More familiar faces announced for ‘Neighbours’ return – Entertainment Focus

Seven more familiar faces will be returning to Ramsay Street when ‘Neighbours’ launches on Amazon Freevee it has been announced.

Annie Jones (as Jane Harris), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Georgie Stone (as Mackenzie Hargreaves), and Tim Kano (as Leo Tanaka) will reprise their roles as series regulars.

Returning in guest roles are Ian Smith (as Harold Bishop), April Rose Pengilly (as Chloe Brennan), and Melissa Bell (as Lucy Robinson). They will be joined by ‘Neighbours’ icons Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Ryan Moloney, and Jackie Woodburne, as previously announced.

The continuation of the long-running soap series – about the lives, loves, and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Street in Erinsborough, Australia, a fictional suburb of Melbourne – follows the finale in 2022, which was watched by millions of adoring fans. Production is set to commence this spring, with a world premiere slated for this autumn.

The revitalised series will premiere for free, exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the UK and U.S. The series will also stream on Prime Video in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa, and will be available seven days after launch on Prime Video in Australia.

Previous seasons of ‘Neighbours’ as well as many iconic episodes are currently available to stream on Amazon Freevee. Additionally, the free streaming service will feature two series themed FAST Channels on the service, ‘Neighbours – Looking Back’, starting on 28th February and ‘Best of Neighbours’, starting on 7th March.

‘Neighbours’ ran for more than three decades, garnering fans across the globe and launching the careers of many household names, such as Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, and Russell Crowe. 

The show is produced by Fremantle. Jason Herbison, ‘Neighbours’ executive producer since 2013, will maintain his position on the exciting new chapter of ‘Neighbours’, with Andrew Thompson returning as producer.