Netflix started production on Breakers, its first series ever filmed in Western Australia, with cameras rolling in the state's South West region as of January 28, 2026, per Screenwest, the state's screen funding agency. The eight-part surfing drama stars Antony Starr of The Boys and is positioned as one of the biggest screen productions in the region's history.
The production is expected to create more than 100 jobs for Western Australian cast and crew and pump millions into the local economy across its shoot, per Screenwest's announcement. Filming is based around the state's South West, with the shoot scheduled to run into mid-2026.
The incentive did the recruiting. Western Australia's production attraction program has been bidding against the established eastern-state hubs of Sydney and Melbourne, and landing a global streamer's first local series is the loudest proof yet that the pitch works.
Why a Streamer Shoots So Far From Hollywood
The geography is the asset: the drama leans on real coastline and surf breaks that double for nowhere else, and the incentive stack lowers the cost of hauling a full production thousands of kilometers from Los Angeles. Starr also serves as executive producer, per the announcement, giving the series a bankable anchor for a global platform.
For local crew, the math is straightforward — a long-form shoot means months of continuous work instead of scattered short jobs, and the credits roll into the next attraction bid.
What It Signals
Netflix's production map keeps widening as competition for soundstages in traditional hubs pushes budgets up. A first-ever series in Western Australia follows the same logic as earlier firsts in other states and territories: fresh locations, government money, and a global premiere that advertises both.
Every region watching this now knows the price of entry. A streamer's first local series is never just a commission — it is an auction the state has already agreed to keep bidding in.
The deal is also a textbook play in the subsidy race. By anchoring a full series in a market with fresh incentive funding and a crew base eager for repeat work, Netflix converts one commission into a standing production relationship, the way it already did in New Mexico and the UK. Local crews get months of employment, the state gets global advertising for its screen sector, and the streamer gets a headline it can reuse in every future negotiation with another treasury. Expect the next announcement in this format to come from whichever region offers the most competitive rebate first.
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