diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py
index 3975f2e57c..6d48c09d60 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ class NukeWriteCreator(NukeCreator):
             "frames": "Use existing frames"
         }
         if ("farm_rendering" in self.instance_attributes):
+            rendering_targets["frames_farm"] = "Use existing frames - farm"
             rendering_targets["farm"] = "Farm rendering"
 
         return EnumDef(
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_instance_data.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_nuke_instance_data.py
similarity index 71%
rename from openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_instance_data.py
rename to openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_nuke_instance_data.py
index 3908aef4bc..b0f69e8ab8 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_instance_data.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_nuke_instance_data.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import nuke
 import pyblish.api
 
 
-class CollectInstanceData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
-    """Collect all nodes with Avalon knob."""
+class CollectNukeInstanceData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Collect Nuke instance data
+
+    """
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.49
-    label = "Collect Instance Data"
+    label = "Collect Nuke Instance Data"
     hosts = ["nuke", "nukeassist"]
 
     # presets
@@ -40,5 +42,14 @@ class CollectInstanceData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "pixelAspect": pixel_aspect
 
         })
+
+        # add creator attributes to instance
+        creator_attributes = instance.data["creator_attributes"]
+        instance.data.update(creator_attributes)
+
+        # add review family if review activated on instance
+        if instance.data.get("review"):
+            instance.data["families"].append("review")
+
         self.log.debug("Collected instance: {}".format(
             instance.data))
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_slate_node.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_slate_node.py
index 5701087697..c7d65ffd24 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_slate_node.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_slate_node.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import nuke
 class CollectSlate(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Check if SLATE node is in scene and connected to rendering tree"""
 
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.09
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.002
     label = "Collect Slate Node"
     hosts = ["nuke"]
     families = ["render"]
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ class CollectSlate(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     def process(self, instance):
         node = instance.data["transientData"]["node"]
 
-        slate = next((n for n in nuke.allNodes()
-                      if "slate" in n.name().lower()
-                      if not n["disable"].getValue()),
-                     None)
+        slate = next(
+            (
+                n_ for n_ in nuke.allNodes()
+                if "slate" in n_.name().lower()
+                if not n_["disable"].getValue()
+            ),
+            None
+        )
 
         if slate:
             # check if slate node is connected to write node tree
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py
index 1eb1e1350f..6f9245f5b9 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-from pprint import pformat
 import nuke
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.hosts.nuke import api as napi
@@ -15,30 +14,16 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     hosts = ["nuke", "nukeassist"]
     families = ["render", "prerender", "image"]
 
+    # cache
+    _write_nodes = {}
+    _frame_ranges = {}
+
     def process(self, instance):
-        self.log.debug(pformat(instance.data))
-        creator_attributes = instance.data["creator_attributes"]
-        instance.data.update(creator_attributes)
 
         group_node = instance.data["transientData"]["node"]
         render_target = instance.data["render_target"]
-        family = instance.data["family"]
-        families = instance.data["families"]
 
-        # add targeted family to families
-        instance.data["families"].append(
-            "{}.{}".format(family, render_target)
-        )
-        if instance.data.get("review"):
-            instance.data["families"].append("review")
-
-        child_nodes = napi.get_instance_group_node_childs(instance)
-        instance.data["transientData"]["childNodes"] = child_nodes
-
-        write_node = None
-        for x in child_nodes:
-            if x.Class() == "Write":
-                write_node = x
+        write_node = self._write_node_helper(instance)
 
         if write_node is None:
             self.log.warning(
@@ -48,113 +33,134 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             )
             return
 
-        instance.data["writeNode"] = write_node
-        self.log.debug("checking instance: {}".format(instance))
+        # get colorspace and add to version data
+        colorspace = napi.get_colorspace_from_node(write_node)
 
-        # Determine defined file type
-        ext = write_node["file_type"].value()
+        if render_target == "frames":
+            self._set_existing_files_data(instance, colorspace)
 
-        # Get frame range
-        handle_start = instance.context.data["handleStart"]
-        handle_end = instance.context.data["handleEnd"]
-        first_frame = int(nuke.root()["first_frame"].getValue())
-        last_frame = int(nuke.root()["last_frame"].getValue())
-        frame_length = int(last_frame - first_frame + 1)
+        elif render_target == "frames_farm":
+            collected_frames = self._set_existing_files_data(
+                instance, colorspace)
 
