{"id":100960,"date":"2025-08-29T14:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/100960\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:16:26","slug":"first-look-neighbours-icon-is-unrecognisable-in-new-thriller-with-intense-twists-and-turns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/100960\/","title":{"rendered":"First look! Neighbours icon is unrecognisable in new thriller with “intense twists and turns”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neighbours<\/a> icon Jackie Woodburne looks nothing like Susan Kennedy<\/a> in the first look of her new series Imposter. <\/p>\n

The first official image<\/a>, which you can see below, features Woodburne in full costume alongside her co-stars, which include Coronation Street<\/a>‘s Kym Marsh and I Kissed a Girl host Dannii Minogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The trio are teaming up for Channel 5’s upcoming show<\/a>, which details the moment where “family feuds spiral into betrayal and murder”.<\/p>\n

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Set in Australia, Imposter follows matriarch Helen (Woodburne), who causes a huge family feud when she refuses to sell her seaside hotel. Baffled by the decision, her three adult children urge her to reconsider. <\/p>\n

When Amanda (Marsh) arrives on the scene claiming to be Helen’s secret daughter, things get even more complicated. But is she really who she says she is? <\/p>\n

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“I am delighted to have such a stellar cast and three hugely iconic female stars in the key roles in Jackie, Kym and Dannii,” said Greg Barnett, Commissioning Editor for 5 (TV Guide<\/a>).”Imposter promises to keep viewers gripped with its intense twists and turns.”<\/p>\n

This new Australian drama<\/a>, which has been created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison, will mark Woodburne’s first TV role since the soap failed to secure a renewal deal this year. <\/p>\n

Woodburne, who has played Susan since 1994, recently spoke about the cancellation<\/a>, with the actor saying that it felt “different” to the previous axing. <\/p>\n

Related: Neighbours cast speak out as filming reaches emotional end after 40 years<\/a><\/p>\n

“Everyone’s got an idea of how they would like the show to end, but that [the previous] finale was written and everyone gave it 100% because we all thought: ‘This is it,'” she explained. <\/p>\n

“I don’t think you can do that twice. It wouldn’t have the same impact. I have no doubt that [producers] will come up with a heartfelt, authentic, beautiful farewell. Everybody’s, once again, just focused on making sure that we give it our all\u2026 But it does feel different this time.” <\/p>\n

Imposter has yet to confirm a release date in the UK. Neighbours releases new episodes from Mondays to Thursdays for free on Amazon Freevee<\/a> and Prime Video<\/a> in the UK and US. In Australia, the show airs from Mondays to Thursdays at 4pm on Channel 10, with a 6.30pm repeat screening on 10 Peach Comedy.<\/p>\n

Read more Neighbours coverage on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

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