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AUSTRALIA’S NEWEST MEDICAL DRAMA AND STAN ORIGINAL THE F WARD
TO PREMIERE JULY 17

From the makers of Bump comes another compelling and heartfelt drama series. The F Ward stars Emmy® Award winner Anna Friel, Ioane Sa’ula and Dan Wyllie.

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June 15, 2026 – A new six-part series about medical interns whose careers are on life support, the Stan Original The F Ward will premiere July 17, all episodes at once, and only on Stan.

The F Ward follows a group of medical interns sent to the underfunded Pines Hospital in Sydney for one final chance to complete their medical training. Here, they must overcome their insecurities, their past, and their own expectations in a hot-house environment where the stakes are life and death.

The Stan Original The F Ward will star International Emmy® Award winner Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies, Marcella), Ioane Sa’ula (Stan Original Bump), Lola Bond (Last Days of the Space Age), Dan Wyllie (Love My Way), Alex Fitzalan (Stan Original Prosper), Emily Barclay (Babyteeth), Annie Boyle (Colin from Accounts) and Rishab Kern.

Anna Friel
Lola Bond, Emily Barclay, Susie Porter

Rounding out the cast are Arka Das (Stan Original Sunny Nights), Paula Arundell (The Last Anniversary), Jeremy Sims (The Artful Dodger), Susie Porter (The Artful Dodger), Toby Schmitz (Boy Swallows Universe), and Alex Dimitriades (Strife).

The series is co-created by Dan Edwards (Stan Original Bump) and Kelsey Munro (Stan Original Bump) with executive producer John Edwards, and producers Dan Edwards and Kelsey Munro for Roadshow Rough Diamond. Stan Executive Producers are Andy Ryan and Michael Healy.

Ioane Sa’ula and Anna Friel

The Stan Original The F Ward is written by Kelsey Munro, Jessica Tuckwell, Shanti Gudgeon, Nick Coyle, and Jack Yabsley and directed by Natalie Bailey (Down Cemetery Road) and Neil Sharma (Stan Original Critical Incident). The F Ward is a co-production produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond and CBS Studios with major production investment from Screen Australia. Financed with support from Screen NSW’s Made in NSW – TV Drama Fund. Distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Australia.


The Stan Original The F Ward premieres July 17, all episodes at once, and only on Stan.

 

For media enquiries, please contact:

Jessica Seaborn

Head of Communications & Publicity (Entertainment) - Stan

jessica.seaborn@stan.com.au

 

Victoria Richards

Publicity Manager - Stan

victoria.richards@stan.com.au

 

For more information, contact Stan Publicity: stan.publicity@stan.com.au

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