Netflix considers commissioning ‘Young Albo’ series set in Marrickville
Opening wide shot of a crowd on the grassy hill at Henson Park.
Camera zooms in on a young chubby faced bespectacled boy in blue, entranced by the scenes below.
‘Forza Jets, forza Jets,’ his mutters turn into cries. ‘Forza Jets!’ he squeals as a rising roaring crowd cheers on a galloping winger charging down the sideline.
Screen turns to black whilst cheers continue to reverberate.
Title credits emerge in large white blocked letters: Young Albo
We write to you with startling news that Netflix is potentially commissioning a series about a young Albanese. Top secret spy Gennady can report that the series will be set in the mean streets of Marrickville in the 70s, following his formative years.
It will chart his days with his mother (played by the mother from the Dolmio family) as the Albaneses navigate the vicissitudes of life. Young Albo will be played by Timothee Chalamet whilst the older Albo will be played by Samuel L.Jackson.
The streaming giant is also considering other possible series for both current and former Australian politicians with proposed titles such as: Raging Turnbull, The Shoebridge on the River Kwai, The Big Shorten….