Neighbors Star Jackie Woodburne encouraged fans to “stick with us” as the wait for new episodes continues.
The legendary soap star recorded some words of support to the fan community after some grew impatient with the delay in bringing new episodes to screens.
The Amazon Freevee series started filming again in April, but there’s still a long gap between when episodes are filmed and when they air in the soap world.
Amazon promised the show would return in the second half of 2023, but given that’s quite a long window of time, the soap turned to the Susan Kennedy actress for an update. day.
“You’ve been so patient, we’ve all been counting sleeps until our show airs again,” Jackie told fans in an Instagram post, adding, “But, stick with us!”
She continued, “Every day I’m more and more amazed at how these stories unfold. We all stop in the hallway and say, ‘Have you read the script? Can you believe this is happening?
“So please stay with us! Stay strong. It’ll be worth the wait – I promise!”
There’s no doubt that the producers have plenty of surprises up their sleeves and have already confirmed the return of many characters – including April Rose Pengilly and Jodi Gordon as Chloe Brennan and Elly Conway, Lucinda Armstrong-Hall as Holly Hoyland and Ian Smith as Harold Bishop, among many others.
Legendary actor Alan Fletcher, who plays Karl Kennedy, also promised some of the most exciting Neighbors scenarios are still being developed for the return.
“The new scenarios they have for these first weeks of Neighbors are surprising. In fact, I reached out to our story team via email the other night when I read the final scripts I received, just to congratulate them,” he said. digital spy.
“They’re some of the most innovative and exciting scripts I’ve seen on the show since I was 28. Fans have a lot to look forward to.”
Neighbors returns in the second half of 2023 with new episodes streaming for free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US. Network 10 will retain the Australian first-run rights for the new series.
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