It is produced by Michael Hirsh, directed by Sitch who also stars as one of the main characters Tony, and casting managed by Jane Kennedy. Utopia is written and produced by three of the founding members of Working Dog Productions: Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro and Tom Gleisner.
She returns to the office enthusiastically and doggedly drawing priorities away from important projects to superficial online projects on how to engage more with their relevant "audience". Rhonda (Flanagan) frequently attends conferences or workshops on various forms of online media. In another episode, Amy (Davidson) hires an indoor plant consultant, making major changes to office air conditioning and lighting, after Tony's (Sitch) plant dies and he asks for a replacement. In one episode, staff become obsessed with exercise after a visit from a Heart Smart representative, practising communal yoga in the office at regular intervals. The office is continually focused on various fads.
The series features a number of recurring themes. Throughout the series grand projects are frustrated by self-interest, publicity stunts, constant shifts in political priorities and bureaucracy. It follows the working lives of a tight-knit team of bureaucrats in charge of guiding big building schemes from announcement to unveiling. The series is set inside the offices of the fictional Nation Building Authority, a newly created government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects ranging from new roads and rail lines to airports and high rise urban developments. No word as yet if a fifth season has been commissioned or produced.
The fourth series aired in 2019, beginning on 21 August 2019. The third series aired in 2017, beginning with the first episode on 19 July 2017. The second series aired in 2015, beginning with the first episode on 19 August 2015. The series explores the collision between bureaucracy and grand ambitions. The Authority is responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, from announcement to unveiling. The series follows the working lives of a team in the fictional Nation Building Authority, a newly created government organisation. Utopia, internationally titled Dreamland, is a Logie Award-winning Australian television comedy series by Working Dog Productions that premiered on the ABC on 13 August 2014.