The Hollowmen, ABC TV's new six-part political comedy/drama series, starts filming in Melbourne this week and will premiere on ABC1 on Wednesday July 9 at 9.30pm. The series will also be filmed in Canberra and Sydney.

Created and produced by Working Dog, the series features an ensemble cast:

Lachy Hulme (The Matrix Reloaded)
David James (All Saints)
Neil Melville (Underbelly)
Rob Sitch (Frontline)
Merrick Watts (Radio host)
Jacquie Brennan (City Homicide)
Rob Carlton (Chandon Pictures)
Santo Cilauro (Frontline)
Stephen Hall (The King)
Nicola Parry (Thank God You're Here)

The Hollowmen focuses on the workings of an internal think tank called the Central Policy Unit.

Set up by the Prime Minister, this Unit is charged with developing a "long term policy vision". Their job is to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines - and start worrying about next week's.