The television spin-off to the hit Wolf Creek horror franchise has been sold to the UK.
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The series, which starred John Jarratt, Lucy Fry and Dustin Clare, was commissioned by the streaming platform Stan and premiered in Australia earlier this year.
The deal puts the series on the Fox UK channel, and will air in a programming block which also includes hit cable series such as American Horror Story, Outcast and The Walking Dead.
For the series, Jarratt reprised the role of Mick Taylor from the Wolf Creek film series.
Taylor is a serial killer who preys on travellers in the outback.
Stan commissioned six one-hour episodes of the series.
Jarratt's co-star Lucy Fry, played Eve Thorogood, an American teenager who survives the slaughter of her family.
Dustin Clare, whose credits also include McLeod's Daughters and the US drama Spartacus, played Sullivan Hill, a detective who works on Thorogood's case.
Fox UK's head of programming Toby Etheridge described the series as "a slick and tense psychological drama boasting gnarly thrills and heart-stopping tension."
Mr Etheridge said the series, when positioned with the channel's other horror genre programming, was "a perfect addition to our portfolio."
Stan CEO Mike Sneesby said the deal confirmed the Australian market was "making big budget, world class, original programming."
"We're excited to be exporting our Australian made production to the world," Mr Sneesby said.
A spokesperson for Stan said the series exceeded 500,000 views within days of its launch, and was the most popular original series premiere on the platform.
The original Wolf Creek film premiered in 2005. It was written, co-produced, and directed by Greg McLean, who also worked on the TV series.
The film won wide acclaim and was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.
It also scored seven nominations at the AFI - now AACTA - Awards, including best direction, best original screenplay, best editing, best cinematography and best sound.
A sequel, Wolf Creek 2, was filmed in 2012 and premiered in 2013 at the Venice Film Festival.
A spokesperson for Stan said further distribution deals in key markets, including the US, would be announced soon.
The series is sold internationally by the television distributor Banijay International.
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