-        if write_node["use_limit"].getValue():
-            first_frame = int(write_node["first"].getValue())
-            last_frame = int(write_node["last"].getValue())
+            self._set_expected_files(instance, collected_frames)
+
+            self._add_farm_instance_data(instance)
+
+        elif render_target == "farm":
+            self._add_farm_instance_data(instance)
+
+        # set additional instance data
+        self._set_additional_instance_data(instance, render_target, colorspace)
+
+    def _set_existing_files_data(self, instance, colorspace):
+        """Set existing files data to instance data.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            colorspace (str): colorspace
+
+        Returns:
+            list: collected frames
+        """
+        collected_frames = self._get_collected_frames(instance)
+
+        representation = self._get_existing_frames_representation(
+            instance, collected_frames
+        )
+
+        # inject colorspace data
+        self.set_representation_colorspace(
+            representation, instance.context,
+            colorspace=colorspace
+        )
+
+        instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
+
+        return collected_frames
+
+    def _set_expected_files(self, instance, collected_frames):
+        """Set expected files to instance data.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            collected_frames (list): collected frames
+        """
+        write_node = self._write_node_helper(instance)
 
         write_file_path = nuke.filename(write_node)
         output_dir = os.path.dirname(write_file_path)
 
-        # get colorspace and add to version data
-        colorspace = napi.get_colorspace_from_node(write_node)
+        instance.data["expectedFiles"] = [
+            os.path.join(output_dir, source_file)
+            for source_file in collected_frames
+        ]
 
-        self.log.debug('output dir: {}'.format(output_dir))
+    def _get_frame_range_data(self, instance):
+        """Get frame range data from instance.
 
-        if render_target == "frames":
-            representation = {
-                'name': ext,
-                'ext': ext,
-                "stagingDir": output_dir,
-                "tags": []
-            }
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
 
-            # get file path knob
-            node_file_knob = write_node["file"]
-            # list file paths based on input frames
-            expected_paths = list(sorted({
-                node_file_knob.evaluate(frame)
-                for frame in range(first_frame, last_frame + 1)
-            }))
+        Returns:
+            tuple: first_frame, last_frame
+        """
 
-            # convert only to base names
-            expected_filenames = [
-                os.path.basename(filepath)
-                for filepath in expected_paths
-            ]
+        instance_name = instance.data["name"]
 
-            # make sure files are existing at folder
-            collected_frames = [
-                filename
-                for filename in os.listdir(output_dir)
-                if filename in expected_filenames
-            ]
+        if self._frame_ranges.get(instance_name):
+            # return cashed write node
+            return self._frame_ranges[instance_name]
 
-            if collected_frames:
-                collected_frames_len = len(collected_frames)
-                frame_start_str = "%0{}d".format(
-                    len(str(last_frame))) % first_frame
-                representation['frameStart'] = frame_start_str
+        write_node = self._write_node_helper(instance)
 
-                # in case slate is expected and not yet rendered
-                self.log.debug("_ frame_length: {}".format(frame_length))
-                self.log.debug("_ collected_frames_len: {}".format(
-                    collected_frames_len))
+        # Get frame range from workfile
+        first_frame = int(nuke.root()["first_frame"].getValue())
+        last_frame = int(nuke.root()["last_frame"].getValue())
 
-                # this will only run if slate frame is not already
-                # rendered from previews publishes
-                if (
-                    "slate" in families
-                    and frame_length == collected_frames_len
-                    and family == "render"
-                ):
-                    frame_slate_str = (
-                        "{{:0{}d}}".format(len(str(last_frame)))
-                    ).format(first_frame - 1)
+        # Get frame range from write node if activated
+        if write_node["use_limit"].getValue():
+            first_frame = int(write_node["first"].getValue())
+            last_frame = int(write_node["last"].getValue())
 
-                    slate_frame = collected_frames[0].replace(
-                        frame_start_str, frame_slate_str)
-                    collected_frames.insert(0, slate_frame)
+        # add to cache
+        self._frame_ranges[instance_name] = (first_frame, last_frame)
 
-                if collected_frames_len == 1:
-                    representation['files'] = collected_frames.pop()
-                else:
-                    representation['files'] = collected_frames
+        return first_frame, last_frame
 
-                # inject colorspace data
-                self.set_representation_colorspace(
-                    representation, instance.context,
-                    colorspace=colorspace
-                )
+    def _set_additional_instance_data(
+        self, instance, render_target, colorspace
+    ):
+        """Set additional instance data.
 
