmy.

How Love on the Spectrum and Austin's Michael Theo found his voice and became a global star.

Australian production company, Northern Pictures has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Love On The Spectrum U.S. at Sunday’s 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. 

Australian production company Northern Pictures is once again making headlines in Hollywood, securing two Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

Australian production house Northern Pictures has won two more Emmys for the US version of reality show Love on the Spectrum.

Australian production company, Northern Pictures has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Love On The Spectrum U.S. at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California on Sunday.

The new Australian comedy series “Austin” has been picked up by the UK’s public-service broadcaster juggernaut, the BBC.

It’ll take more than a son’s DNA to save his cancelled father.

June Andrews Award for Women’s Leadership in Media

Jess Hill and Tosca Looby, Northern Pictures / SBS / The Monthly, ‘Asking for it’

When Michael Theo applied to feature in the documentary series Love On The Spectrum, he hoped to find a girlfriend. Little did he know that his brief dalliance with a camera crew in 2020 would result in him becoming beloved worldwide, launching a podcast and kicking off an acting career with a series written just for him four years later.

In 2020, the world fell in love with a 25-year-old man named Michael Theo from Wollongong in NSW.

Austin (Sunday on ABC, all episodes on iview) is a fantastic new Aussie comedy that nails it from the first episode.

Michael Theo, a fan-favourite from Love on the Spectrum, takes a comedy turn for ABC’s “Austin.”

Northern Pictures’ Head of Factual Karina Holden is the inaugural recipient of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) Southern Light Award, designed to celebrate luminaries of the Australian documentary and factual industry.