YOUR FAVOURITE CREW IS BACK ON BOARD
BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN
SEASON 8 PREMIERES 26 SEPTEMBER ON BINGE
Fan favourite reality series Below Deck Mediterranean sets sail for Season 8 when it premieres 26 September on BINGE, with new episodes streaming weekly.
Set amidst the mesmerising Italian Riviera and the historic façade of Genoa, Italy, it’s all hands on deck this season for Capt. Sandy Yawn and her team. From outrageous guests to after-hours antics, the boat gets rocked throughout each charter as the crew navigates complicated dynamics and unexpected rifts. In a franchise first, unprecedented staffing changes dominate the season, which tests each department as they struggle to find their sea legs through unforeseen turnover.
In addition to Capt. Sandy, Stew’s Natalya Scudder and Kyle Viljoen return for the new season, joined by fan-favourite Tumi Mhlongo. New crew members include Chef Jack Luby, Bosun Ruan Irving, Deckhands Luka Brunton, Haleigh Gorman and Lara Du Preez, and Stew Jessika Asai.
Fans of Below Deck Mediterranean can also enjoy the latest seasons of the Below Deck franchise available to stream on BINGE.
Below Deck Mediterranean is produced by 51 Minds. Nadine Rajabi, Wes Denton, Mark Cronin, Shane Maroufkhani, Tania Hamidi, Christian Sarabia and Zachary Klein executive produce.
BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN Season 8 premieres on Tuesday September 26 on BINGE and on FOX ARENA at 130pm and is available On Demand.
OFFICIAL TRAILER AND KEY ART RELEASED FOR
THREE-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES
SAVIOR COMPLEX
PREMIERES 27 SEPTEMBER ON BINGE
The three-part documentary series Savior Complex, from Emmy®-winning filmmaker Jackie Jesko, executive produced by Nick Capote, Alex Waterfield, and Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams (Love to Love You, Donna Summer, God Loves Uganda), premieres 27 September on BINGE, with all episodes dropping at once.
Savior Complex chronicles the controversial story surrounding Renee Bach, a young American missionary who felt called by God to set up a charity for malnourished children in Jinja, Uganda. But years later, shocking allegations arose that Renee was treating the sick children herself, without medical qualifications. Detailing Renee’s divisive journey, the series addresses the wider questions around “white saviorism” and the ethics of foreign aid work done in the name of humanitarian and religious ideals.
The series features intimate access to Bach and her mother Lauri Bach, the U.S. Director of SHC, as well as the activists, lawyers, and whistleblowers seeking to hold her accountable. Interview subjects include Olivia Alaso and Kelsey Nielsen, the founders of No White Saviors; Constance Alonyo, SHC’s head nurse; Jackie Kramlich, a SHC volunteer-turned-whistleblower; Dr. Abner Tagoola, Head of Pediatrics at Jinja Hospital; Primah Kwagala, a human rights attorney who led a civil suit against Renee; Kakai Annet and Gimbo Zubeda, the two mothers who sued Renee, claiming their children died at SHC.
Savior Complex , A Latchkey Films Production. Directed and produced by Jackie Jesko; produced by Paul Kabango, Derrick Kibisi; executive produced by Roger Ross Williams, Alex Waterfield, and Nick Capote. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.
SAVIOR COMPLEX - EPISODE SYNOPSIS:
Episode 1: “God Doesn’t Call the Qualified, He Qualifies the Called”
Debut date: Wednesday, September 27
At 19 years old, Renee Bach felt God’s call to serve as a missionary and moves to Jinja, Uganda to start a charity that addresses childhood malnutrition. She earns the support of local Ugandan officials and foreign donors alike. But when an American nurse comes to volunteer at the charity, she makes a shocking discovery and accuses Renee of treating these medically fragile children herself, with only a high school diploma to her name.
Episode 2: “Cast the First Stone”
Debut date: Wednesday, September 27
The volunteer nurse makes a formal complaint to Renee’s board about her concerns and resigns as donations to SHC hit an all-time high. While the charity expands and hires more staff, there are rumors that Renee is continuing to practice medicine herself. As a result, a disillusioned former missionary joins forces with a Ugandan activist to make sure the story of Renee’s alleged “deadly white saviorism” is heard around the world.
Episode 3: “Reap What You Sow”
Debut date: Wednesday, September 27
Renee is back in the United States facing a lawsuit brought by a Ugandan human rights attorney on behalf of two bereaved mothers. While she fights against the accusations in the lawsuit, the social media movement against her escalates and Renee must reckon with her choices and questions her faith and desire to serve.
SAVIOR COMPLEX premieres Wednesday September 27 on BINGE and on FOX Docos at 9.30pm and available On Demand.