-            instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
-            self.log.info("Publishing rendered frames ...")
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            render_target (str): render target
+            colorspace (str): colorspace
+        """
+        family = instance.data["family"]
 
-        elif render_target == "farm":
-            farm_keys = ["farm_chunk", "farm_priority", "farm_concurrency"]
-            for key in farm_keys:
-                # Skip if key is not in creator attributes
-                if key not in creator_attributes:
-                    continue
-                # Add farm attributes to instance
-                instance.data[key] = creator_attributes[key]
+        # add targeted family to families
+        instance.data["families"].append(
+            "{}.{}".format(family, render_target)
+        )
+        self.log.debug("Appending render target to families: {}.{}".format(
+            family, render_target)
+        )
 
-            # Farm rendering
-            instance.data["transfer"] = False
-            instance.data["farm"] = True
-            self.log.info("Farm rendering ON ...")
+        write_node = self._write_node_helper(instance)
+
+        # Determine defined file type
+        ext = write_node["file_type"].value()
+
+        # get frame range data
+        handle_start = instance.context.data["handleStart"]
+        handle_end = instance.context.data["handleEnd"]
+        first_frame, last_frame = self._get_frame_range_data(instance)
+
+        # get output paths
+        write_file_path = nuke.filename(write_node)
+        output_dir = os.path.dirname(write_file_path)
 
         # TODO: remove this when we have proper colorspace support
         version_data = {
@@ -188,10 +194,6 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 "frameEndHandle": last_frame,
             })
 
-        # make sure rendered sequence on farm will
-        # be used for extract review
-        if not instance.data.get("review"):
-            instance.data["useSequenceForReview"] = False
 
         # TODO temporarily set stagingDir as persistent for backward
         # compatibility. This is mainly focused on `renders`folders which
@@ -199,4 +201,201 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         # this logic should be removed and replaced with custom staging dir
         instance.data["stagingDir_persistent"] = True
 
-        self.log.debug("instance.data: {}".format(pformat(instance.data)))
+    def _write_node_helper(self, instance):
+        """Helper function to get write node from instance.
+
+        Also sets instance transient data with child nodes.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+
+        Returns:
+            nuke.Node: write node
+        """
+        instance_name = instance.data["name"]
+
+        if self._write_nodes.get(instance_name):
+            # return cashed write node
+            return self._write_nodes[instance_name]
+
+        # get all child nodes from group node
+        child_nodes = napi.get_instance_group_node_childs(instance)
+
+        # set child nodes to instance transient data
+        instance.data["transientData"]["childNodes"] = child_nodes
+
+        write_node = None
+        for node_ in child_nodes:
+            if node_.Class() == "Write":
+                write_node = node_
+
+        if write_node:
+            # for slate frame extraction
+            instance.data["transientData"]["writeNode"] = write_node
+            # add to cache
+            self._write_nodes[instance_name] = write_node
+
+            return self._write_nodes[instance_name]
+
+    def _get_existing_frames_representation(
+        self,
+        instance,
+        collected_frames
+    ):
+        """Get existing frames representation.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            collected_frames (list): collected frames
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: representation
+        """
+
+        first_frame, last_frame = self._get_frame_range_data(instance)
+
+        write_node = self._write_node_helper(instance)
+
+        write_file_path = nuke.filename(write_node)
+        output_dir = os.path.dirname(write_file_path)
+
+        # Determine defined file type
+        ext = write_node["file_type"].value()
+
+        representation = {
+            "name": ext,
+            "ext": ext,
+            "stagingDir": output_dir,
+            "tags": []
+        }
+
+        frame_start_str = self._get_frame_start_str(first_frame, last_frame)
+
+        representation['frameStart'] = frame_start_str
+
+        # set slate frame
+        collected_frames = self._add_slate_frame_to_collected_frames(
+            instance,
+            collected_frames,
+            first_frame,
+            last_frame
+        )
+
+        if len(collected_frames) == 1:
+            representation['files'] = collected_frames.pop()
+        else:
+            representation['files'] = collected_frames
+
+        return representation
+
+    def _get_frame_start_str(self, first_frame, last_frame):
+        """Get frame start string.
+
+        Args:
+            first_frame (int): first frame
+            last_frame (int): last frame
+
+        Returns:
+            str: frame start string
+        """
+        # convert first frame to string with padding
+        return (
+            "{{:0{}d}}".format(len(str(last_frame)))
+        ).format(first_frame)
+
+    def _add_slate_frame_to_collected_frames(
+        self,
+        instance,
+        collected_frames,
+        first_frame,
+        last_frame
+    ):
+        """Add slate frame to collected frames.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            collected_frames (list): collected frames
+            first_frame (int): first frame
+            last_frame (int): last frame
+
+        Returns:
+            list: collected frames
+        """
+        frame_start_str = self._get_frame_start_str(first_frame, last_frame)
+        frame_length = int(last_frame - first_frame + 1)
+
+        # this will only run if slate frame is not already
+        # rendered from previews publishes
+        if (
+            "slate" in instance.data["families"]
+            and frame_length == len(collected_frames)
+        ):
+            frame_slate_str = self._get_frame_start_str(
+                first_frame - 1,
+                last_frame
+            )
+
+            slate_frame = collected_frames[0].replace(
+                frame_start_str, frame_slate_str)
+            collected_frames.insert(0, slate_frame)
+
+        return collected_frames
+
+    def _add_farm_instance_data(self, instance):
+        """Add farm publishing related instance data.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+        """
+
+        # make sure rendered sequence on farm will
+        # be used for extract review
+        if not instance.data.get("review"):
+            instance.data["useSequenceForReview"] = False
+
+        # Farm rendering
+        instance.data.update({
+            "transfer": False,
+            "farm": True  # to skip integrate
+        })
+        self.log.info("Farm rendering ON ...")
+
+    def _get_collected_frames(self, instance):
+        """Get collected frames.
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+
+        Returns:
+            list: collected frames
+        """
+
+        first_frame, last_frame = self._get_frame_range_data(instance)
+
+        write_node = self._write_node_helper(instance)
+
+        write_file_path = nuke.filename(write_node)
+        output_dir = os.path.dirname(write_file_path)
+
+        # get file path knob
+        node_file_knob = write_node["file"]
+        # list file paths based on input frames
+        expected_paths = list(sorted({
+            node_file_knob.evaluate(frame)
+            for frame in range(first_frame, last_frame + 1)
+        }))
+
+        # convert only to base names
+        expected_filenames = {
+            os.path.basename(filepath)
+            for filepath in expected_paths
+        }
+
+        # make sure files are existing at folder
+        collected_frames = [
+            filename
+            for filename in os.listdir(output_dir)
+            if filename in expected_filenames
+        ]
+
+        return collected_frames
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_camera.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_camera.py
index 4286f71e83..33df6258ae 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_camera.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_camera.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from openpype.hosts.nuke.api.lib import maintained_selection
 
