Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You
Australian television miniseries (2018)
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Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You is an Australian miniseries based on the Australian singer/songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John.[2][3] The miniseries premiered on 13 May 2018 and concluded on 20 May 2018 on the Seven Network.[4][5]
| Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You | |
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| Genre | Biopic Drama |
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| Directed by | Shawn Seet |
| Starring | Delta Goodrem |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2[1] |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Margot McDonald |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 13 May – 20 May 2018 |
Production
Cast
- Delta Goodrem as Olivia Newton-John[10]
- Morgan Griffin as young Olivia
- Kate Jenkinson as Pat Carroll
- Georgia Flood as young Pat
- Robyn Malcolm as Irene Newton-John
- Richard Bligh as Brinley Newton-John
- Todd Lasance as Lee Kramer
- Richard Brancatisano as Matt Lattanzi
- George Xanthis as John Travolta
- Paul David-Goddard as John Farrar
- Ben Shumann as young John
- Diana Glenn as Nancy Chuda
- Lucy Honigman as Helen Reddy
- Gyton Grantley as Roger Davies
- Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Bruce Welch
- Anthony Brandon Wong as Patrick McDermott
- Will Ewing as Ian Turpie
- Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor as John Easterling
- Grant Cartwright as Peter Allen
- Alison Bell as Betsy Cox
- Alicia Banit as Chloe Lattanzi
- Lily Jones as young Chloe
- Sam Duncan as Johnny O'Keefe
- Samantha Morley as Yvonne McDermott
- Ashley Stocco
- Tim Campbell as Brendan Murphy
- Tony Nikolakopoulos as Artie Mogull
- Ian Bliss as Val Guest (uncredited)
Criticism
According to Newton-John's daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, the series was created without Olivia's knowledge, participation or consent. Lattanzi told Women's Day, "What's upsetting is the way it's been done. Not one part of it has come directly from our family, it is completely unauthorised. Nobody asked us to take part or consulted us about accuracy. [sic] and it's weird that some of the heaviest and saddest times of our lives have been turned into a fictional TV miniseries for the sole purpose of entertainment."[11] Olivia later consented to the series providing the profits went to her cancer hospital.[12]
Soundtrack
On 11 May 2018, Sony Music Australia released the soundtrack I Honestly Love You, which is credited to Delta Goodrem. It includes 13 tracks; two of the songs are duets with Olivia Newton-John herself.
Home media
A Region 4 DVD was released in Australia on 6 June 2018 by Roadshow Entertainment.[13]
