RFDS returns for third season. Premiering this October on Seven and 7plus

Australia's most-loved outback drama, RFDS, is back for a third season, premiering this October on Seven and 7plus.  

Winner of the 2024 TV WEEK Logie Award for Best Drama Program, the beloved series based in Australia’s red heart returns for season three with a bang.

Picking up one year after season two, the RFDS family is forced to grapple with the fallout of choices as they deal with the domino effects of a mass-casualty bus crash. This year the team will face their toughest obstacles yet, forcing them to make big decisions about what they want their lives to be and who they want to share them with.

The new season sees the return of acclaimed cast members Emma Hamilton (Ten Pound Poms, Last Cab to Darwin), Stephen Peacocke (Home and Away, Five Bedrooms, The Newsreader), Rob Collins (Total Control, Limbo), Emma Harvie (Colin From Accounts, In Limbo), Justine Clarke (The Time of Our Lives, Fisk), Ash Ricardo (Offspring, Force of Nature: The Dry 2), Jack Scott (Hardball, Joe v Carole), Sofia Nolan (Home and Away, The Artful Dodger, The Last Days of Space Age), Rodney Afif (The Hunting, Ali’s Wedding, Lucky Miles) and Thomas Weatherall (The Long Narrow Road To The Deep North, Heartbreak High). 

Joining the cast this year is Rick Davies (Apple Cider Vinegar, Austin) as Fire and Rescue Officer Ryan.

Based on remarkable real-life stories, RFDS tells the stories of doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff in the Royal Flying Doctor Service as they navigate emergency retrievals across some of the most inhospitable places in the country.

The upgrade of the Broken Hill airport and Royal Flying Doctor Service facilities meant the new season was filmed in South Australia. The action unfolds across locations in Adelaide and the stunning Flinders Ranges, with the Port Augusta RFDS Base and regional surrounds doubling for Broken Hill.  

RFDS is executive produced by Endemol Shine Australia’s Director of Scripted Content Sara Richardson, RFDS creator, writer and director Ian Meadows and Julie McGauran for Seven. It is produced by Lisa Scott and directed by Adrian Russell Wills (The Newsreader, The Warriors), Shawn Seet (Storm Boy, NCIS: Sydney), Leticia Caceres (The House of Bernarda Alba) and Ian Watson (Heartbreak High).

RFDS is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay Entertainment company) in association with the Seven Network. Major production investment from Screen Australia, Seven and the South Australian Film Corporation. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW. Banijay Rights manages international distribution for RFDS outside of Australia.

RFDS

Returns this October on Seven and 7plus