Funny, heartfelt and distinctly human television.

Jim & Oli Lance

Jim and Oli Lance first met in the womb, bonding over shared interests such as growing limbs and developing consciousness. On 5 January 1995, they entered the world. Jim arrived bum first, relatively unscathed. Oli, on the other hand, got stuck for 30 minutes, required two forceps, was reportedly resuscitated several times and spent two weeks in intensive care. He has since apologised profusely to his mother. But onwards. Growing up between Sydney and Hong Kong, the brothers were two of nine siblings, a chaotic collection of full, half and step-siblings that made Modern Family look relatively straightforward. Between divorces, remarriages, Catholic boarding school and a family tree that requires its own instruction manual, they were never short of colourful characters or material for a good story. After school, Oli briefly studied screen acting before dropping out to chase a girlfriend to Europe, who promptly broke up with him six weeks later. Both brothers eventually dropped out of university, got kicked out of home and fell into careers in sales, working their way through finance and technology to some semblance of professional success. But the creative itch never went away. So, in 2022, armed with absolutely no screenwriting experience, they downloaded Final Draft, consumed every screenwriting book and YouTube tutorial they could find, and got to work. While juggling full-time jobs, they spent the following years writing pilots, developing original concepts and building a growing slate of television projects, including their flagship comedy-drama, Chasing Charlie. Today, through Waldo Pictures, they're pitching original Australian stories to some of the country's most respected production companies. Inspired by their own unconventional upbringing, they're passionate about telling funny, heartfelt and distinctly human stories that audiences can see themselves in. They're well aware that breaking into television is no easy feat, but with a shared creative vision, an unreasonable amount of determination and absolutely no intention of giving up, they're committed to making it happen.