Margot Robbie is returning to Neighbours as Donna Freedman - via AI!

Margot Robbie is returning to Neighbours - via AI.

The 36-year-old actress shot to fame in the Australian soap as Donna Freedman, who she portrayed between 2008 and 2011, before becoming a global superstar in movies such as Suicide Squad and Barbie.

But some Neighbours scenes are to be recut to create micro-episodes, starting with two storylines featuring Donna.

RoseBerry Media is behind the new transformation, with the company set to put together around 150 minutes of content for its Epis platform.

The firm will use AI to turn scenes into a short-form series.

Guy Hameiri, co-founder and CEO of RoseBerry Media - which has teamed up with original Neighbours creators Fremantle for the project - said in a statement: "Neighbours is an iconic piece of television history and exactly the kind of premium entertainment IP we believe can thrive in the vertical format.

"This is the first time we’ve had the opportunity to apply RedSnapper to a long-running soap with such a rich library of characters, storylines and cultural moments, and Fremantle has been a fantastic partner in helping bring that vision to life."

Fremantle commercial and international CEO Jens Richter added: "Neighbours has an extraordinary legacy, with decades of memorable characters, stories and talent.

"Working with RoseBerry allows us to explore incredible archive in an entirely new way, bringing much-loved IP to new audiences while demonstrating how established television libraries can continue to evolve, find new relevance and importantly create new commercial opportunities.

"It’s an exciting example of how technology and creative thinking can unlock new value from our diverse catalogue and content library."

As well as Robbie, Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, and Jason Donovan are among other well-known former Neighbours stars.

Neighbours - which began in 1985 - aired its final episode in December 2025 after it was axed by Amazon Freevee.

The now-dissolved streaming platform had saved the show when it first got the chop in 2022, after Channel 5 dropped Neighbours and Fremantle was unable to find another channel to air and fund the programme.

In May, it was revealed British viewers would be able to rewatch classic episodes of Neighbours after UKTV struck a deal with Fremantle, which includes the first 420 episodes.