Margot Robbie is Producing a Female-Focused Shakespeare Series

Margot Robbie (I, Tonya and Suicide Squad) is developing and producing a female-focused Shakespeare series that will be led by a full female creative team of writers and directors. They will produce ten standalone episodes and each episode will be a standalone story based on the work of Shakespeare. But the story will be updated to "comment on our modern, global society."

The concept of the series comes from Giula Sandler (Nowhere Boys) and she will work across the series and will also write one episode. Other than she and Robbie, no other talent has been announced yet. But they want to bring on talented individuals "with unique and distinct voices, and reflect different cultures and areas."

LuckyChap is one of the production companies that is producing the project and they released the following statement:

“We are thrilled about this Australian partnership as an opportunity to showcase unique, distinctly female voices in writing, and to demonstrate the high quality of the Australian film and television industry. The project will share diverse points of view, from writers representing the different cultures and areas within Australia, which many would not readily associate with works of Shakespeare.”

David Anderson, Director of Entertainment and Specialist for the ABC added:

“The ABC is thrilled to be able to develop this locally produced drama in partnership with LuckyChap Entertainment, Hoodlum and ABC Studios International. The ABC is dedicated to delivering high quality, relevant storytelling free to all Australians. We are excited that this female-led team celebrates strong female creative talent, transforming traditional classic tales from a very different era into modern and culturally diverse stories.”

Tracey Robertson from Hoodlum went on to say:

"This project will bring together leading and emerging female voices in Australian screen to re-imagine Shakespeare in a modern context. We’re delighted to partner with ABC, ABC Studios International and LuckyChap on such an ambitious and exciting project. This is an incredibly original and bold approach for a Television series and I can’t wait to see the stories that will emerge.”

It certainly sounds like some cool and interesting things will come of this. I love the work of Shakespeare and I'm curious to see just exactly how his work will be reimagined for this new series.