Wentworth is a tv series.
Wentworth (TV series) . The series is set in the modern day and begins with Bea Smith ( Danielle Cormack ) 's early days in prison . For the first three seasons , Wentworth was filmed on purpose-built sets in the suburbs of Clayton , Victoria . A fifth season was commissioned on 19 July 2016 , which premiered on 4 April 2017 . A sixth season was commissioned by Foxtel on 9 May 2017 which began filming the following week , and will premiere in 2018 .