Australia S-Unit (season 1)

Australia S-Unit is a series developed by Daniel Isaac and James Burnell. The first season began on 8 September 2011 and concluded on 15 June 2012. The releases dates of both the third and fourth episodes coincide with James Burnell and Daniel Isaac's birthdays, respectively.

Isaac and Burnell both also play Derek Peterson and Marcus Andrews, respectively.

Cast
Other cast members include: Daniel Lawrence as Carl Baxter, Thomas Davis as Jonathan Blake, Kate Isaac as Cassandra Blake, Rakaii Solomon as David Wren, Scott Powell and Matthew Marsh as S-Unit officers, Kyle Cropper as Allan Faraday's Body Guard, and Aaron Marsh as a witness.

Writing
The first season was originally intended to be written completely by Daniel Isaac, however James Burnell approached Daniel and asked if he could write an episode that would give back story to Marcus Andrews. Daniel agreed and allowed him to write the second episode of the season. James' story went on to inspire Daniel for the main story arc in Season Two.

Filming
Filming of the series began in April 2011 with the filming of first episode. Episode one was filmed and completed in July. A short break was taken and filming resumed with episode three to five. However, the second episode did not enter production until early 2012, as Burnell wished to write a perfect script for the series. Filming of episode two was completed in March.

Post-production
"Pilot" entered the editing stage in mid-2011. Daniel Isaac edited episodes 1,3-5 and co-edited episode 2. James Burnell edited most of episode 2, however he decided to let Daniel edit the remaining scenes. Every episode was released on a monthly schedule, however episode one, due to being the pilot episode, was released six months earlier than the rest, to give viewers a feeling of the approaching series. The following four episodes were eventually released between March and June in 2012.

DVD Release
A complete DVD, containing all five episodes of the series, was released in late 2012.