Lights, camera, action!
Ballarat is stepping into the spotlight for a new Stan drama series premiering on New Year's Day.
Dear Life tells the story of Ballarat woman Lillian (Brooke Satchwell), whose fiancé Ash (Khisraw Jones-Shukoor) is attacked by an ice addict.
After turning off Ash's life support, Lillian finds comfort in seeking out the recipients of his organs, triggering a tangled chain of connection.
"We loved setting the series in Ballarat," Dear Life creators Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope said.
"Not only does it offer us exquisite scenery and the extraordinary Sovereign Hill, it also lets us showcase a large and thriving regional city."
The six-part series also stars Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead), Ryan Johnson (Doctor Doctor), Ben Lawson (Firefly Lane), Annie Maynard (Upper Middle Bogan), Daniel Henshall (A Sunburnt Christmas), Kerry Armstrong (Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story), Deborah Mailman (Total Control), Megan Smart (Black Snow) and Marg Downey (The Newsreader).
Dear Life will hit our screens on Stan on Thursday 1 January 2026.
Main image: Australian actor Brooke Satchwell, who plays Lillian Vandenberg in Dear Life
