Barons (TV series)

Barons is an Australian television drama series on the ABC which aired from 24 April to 12 June 2022.

Synopsis
The series parallels the story behind the Billabong and Quiksilver surf labels, in which Australian surfers in the 1970s turned their personal rivalries into professional rivalries as they built competing surfwear companies.

Main / regular

 * Sean Keenan as Bill 'Trotter' Dwyer
 * Ben O'Toole as Snapper Webster
 * Jillian Nguyen as Tracy Dwyer
 * Hunter Page-Lochard as Reg Thompson
 * George Pullar as Bernie Hunter Jr
 * Lincoln Younes as Buddy Fraser
 * Sophia Forrest as Dani Kirk
 * Vivienne Awosoga as Marguax Dupont
 * Nicholas Burton as Tom 'Sharpie' Sharp
 * Karina Banno as Jules Zemanik
 * Megan MacKenzie as Kelly Fox
 * Kick Gurry as Mac
 * Catherine Van-Davies as Shirley Kwong
 * Alexander England as Arthur Foreman
 * Ione Skye as Marilyn Hunter
 * Sandy Winton as Bernie Hunter Sr
 * Sebastian Tang as Dimma
 * Hafedh Dakhlaoui as Carlito
 * Meg Fraser as Cindy Carroway
 * Rupert Reid as Hayden

Guests

 * John Batchelor as Bruce Hewitt

Production
The series was created by Michael Lawrence, John Molloy and Liz Doran, who also produced it alongside Justin Davies. The series is a joint production of Fremantle Australia, Micanical Media and 2Jons. The writing team was led by Doran, with Matt Cameron and Marieke Hardy co-writing.

Five seasons for the show were planned. It was announced in June 2019 after a development deal was secured with ABC and the first season was greenlit in April 2021.

The series was filmed in Australia in the second quarter of 2021. The crew had planned to film in the United States and Indonesia as well, but were forced to cancel it due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions barring travel. Taylor Steele directed the surfing scenes as the second unit director.

International broadcast
In the United States, the series premiered on 29 May 2023 on The CW. On 21 June 2023, the series was pulled from the network's schedule after four episodes.