The sixth season of Australian drama series Wentworth Prison will receive its UK premiere on 5Star on Saturday June 23rd at 10pm, it has been announced.

Wentworth Prison is set in the violent dangerous environment of the Wentworth Correctional Centre and follows struggles with inmates and provides insights into their fractious personal lives. The series is produced by FremantleMedia Australia and stars Nicole da Silva, Pamela Rabe, Kate Atkinson, Sigrid Thornton, Celia Ireland, Katrina Milosevic, Robbie Magasiva, Tammy MacIntosh, Kate Jenkinson, Bernard Curry, Leah Purcell, Susie Porter and Rarriwuy Hick.

The show’s sixth season picks up with almost all of Wentworth’s inmates and officers stunned by the apparent joint escape of Franky Doyle and Joan Ferguson. As Sonia Steven’s life and Vera Bennett’s career hang in the balance, Kaz Proctor steels herself for Top Dog duties again and the truth surrounding the Freak’s demise weighs heavily on Will Jackson and Jake Stewart.

TVWise’s UK Premiere Dates page has been updated with this new information.