 
 class ExtractCamera(publish.Extractor):
-    """ 3D camera exctractor
+    """ 3D camera extractor
     """
-    label = 'Exctract Camera'
+    label = 'Extract Camera'
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     families = ["camera"]
     hosts = ["nuke"]
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
index 814d404137..00462f8035 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from openpype.hosts.nuke.api.lib import (
 
 
 class ExtractModel(publish.Extractor):
-    """ 3D model exctractor
+    """ 3D model extractor
     """
-    label = 'Exctract Model'
+    label = 'Extract Model'
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     families = ["model"]
     hosts = ["nuke"]
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_slate_frame.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_slate_frame.py
index 06c086b10d..25262a7418 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_slate_frame.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_slate_frame.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class ExtractSlateFrame(publish.Extractor):
 
         # Add file to representation files
         # - get write node
-        write_node = instance.data["writeNode"]
+        write_node = instance.data["transientData"]["writeNode"]
         # - evaluate filepaths for first frame and slate frame
         first_filename = os.path.basename(
             write_node["file"].evaluate(first_frame))
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index 93c6ad8139..cfdeb4968b 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         if not instance.data.get("farm"):
             self.log.debug("Skipping local instance.")
             return
-
         instance.data["attributeValues"] = self.get_attr_values_from_data(
             instance.data)
 
@@ -123,13 +122,10 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         render_path = instance.data['path']
         script_path = context.data["currentFile"]
 
-        for item in context:
-            if "workfile" in item.data["families"]:
-                msg = "Workfile (scene) must be published along"
-                assert item.data["publish"] is True, msg
-
-                template_data = item.data.get("anatomyData")
-                rep = item.data.get("representations")[0].get("name")
+        for item_ in context:
+            if "workfile" in item_.data["family"]:
+                template_data = item_.data.get("anatomyData")
+                rep = item_.data.get("representations")[0].get("name")
                 template_data["representation"] = rep
                 template_data["ext"] = rep
                 template_data["comment"] = None
@@ -141,19 +137,24 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                     "Using published scene for render {}".format(script_path)
                 )
 
