Prime Video orders three new Australian original productions: “Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings” (working title), “Madness of Three,” and a fourth season of the cricket documentary series “The Test.” The new projects expand the streamer’s Australian slate to 34 commissioned titles since 2019, according to the outlets.
The true-crime pair includes “Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings,” which follows eight backpackers, including two Australians, traveling through Southeast Asia, and “Madness of Three,” which centers on a separate “killer trio” case. Deadline and Variety both describe both as true-crime docuseries. “The Test” returns for Season 4 and continues its focus on Australia’s cricket world.
Both outlets report that the three titles are scheduled to launch in 2027. The articles differ mainly in emphasis and titling details—Variety highlights “Free Spirits” specifically as an Australian-involved Southeast Asia case, while Deadline foregrounds the “killer trio” framing for “Madness of Three.”
