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Simone Kessell Joins Amazon's “Honeymoon with Harry” Cast

5/16/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Simone Kessell joins the Amazon MGM dramedy Honeymoon with Harry, filming in Australia.
The series also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Costner, Sarah Pidgeon, Rita Ora and Orville “Shaggy” Burrell.
It adapts Bart Baker’s bestselling novel about a man and his fiancée’s overprotective father after a life-altering event.
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct from a Dan Fogelman script, with producers Dan Fogelman, Mike Karz and Jennifer Salke.

History

Historical Context

After Paul Hogan’s low-budget 1986 hit Crocodile Dundee—made for about $8.8 million, grossing $238 million and filmed across Queensland, Kakadu and New York—Australian locations proved lucrative, prompting studio growth in Sydney. That legacy enables Amazon MGM’s 2024 series Honeymoon with Harry, starring Simone Kessell and Jake Gyllenhaal, to shoot locally and sustain the high-budget production pipeline.

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Story summary

Simone Kessell joins the Amazon MGM dramedy Honeymoon with Harry, filming in Australia.
The series also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Costner, Sarah Pidgeon, Rita Ora and Orville “Shaggy” Burrell.
It adapts Bart Baker’s bestselling novel about a man and his fiancée’s overprotective father after a life-altering event.
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct from a Dan Fogelman script, with producers Dan Fogelman, Mike Karz and Jennifer Salke.

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