-        response = self.payload_submit(
-            instance,
-            script_path,
-            render_path,
-            node.name(),
-            submit_frame_start,
-            submit_frame_end
-        )
-        # Store output dir for unified publisher (filesequence)
-        instance.data["deadlineSubmissionJob"] = response.json()
-        instance.data["outputDir"] = os.path.dirname(
-            render_path).replace("\\", "/")
-        instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
+        # only add main rendering job if target is not frames_farm
+        r_job_response_json = None
+        if instance.data["render_target"] != "frames_farm":
+            r_job_response = self.payload_submit(
+                instance,
+                script_path,
+                render_path,
+                node.name(),
+                submit_frame_start,
+                submit_frame_end
+            )
+            r_job_response_json = r_job_response.json()
+            instance.data["deadlineSubmissionJob"] = r_job_response_json
+
+            # Store output dir for unified publisher (filesequence)
+            instance.data["outputDir"] = os.path.dirname(
+                render_path).replace("\\", "/")
+            instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
 
         if instance.data.get("bakingNukeScripts"):
             for baking_script in instance.data["bakingNukeScripts"]:
@@ -161,18 +162,20 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 script_path = baking_script["bakeScriptPath"]
                 exe_node_name = baking_script["bakeWriteNodeName"]
 
-                resp = self.payload_submit(
+                b_job_response = self.payload_submit(
                     instance,
                     script_path,
                     render_path,
                     exe_node_name,
                     submit_frame_start,
                     submit_frame_end,
-                    response.json()
+                    r_job_response_json,
+                    baking_submission=True
                 )
 
                 # Store output dir for unified publisher (filesequence)
-                instance.data["deadlineSubmissionJob"] = resp.json()
+                instance.data["deadlineSubmissionJob"] = b_job_response.json()
+
                 instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
 
                 # add to list of job Id
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                     instance.data["bakingSubmissionJobs"] = []
 
                 instance.data["bakingSubmissionJobs"].append(
-                    resp.json()["_id"])
+                    b_job_response.json()["_id"])
 
         # redefinition of families
         if "render" in instance.data["family"]:
@@ -199,15 +202,35 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         exe_node_name,
         start_frame,
         end_frame,
-        response_data=None
+        response_data=None,
+        baking_submission=False,
     ):
+        """Submit payload to Deadline
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            script_path (str): path to nuke script
+            render_path (str): path to rendered images
+            exe_node_name (str): name of the node to render
+            start_frame (int): start frame
+            end_frame (int): end frame
+            response_data Optional[dict]: response data from
+                                          previous submission
+            baking_submission Optional[bool]: if it's baking submission
+
+        Returns:
+            requests.Response
+        """
         render_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(render_path))
-        batch_name = os.path.basename(script_path)
-        jobname = "%s - %s" % (batch_name, instance.name)
+
+        # batch name
+        src_filepath = instance.context.data["currentFile"]
+        batch_name = os.path.basename(src_filepath)
+        job_name = os.path.basename(render_path)
+
         if is_in_tests():
             batch_name += datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y%H%M%S")
 
-
         output_filename_0 = self.preview_fname(render_path)
 
         if not response_data:
@@ -228,11 +251,8 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 # Top-level group name
                 "BatchName": batch_name,
 
-                # Asset dependency to wait for at least the scene file to sync.
-                # "AssetDependency0": script_path,
-
                 # Job name, as seen in Monitor
-                "Name": jobname,
+                "Name": job_name,
 
                 # Arbitrary username, for visualisation in Monitor
                 "UserName": self._deadline_user,
@@ -294,12 +314,17 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             "AuxFiles": []
         }
 
-        if response_data.get("_id"):
+        # TODO: rewrite for baking with sequences
+        if baking_submission:
             payload["JobInfo"].update({
                 "JobType": "Normal",
+                "ChunkSize": 99999999
+            })
+
+        if response_data.get("_id"):
+            payload["JobInfo"].update({
                 "BatchName": response_data["Props"]["Batch"],
                 "JobDependency0": response_data["_id"],
-                "ChunkSize": 99999999
             })
 
         # Include critical environment variables with submission
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index da96b429ce..4e7271968d 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     hosts = ["fusion", "max", "maya", "nuke", "houdini",
              "celaction", "aftereffects", "harmony"]
 
