Rescue Special Ops launch week round-up

It's been a big week this week for Rescue Special Ops ahead of its launch on the Nine network tomorrow (Sunday). As we've said many times now on this blog, it's the big new show from Julie McGauran (OOTB producer), which stars Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond).

Over the past week there's been plenty of coverage and interviews in the Australian media which have done a great job of promoting the show.

Here's some of the highlights:

• Katherine Hicks was among the cast members who attended a launch party for the show this week. At the bash, Nine's head of drama paid tribute to the work of Julie McGauran.
• The TV Tonight blog gave the show a very positive review, describing it as a "confidently woven piece that shines best in the danger zone".
• The Sydney Morning Herald also praised Rescue Special Ops in a review, describing the first episode as "beautifully assembled" and crediting the "fine work of creator-writers Sarah Smith and Julie McGauran".
• Show star Les Hill described Rescue Special Ops as "more real" than other shows on TV in an interview with Nine News.
• Hill also gave interviews to The Herald and the Herald Sun.
• Finally, other stars including Peter Phelps, Andrew Lees and Daniel Amalm gave their own promotional interviews for the show.

Rescue Special Ops launches on Sunday at 8.30pm on Nine.

Ten targets Rescue: Special Ops

They've messed Out of the Blue around no end, and now Ten is also plotting against Rescue: Special Ops, the new channel Nine show from Julie McGauran (OOTB producer) and starring Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond).

As reported on TV Tonight today, Ten is extending its reality hit Australian Idol in order for it to finish at 8.40pm on Sundays, overlapping with Rescue: Special Ops by 10 minutes from August 9. The first episode of Rescue Special Ops premieres on August 2.

It is slightly frustrating to see that this new show could be under threat from the same source as Out of the Blue's Australian ratings problems. However, all is fair when it comes to TV channel rivalries and it's a lot more understandable than sabotaging your own show which Ten has appeared to do with Out of the Blue.

Will Rescue: Special Ops be a hit? Only time will tell...

Rescue: Special Ops airdate confirmed

Further to our last update, it's now been confirmed that Rescue: Special Ops will be launching on Sunday August 2 on channel Nine.

Use the Rescue: Special Ops tag below to look back at all of our updates on this new Aussie drama from Out of the Blue's producer Julie McGauran and starring Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond).

More on Rescue Special Ops:

> Nine trailer
> Nine press release

Rescue: Special Ops latest

TV Tonight has another update on Julie McGauran (OOTB producer) and Katherine Hicks's (Poppy Hammond) new show Rescue Special Ops.

Apparently channel Nine has started running advertisements which indicate that it'll have a Sunday night slot on the network, probably at 8.30pm. No official start date has been announced yet, but it's currently being tipped to launch on August 2.

Coincidentally, August 2 will also be the day that the murderer revealed episode of Out of the Blue will finally air on Ten. Unless they change the slot or delay an episode again...

With both Out of the Blue and Rescue Special Ops now airing on the same day, it seems like Sunday nights are going to be the place to be for fantastic drama from Julie, Katherine and Southern Star!

Click here to watch Nine's trailer for Rescue Special Ops

Another show to watch out for

Lately we've updated a couple of times on Rescue Special Ops, the new Nine show from Out of the Blue's co-producer Julie McGauran and starring Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond). It's due to start next month.

Now there's another show to keep an eye on: Tangle, which comes from Out of the Blue's other main producer John Edwards. TV Tonight has reported that it's going to start on Showcase on October 1. Comparisons are already being made to John's smash-hit show Love My Way.

The 10-part show apparently focuses on "interconnected families and relationships". It'll air in an 8.30pm slot.

Check out the TV Tonight article for more information on the show.

Rescue: Special Ops update

Southern Star's new show Rescue: Special Ops is officially on the way.

If you didn't see our last update on this new Aussie drama, you won't know that it's being brought to us by Julie McGauran, who was one of Out of the Blue's main producers. The other big connection to the show is that Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond) is in the main cast.

TV Tonight has now reported that the Australian media has been invited to watch the first episode this coming Thursday - an indication that it could hit the airwaves very soon.

With Out of the Blue, Julie helped to create one of the best dramas we've seen in a long time. We're confident this will be well worth a watch too!

New project for Julie McGauran, Katherine Hicks

Some interesting news which has just come out in Australia: Out of the Blue's co-producer Julie McGauran is taking charge of a new Sydney-based drama series called RESCUE Special Ops. If that's not exciting enough, Katherine Hicks (Poppy Hammond) is in the main cast.

Apparently filming is already underway. It's a 13-part show and it's going to be airing on Nine, home of Australia's top TV show Underbelly.

Also in the cast is Les Hill (Underbelly), Libby Tanner (Scorched, Headland), Peter Phelps (Underbelly), Daniel Amalm (Two Fists, One Heart) and Gigi Edgley (The Starter Wife).

Lots more details about the show are on the TV Tonight blog so log on to there for more. Fingers crossed it'll be a hit.