In June 2022, Jason Herbison was on set shooting what was to be the 8,903rd— and final — episode of “Neighbours,” an experience he admits was “very, very emotional.” The cult Australian soap opera —a show he first starting writing for after leaving high school in 1990 and came to oversee as its top exec producer — was coming to a tearful end.
Two years on, almost to the day, and Herbison is now on a short trip to L.A. to see if “Neighbours” —which recently announced that “Selling Sunset” favorite Chrishell Stause is joining the cast —wins a daytime Emmy on Friday from its first-ever nomination.