-    families = ["render.farm", "prerender.farm",
+    families = ["render.farm", "render.frames_farm",
+                "prerender.farm", "prerender.frames_farm",
                 "renderlayer", "imagesequence",
                 "vrayscene", "maxrender",
                 "arnold_rop", "mantra_rop",
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 payload["JobInfo"]["JobDependency{}".format(
                     job_index)] = assembly_id  # noqa: E501
                 job_index += 1
-        else:
+        elif job.get("_id"):
             payload["JobInfo"]["JobDependency0"] = job["_id"]
 
         for index, (key_, value_) in enumerate(environment.items()):
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 "FTRACK_SERVER": os.environ.get("FTRACK_SERVER"),
             }
 
+        deadline_publish_job_id = None
         if submission_type == "deadline":
             # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
             self.deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py
index d5016a4d82..a30401e7dc 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_connection.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ValidateDeadlineConnection(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     label = "Validate Deadline Web Service"
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     hosts = ["maya", "nuke"]
-    families = ["renderlayer"]
+    families = ["renderlayer", "render"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py
index e1c0595830..594f0ef866 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_deadline_pools.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ValidateDeadlinePools(OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["rendering",
                 "render.farm",
+                "render.frames_farm",
                 "renderFarm",
                 "renderlayer",
                 "maxrender"]
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
index ff4be677e7..9f1f7bc518 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
@@ -20,8 +20,19 @@ class ValidateExpectedFiles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     allow_user_override = True
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        self.instance = instance
-        frame_list = self._get_frame_list(instance.data["render_job_id"])
+        """Process all the nodes in the instance"""
+
+        # get dependency jobs ids for retrieving frame list
+        dependent_job_ids = self._get_dependent_job_ids(instance)
+
+        if not dependent_job_ids:
+            self.log.warning("No dependent jobs found for instance: {}"
+                             "".format(instance))
+            return
+
+        # get list of frames from dependent jobs
+        frame_list = self._get_dependent_jobs_frames(
+            instance, dependent_job_ids)
 
         for repre in instance.data["representations"]:
             expected_files = self._get_expected_files(repre)
@@ -78,26 +89,45 @@ class ValidateExpectedFiles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                     )
                 )
 
-    def _get_frame_list(self, original_job_id):
+    def _get_dependent_job_ids(self, instance):
+        """Returns list of dependent job ids from instance metadata.json
+
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+
+        Returns:
+            (list): list of dependent job ids
+
+        """
+        dependent_job_ids = []
+
+        # job_id collected from metadata.json
+        original_job_id = instance.data["render_job_id"]
+
+        dependent_job_ids_env = os.environ.get("RENDER_JOB_IDS")
+        if dependent_job_ids_env:
+            dependent_job_ids = dependent_job_ids_env.split(',')
+        elif original_job_id:
+            dependent_job_ids = [original_job_id]
+
+        return dependent_job_ids
+
+    def _get_dependent_jobs_frames(self, instance, dependent_job_ids):
         """Returns list of frame ranges from all render job.
 
         Render job might be re-submitted so job_id in metadata.json could be
         invalid. GlobalJobPreload injects current job id to RENDER_JOB_IDS.
 
         Args:
-            original_job_id (str)
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            dependent_job_ids (list): list of dependent job ids
         Returns:
             (list)
         """
         all_frame_lists = []
-        render_job_ids = os.environ.get("RENDER_JOB_IDS")
-        if render_job_ids:
-            render_job_ids = render_job_ids.split(',')
-        else:  # fallback
-            render_job_ids = [original_job_id]
 
-        for job_id in render_job_ids:
-            job_info = self._get_job_info(job_id)
+        for job_id in dependent_job_ids:
+            job_info = self._get_job_info(instance, job_id)
             frame_list = job_info["Props"].get("Frames")
             if frame_list:
                 all_frame_lists.extend(frame_list.split(','))
@@ -152,18 +182,25 @@ class ValidateExpectedFiles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         return file_name_template, frame_placeholder
 
-    def _get_job_info(self, job_id):
+    def _get_job_info(self, instance, job_id):
         """Calls DL for actual job info for 'job_id'
 
         Might be different than job info saved in metadata.json if user
         manually changes job pre/during rendering.
 
+        Args:
+            instance (pyblish.api.Instance): pyblish instance
+            job_id (str): Deadline job id
+
+        Returns:
+            (dict): Job info from Deadline
+
         """
         # get default deadline webservice url from deadline module
-        deadline_url = self.instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
+        deadline_url = instance.context.data["defaultDeadline"]
         # if custom one is set in instance, use that
-        if self.instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
-            deadline_url = self.instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
+        if instance.data.get("deadlineUrl"):
+            deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
         assert deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
         url = "{}/api/jobs?JobID={}".format(deadline_url, job_id)