<P> A sixth season was commissioned by Foxtel on 9 May 2017, which premiered on 19 June 2018 . A seventh season was commissioned in April 2018, before the sixth season premiere, with filming commencing the following week and a premiere set for 2019 . </P> <P> Wentworth is set in modern - day Australia and focuses on Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack) when she first enters prison after being charged with the attempted murder of her husband . Bea is separated from her daughter and sent to Wentworth on remand, where she lives in "an uncertain limbo" until she is sentenced . Starting at the bottom of Wentworth's hierarchy, Bea is forced to learn how to survive in prison . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> <Th> Network </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 1 May 2013 (2013 - 05 - 01) </Td> <Td> 3 July 2013 (2013 - 07 - 03) </Td> <Td> SoHo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 20 May 2014 (2014 - 05 - 20) </Td> <Td> 5 August 2014 (2014 - 08 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 April 2015 (2015 - 04 - 07) </Td> <Td> 23 June 2015 (2015 - 06 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 10 May 2016 (2016 - 05 - 10) </Td> <Td> 26 July 2016 (2016 - 07 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 4 April 2017 (2017 - 04 - 04) </Td> <Td> 20 June 2017 (2017 - 06 - 20) </Td> <Td> Showcase </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 19 June 2018 (2018 - 06 - 19) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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