HBO black comedy-thriller Run, which aired on Fox Showcase earlier this year, has been axed.
cant say im surprised - it had potential, but was a little lacklustre in the end
Renewed by HBO for a second season.
His Dark Materials - Season 2 promo
HIS DARK MATERIALS RETURNS TO FOXTEL FOR SEASON 2
HBO have released the first trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the hit series His Dark Materials .
Joining the cast are Andrew Scott as Colonel John Parry – and, in an exciting addition to the cast, Scott’s Fleabag co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge will lend her voice and play Parry’s daemon.
Based on author Philip Pullman’s beloved trilogy, His Dark Materials follows Lyra, a brave young woman from another world. Lyra’s quest to find her kidnapped friend leads her to uncover a sinister plot of a secret organization, encounter extraordinary beings and protect dangerous secrets.
His Dark Materials is an HBO production and is exclusive in Australia to Foxtel. The entire first season is available to stream on Foxtel.
However the second season will only have seven episodes after COVID-19 forced production to be shut down.
Luckily that 1 episode that has been cut was seperate from the rest of the story so it won’t affect the conclusion of the seasons storyline.
Raised by Wolves
Ridley Scott makes his television series directorial debut
Starring Australia’s Travis Fimmel
Stream on Foxtel or watch on Fox Showcase on
Thursday, September 3 at 8.30pm – same day as the U.S.
Ridley Scott’s highly-anticipated new science fiction series Raised by Wolves will debut on Thursday, September 3 at 8.30pm AEST – on the same day as the U.S.
Scott is the executive producer and also directed the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, marking his television series directorial debut.
Raised by Wolves focuses on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
The cast includes Australian actor Travis Fimmel of Vikings , along with Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah and Ivy Wong.
The series is produced by Scott’s Scott Free Productions, with Scott, writer and creator Aaron Guzikowski, David W. Zucker, Jordan Sheehan, Adam Kolbrenner, and Mark Huffam serving as executive producers.
Raised by Wolves is an HBO Max Originals production and is available to watch on FOX SHOWCASE and to stream for Foxtel subscribers On Demand via internet connected IQ boxes, on smartphones and tablets using the Foxtel GO app and via Foxtel NOW.
The Vow: A Portrait of NXIVM
From Sunday 20 September at 8.30pm
The Vow , a nine-part documentary series directed by Emmy®-winning and Academy award nominated Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, debuts on Sunday, September 20 at 8.30pm AEST, with new episodes airing every Sunday, to stream on Foxtel or watch on Fox Showcase.
The Vow follows a number of people deeply involved in the controversial self-improvement group NXIVM over the course of several years. With remarkable access to insiders and former members, it takes an in depth look at the organisation faced with various charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, against its highest members – most notably founder Keith Raniere, who was convicted in June 2019 and is currently awaiting sentencing.
Amidst claims by NXIVM participants of both profound transformation and devastating abuse, the series seeks to reveal the issues behind the headlines and explore the emotional toll of unfolding events on these individuals, who hoped to lead better lives and change the world with Raniere’s espoused humanitarian philosophy.
NXIVM was founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman. Within a few years, the company grew into an influential, international organization with thousands of members, including accomplished executives, Hollywood stars, wealthy heirs and the children of political dynasties.
The project was personal for Noujaim, who, in 2010, attended Executive Success Programs, NXIVM’s flagship seminar, and explored making a film about the experience. Over the years, she kept in touch with the people she’d met. In 2017, whispers of a controversial secret sorority emerged, and several high-ranking members defected. Noujaim and Amer began filming, not knowing where the story would lead.
HBO documentary Outside the Bubble premieres on Fox Showcase on October 28.
The new season of His Dark Materials is set to premiere on Fox Showcase in mid November.
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His Dark Materials 2
Tuesday, November 17 at 8.30pm AEDT
Foxtel announced today the launch date for the second season of the epic fantasy series His Dark Materials , set to premiere on Tuesday, November 17 at 8.30pm , screening on FOX SHOWCASE or watch On Demand.
Based on author Philip Pullman’s award-winning books, His Dark Materials season two will explore The Subtle Knife the second book in the trilogy. Writer and Executive Producer Jack Thorne ( Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ) returns for the TV adaptation.
