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Series/SerialsCritical IncidentProduced by Matchbox Pictures Psychological drama series Critical Incident follows a police officer who, in pursuit of a teenage suspect onto a busy train platform, knocks a bystander onto the train tracks, critically injuring him. As an intense investigation commences, the lives of the pursued and the pursuer are thrown into turmoil. Cast: Akshay Khanna, Zoë Boe, Roxie Mohebbi, Hunter Page-Lochard, Jai Waetford, Jackson Heywood, Zindzi Okenyo, Simone Kessell, Erik Thomson ExposureProduced by A psychological thriller filmed in Sydney and Port Kembla, Exposure follows a photographer returning to her hometown after the death of her best friend, who discovers the hidden secrets of their relationship and the truth of the tragedy. Believing the corrosive actions of a man pushed her friend over the edge, Jacs throws herself out as bait, beginning an investigation that becomes an obsessive, impulsive pursuit. Channelling her actions through sex and the darkroom, Jacs’s search for answers becomes a turbulent, unruly quest into the depths of processing present day grief whilst reckoning with the past. Cast: Alice Englert as Jacs Gould, Essie Davis, Mia Artemis, Thomas Weatherall, Sean Keenan, Ewen Leslie, George Mason, Christian Byers, David Howell, Thom Green, Domino McCathrion, Victoria Haralabidou, Daniel Frederiksen FakeProduced by Inspired by Stephanie Wood’s bestselling book, this eight-part series delivers a gripping meditation on love in a world of lies and deceit. Fake follows Birdie Bell (Keddie), a brilliant magazine features writer who thinks she’s found ‘the one’ when she meets successful grazier Joe Burt (Wenham) on a dating app. Cast: Asher Keddie, David Wenham, Heather Mitchell, Nicholas Brown, Spencer McLaren Four YearsProduced by Easy Tiger Productions The story of a married couple trying to find each other again after being separated for four years. The series follows the turbulent marriage of two young Indian lovers, Sridevi and Yash, through three timelines, told through dual perspectives. Full of romance and the desire to find someone you once loved again, this ground-breaking Australian series uses the Hindi and English languages interchangeably. (8x30min) Cast: Good Cop/Bad CopProduced by Jungle Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment A procedural comedic drama that follows Lou and Henry, a sister and brother detective team in a small Pacific Northwest police force who must contend with colourful residents, a serious lack of resources, and their very complicated dynamic with each other and their police chief, Big Hank — who happens to be their father. (8x??min) Cast: Leighton Meester, Clancy Brown, ... The Good HustleProduced by Little Giant Drama (10x30min) Cast: Tammin Sursock, Francesca Hung, Lisa Flanagan, Gemma Forsyth, Brooke Lee, Sophie Bloom, Michael Tuahine, Tim Robards, Adam Saunders, Brayden Dalmazzone Human ErrorProduced by Roadshow Rough Diamond 6x60 drama series Cast: Leeanna Walsman, Rahel Romahn, Stephen Peacocke, Matt Day, Rob Collins, Steve Bisley, Emily Joy, Ethan Lwin, Debra Lawrance, Daniela Farinacci, Jane Allsop, Anthony J Sharpe Invisible BoysProduced by Feisty Dame Productions and Asphodel Films A 10-episode drama based on Holden Sheppard’s multi-award winning LGBTQIA+ novel. Cast: Joseph Zada, Aydan Calafiore, Zach Blampied, Joe Klocek, Pia Miranda, David Lyons The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthProduced by Curio Picture Set against the shadows of World War II, the series tells the epic story of Lieutenant Dorrigo Evans, and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney shaped his life. The story is told over multiple time periods, as we journey from Evans’ childhood to his experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a young man, and later in life, as a respected surgeon and Australian war hero. Based on Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name. (5x60min) Cast: Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge, Simon Baker, Ciarán Hinds, Heather Mitchell, Thomas Weatherall, Show Kasamatsu, Charles An OddlandsProduced by Matchbox Productions When cleaners Des and Tam come into contact with The Animal, their lives take an unexpected turn from model citizens to renegade members of The Resistance. Cast: The OfficeProduced by Bunya Productions, Amazon Studios, BBC Studios ANZ Cast: Felicity Ward, Edith Poor, Steen Raskopoulos, Shari Sebbens, Josh Thomson, Jonny Brugh, Pallavi Sharda, Susan Ling Young, Raj Labade, Lucy Schmit, Firas Dirani PlumProduced by Roadshow Rough Diamond and Modern Convict Films Plum follows Peter ‘The Plum’ Lum (Brendan Cowell), a 49-year-old national football treasure who lives with his son Gavin (Vincent Miller) and girlfriend Charmaine (María Dupláa) in Cronulla. It looks like Plum is living the dream until he discovers he has a brain disorder as result of the hundreds of head knocks and concussions he suffered on the field. The new diagnosis doesn’t receive its intended effect, as Plum would sooner hide, run and head to the pub for drinks with the boys and pretend everything is peaches. But hiding from the truth isn’t easy when your ex-wife (Asher Keddie) cares too much and your son comes to realise the father he worships is falling off his mantle and the game they love might be to blame. Cast: Brendan Cowell, Asher Keddie, Vincent Miller, María Dupláa, Susie Porter, Jemaine Clement, Charlotte Friels, Crystal Nguyen, Talijah Blackman-Corowa, Andy Ryan, Janet Anderson, John Tui, Jenni Baird SecondsProduced by Headspace Entertainment From director Tony Rogers, writer Jaime Browne and author Strephyn Mappin comes a darkly comic coming of age story set in 1970’s country Australia, inside a family defined by tradition… ritualised cannibalism. Cast: Sunny NightsProduced by Jungle Entertainment and Echo Lake Entertainment Sunny Nights is about how a little bit of sun, a change of scenery, and a touch of violent crime can help a person find their true self. The series follows two siblings who venture to Sydney determined to grow their struggling spray tan business, but when they get caught up in the city’s criminal underworld, they must figure out how to stay alive, out of prison, and in the black. Cast: The SurvivorsProduced by Tony Ayres Productions, Matchbox Pictures and Universal International Studios Set in a Tasmanian seaside town, The Survivors is a crime-mystery series which explores the impact of unresolved grief. Based on Jane Harper’s novel of the same name. Cast: tba Swift StreetProduced by Magpie Pictures A fast, funny, and gritty family crime drama, set in inner-city Melbourne, where the rich and poor collide. It tells the story of 21-year-old street smart Elsie who must team up with her jaded old-school hustler father, Robert, to get him out of debt and save him from a merciless crime boss who wants her money NOW. The pair embark on a series of hectic scrapes and near misses as Elsie commits to help Robert hustle for the money. But with an unhinged gang of debt collectors on the trail the duo must carry out a series of increasingly serious crimes, against a ticking clock while fumbling through their dysfunctional relationship. Cast: tba The Upside of OverProduced by RevLover Films Pty Ltd When her inner-most sexual fantasy goes viral, Australia’s most beloved newsreader Olivia Law must reassess the life she’s meticulously built for herself and tackle the age-old question; what do women really want? And how exactly do you rebuild yourself when you never really knew who you were to begin with? Cast: Watching YouProduced by Lingo Pictures Based on J.P Pomare’s novel The Last Guests, Watching You is a gripping psychological thriller. After her passionate one-night stand is captured by hidden cameras, Lina sets out to unmask an insidious voyeur who threatens to destroy her life. Cast: |
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