Wentworth: Halfway Home is an upcoming television drama series releasing in 2026 for Foxtel and Binge, produced by Fremantle Australia. A spinoff to Wentworth, the series focuses on life after being released from Wentworth, following the lives of parolees and their challenges in a life after prison and the world that has changed before them.
Plot After her time at Wentworth Correctional Centre, newly paroled Susan 'Boomer' Jenkins arrives at The Sally Lee Halfway House determined to rebuild her life and fight for the custody of her daughter. But when a dead body of one of the residents shows up, and everyone is a suspect, she realizes that while getting out of prison was hard, managing to stay out may be even harder.
Cast On 24 July 2026, Binge announced Nicole da Silva, Katrina Milosevic and Kate Box would return with Alex King and Chenile Chandler as new faces.
Nicole da Silva as Franky Doyle Kate Box as Lou Kelly Katrina Milosevic as Sue 'Boomer' Jenkins Alex King as Dee Chenile Chandler as Lily Rachel Griffiths as Moira Sophie Lowe as Sam
Production On 6 February 2026, during the 2026 AACTA Awards, Danielle Cormack and Binge announced that a Wentworth spinoff was in active pre-production, with it announced that the series would follow fan favourites in life after being incarcerated.
On 24 July 2026, it was announced by Binge that Wentworth: Halfway Home had officially begun production in Melbourne, with Nicole da Silva, Katrina Milosevic and Kate Box announced to be returning as Franky Doyle, Sue "Boomer" Jenkins, and Lou Kelly, respectively with further cast announcements to be announced, the series is expected to air on Binge in late 2026.
Vic Screen CEO Caroline Pitcher saying that "Wentworth remains one of Victoria's greatest screen success stories. We are proud to support the next iteration of Wentworth and look forward to audiences around the world reuniting with Boomer, Lou and Franky in the dramatic next chapter."
During Foxtel/Binge’s annual upfronts in September 2026, Rachel Griffiths and Sophie Lowe were both announced to join the series cast.
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