The accomplished ensemble cast includes Dafne Keen as Lyra, Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby, James McAvoy as Lord Asriel, James Comso as Fader Coran, Ariyon Bakare as Lord Boreal, Clarke Peters as The Master, Amir Wilson as Will Parry and introduces Andrew Scott as Colonel John Parry - Will’s globe-trotting father.
Ruth Wilson shed some light on what to expect from her character in season two; “What was really joyful this season to play with, was to get into her circumstances more… What she’s had to deal with as a woman in a very male world, the sacrifices she’s had to make and at what cost”.
His Dark Materials season one received a 2020 BAFTA Television Craft Award for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects. His Dark Materials is produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Cinema for BBC and HBO. Executive producing the series are: Dan McCulloch, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins and Julie Gardner for Bad Wolf; Philip Pullman, Tom Hooper, Otto Bathurst; Deborah Forte, Toby Emmerich and Carolyn Blackwood for New Line Cinema; and Ben Irving and Piers Wenger for BBC One.
The final season of Shameless is coming soon to Fox Showcase. It premieres in the US on December 6.
HBO documentary The Vow, currently screening on Fox Showcase, will return for a second season.
The Third Day
Starts Monday 7 December
New episodes launching on FOX SHOWCASE every Monday at 8.30pm
Or watch all six episodes On Demand from midday
The six-part HBO thriller series The Third Day , starring Jude Law and Naomie Harris , launches on Monday, December 7, with new episodes airing every Monday at 8.30pm on FOX SHOWCASE and all six episodes dropping On Demand from midday.
The dark, intriguing drama tells the unnerving tale of a British island steeped in mythology that ensnares two mainlanders, one who ends up there accidentally (Law) and another who arrives on a hunt for answers (Harris).
The limited series features a formidable cast line-up including Law (Oscar® nominee for Cold Mountain ), Harris (Academy Award nominee for Moonlight ), Katherine Waterston ( Fantastic Beasts ), Emily Watson (Emmy® and Golden Globe nominee for Chernobyl ), and Paddy Considine ( The Outsider ).
Told over the course of six episodes, The Third Day is divided into two parts: “Summer” sees Sam (Law) rescuing a troubled young girl and accompanying her home to the otherworldly and microcosmic Osea Island, while “Winter” follows Helen (Harris), a strong-willed outsider who comes to the same island seeking answers.
The Third Day is the latest HBO project in partnership with Sky, and hails from production company Plan B, writer Dennis Kelly ( Utopia ) and immersive theatre company Punchdrunk International, which produced the hit production Sleep No More . Marc Munden ( National Treasure ) directed the first three episodes, while Philippa Lowthorpe ( The Crown ) directed the last three.
The Third Day is available to watch on FOX SHOWCASE and to stream for FOXTEL subscribers On Demand via internet connected IQ boxes, on smartphones and tablets using the FOXTEL GO app and via FOXTEL NOW.
Crazy, Not Insane
Wednesday 25 November at 8.30pm
Stream on FOXTEL and watch on FOX SHOWCASE
The gripping new HBO documentary Crazy, Not Insane gets deep inside the mind of the serial killer and debuts on Wednesday, November 25 at 8.30pm AEDT, available to watch on FOX SHOWCASE and stream on FOXTEL.
Directed and produced by Academy Award®-winner Alex Gibney ( The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley ), Crazy, Not Insane follows psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis , who has dedicated her career to looking beyond the grisly details of homicides and into the hearts and minds of the killers themselves.
An official selection of the 2020 Venice International Film Festival, the documentary profiles Dr. Lewis and her research, includes videotaped death row interviews, and examines the formative experiences and neurological dysfunction of such infamous murderers as Arthur Shawcross and Ted Bundy, challenging the very notion of evil and proposing that murderers are made not born. Other high-profile convicted murderers and death row inmates assessed by Dr. Lewis include Mark David Chapman, David Wilson, Marie Moore and Joseph Paul Franklin.
A well-respected psychiatrist and author, Dr. Lewis began her career working with children. Her exposure to the testimony of childhood abuse led her to explore the way that trauma in childhood – often coupled with some neurological damage – can sow the seeds of murderous impulses in adults.
