Wentworth is a series.
Wentworth (TV series) . The series serves as a contemporary reimagining of Prisoner , which ran on Network Ten from 1979 to 1986 . For the first three seasons , Wentworth was filmed on purpose-built sets in the suburbs of Clayton , Victoria . The series was picked up by several countries , including New Zealand and the UK , where it has been retitled Wentworth Prison .