The Assembly on ABC returns for season 3 – The ABC is excited to announce that season three of the highly-acclaimed factual series The Assembly returns on Sunday, 26 April at 7.30pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream for free on ABC iview.
In its third season, The Assembly evolves into a deeper, more ambitious series, with Autistic journalism students from previous seasons returning to question some of Australia’s most recognisable personalities for revealing, in-depth interviews that go beyond their public image.
Taking the next step in their media training under the continued mentorship of award-winning journalist Leigh Sales, the graduate students share their personal success stories from their first foray into the media. For the first time, Leigh takes the students on field trips, to sharpen their research and interviewing skills while uncovering the real stories behind the featured guests.
Under Leigh’s guidance, the students visit locations that played host to career defining moments for the interviewees, meeting with close supporters and friends to tap into the origin stories of these famous Australians in a way that we’ve never seen before.
A-list guests in the hot seat this season are Andy Lee, Claudia Karvan, Jimmy Barnes, Dave Hughes, Jessica Mauboy and Ian Thorpe.
Dynamic, inspiring, and heartfelt, The Assembly continues to redefine media training, inclusive employment and storytelling, celebrating neuro-diverse voices and empowering the next generation of journalists.
Produced by HELIUM, The Assembly is made with comprehensive support for the student journalists, through a partnership with Aspect (Australia’s largest service provider for people on the autism spectrum), Dr Helen Wolfenden, Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University (delivering tailored journalism training), and Bus Stop Films (Australia’s leading inclusive filmmaking organisation). Together, these partners help create a production environment that is inclusive and empowers storytelling.
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Production Credit: The Assembly is produced by Helium Pictures for ABC. The Assembly is an inclusive production proudly supported by Aspect (Austism Spectrum Australia) and Bus Stop Films. Executive produced and directed by showrunner Melissa Maclean, executive produced by Therese Hegarty, HELIUM’s Mark Fennessy and ABC Commissioning Editor, Factual Julie Hanna.
ABC Head of Documentary & Specialist, Susie Jones. HELIUM has developed The Assembly for an Australian audience from a format created by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, originally produced by KIOSCO.TV & QUAD+TEN, and distributed by CAN’T STOP Media.
The Assembly on ABC and ABC iview – Sunday 26 April at 7.30pm
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The Assembly on ABC returns for season 3