Among Dr. Lewis’s most well-known cases is Arthur Shawcross, who was convicted in 1991 for the murder of eleven women. While Lewis’s videotaped exchanges with Shawcross show him inhabiting the alters of his vengeful mother and a 13th century cannibal, Shawcross was found sane and guilty in a trial by jury. Lewis was also one of the last people to interview Ted Bundy just before his execution. In an audiotape featured in the film, Bundy was unusually candid with the psychiatrist, revealing new details that upend the conventional wisdom about him.
Gibney uses an eclectic mix of cinema verité, videotapes of psychiatric evaluations, hand-drawn animation and home movies in order to explore the complexities of the human mind. Lewis’ literary voice is read by actress Laura Dern ( Big Little Lies ) to bring further insight into Lewis’ career and her cases through her writings.
Crazy, Not Insane is an HBO Documentary Film and Jigsaw Production. It is available to watch on FOX SHOWCASE and to stream for FOXTEL subscribers On Demand via internet connected IQ boxes, on smartphones and tablets using the FOXTEL GO app and via FOXTEL NOW.
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Valley of Tears
Starts Tuesday, 9 March at 9.30pm AEDT
The harrowing HBO Max Original drama series, Valley of Tears , set against the backdrop of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, premieres on Tuesday, March 9 at 9.30pm AEDT on FOX SHOWCASE and available On Demand .
Inspired by true events and filmed in Hebrew, this compelling 10-episode series explores the Yom Kippur war, when Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.
Through its magnified, unflinching lens, Valley of Tears reveals the tension, anxiety and trauma of a fateful war.
Valley of Tears focuses on the universality of heroism and sacrifice through four intertwined stories: a journalist searching for his estranged, newly-enlisted son; a commander and an intelligence analyst forced to flee their base near the Syrian border; three friends on a tank crew facing political and personal conflicts; and a female officer who remains on the frontlines, despite orders to evacuate.
Directed by Yaron Zilberman and based on a screenplay by Ron Leshem, Valley of Tears stars Aviv Alush, Joy Rieger and Lior Ashkenazi. The series is an HBO Max Original and is exclusive in Australia to the FOXTEL group.
ALLEN v. FARROW
Monday 22 February at 1.00pm
FOXTEL will premiere the four-part HBO docuseries ALLEN v. FARROW , from award-winning investigative filmmakers Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, express from the U.S. on Monday, February 22 at 1.00pm, with episodes airing weekly on FOX SHOWCASE and On Demand .
The revealing docuseries goes behind decades of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of one of Hollywood’s most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving Dylan, his then seven-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow; their subsequent custody trial, the revelation of Allen’s relationship with Farrow’s daughter, Soon-Yi; and the controversial aftermath in the years that followed.
Once celebrated for their on-partnership both on and off screen, Farrow and Allen’s lives were irrevocably fractured and their sprawling family torn apart with the public disclosure of the abuse allegations and the vitriolic disputes that followed.
This gripping series interweaves new investigative work, meticulously pieced together via intimate home movie footage, court documents, police evidence, revelatory videotape and never-before-heard audio tapes, combined with exclusive, in-depth interviews on the subject with Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow, Ronan Farrow, family friend Carly Simon, prosecutor Frank Maco, relatives, investigators, experts and other first-hand witnesses – many speaking publicly about the events for the first time.
The series also includes prominent cultural voices exploring Allen’s body of work in a broader context and reflecting on how public revelations about the personal lives of artists can lead to re-evaluations of their work.
ALLEN v. FARROW includes an intimate look at Farrow and Allen’s charmed courtship and emergence as one of Hollywood’s power couples, making thirteen influential films together over a decade. Over time, Allen becoming a father figure to Farrow’s children as well as their shared children. Yet, threaded throughout their professional success and personal achievements there were dark undercurrents at play.
The docuseries examines the shattering effects of trauma on a family – and is a haunting depiction of the scepticism and backlash that can result from an accusation.
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s groundbreaking films have profoundly impacted American institutions and culture, resulting in sweeping policy changes and far-reaching national discussions. Their work has been recognized by every major film and television award including: two Oscar nominations, an Emmy® and a Peabody.