Name: Ground Up
Released: 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Sam Pang, Emma Harvie, Josh McConville

TV Show · Comedy

Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL - but there's a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium, and not everyone thinks the $1.13 billion dollar taxpayer spend is the greatest idea.

2026 · 28m

Starring Sam Pang, Emma Harvie, Josh McConville

Director Wayne Hope

EPISODE 1

Offensive Pressure

Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL - but there's a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium, and not everyone thinks the $1.13 billion dollar taxpayer spend is the greatest idea.
EPISODE 2

Taking Territory

Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL - but there's a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium, and not everyone thinks the $1.13 billion dollar taxpayer spend is the greatest idea.
EPISODE 3

Too High

Destiny is tasked with securing a sponsorship from an Opium producer, Hugh has to counter a Greens campaign about the economics of the stadium and the new coach's past proves problematic.
EPISODE 4

Ins and Outs

Hugh weathers protests against the proposed Training Centre site and against the club's salmon sponsorship. The President Catherine tries to buy some council support for the site, while GPS data implicates a player.
EPISODE 5

Boundaries

The Symphony Orchestra is unhappy with the proximity of the new stadium to their concert hall, the relocation of a waste treatment plant stalls, and a feel-good hospital visit by a player goes south.

Sam Pang

Hugh Shen
Emma Harvie

Destiny
Josh McConville

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Lucy Durack

Angela Lipscombe
Marg Downey

Actor
Broden Kelly

Actor
Christie Whelan Browne

Actor
Dave Thornton

Actor
Tegan Higginbotham

Actor
Toby Truslove

Actor
Lisa McCune

Actor

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