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A TEACHER

10-part limited series

Double episodes premiere every Sunday at 8.30pm AEDT from March 21

The 10-part limited drama series A Teacher , starring Kate Mara and Nick Robinson , starts on Sunday, March 21 at 8.30pm AEDT on FOX SHOWCASE and On Demand, with new double episodes premiering every Sunday.

Exploring the complexities and consequences of a predatory relationship, A Teacher follows the stories of Claire Wilson (Mara), a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school and her student, Eric Walker (Robinson).

Beautiful and quietly enigmatic, Claire is the newest teacher at Westerbrook High School. Dissatisfied in her marriage to her college sweetheart Matt Mitchell (Ashley Zukerman), distant from her brother Nate Wilson (Adam David Thompson) and desperate for connection, she quickly befriends fellow teacher, Kathryn Sanders (Marielle Scott).

Claire’s life changes when Eric, a charming all-American senior in her English class, asks for help preparing for his SAT test. Popular and outgoing, Eric is the captain of the soccer team and nearly inseparable from his best friends, Logan Davis (Shane Harper) and Josh Smith (Dylan

Schmid).

Everything seems perfect on the surface, but Eric is forced to juggle the pressures of school, applying for college and a part-time job, all while helping take care of his two younger brothers so his mother Sandy (Rya Ingrid Kihlstedt) can support the family.

As Claire and Eric begin to spend more time together, boundaries are crossed, and a subtle game of grooming begins. The permanent damage left in the wake of Claire’s choices becomes impossible for them, and their friends and family, to ignore.

A Teacher is created by Hannah Fidell and is based on her film of the same name. The series is produced by FX Productions, Aggregate Films and Hola Fidel.

A Teacher is a 10 x 30-minute series, with double episodes premiering every Sunday at 8.30pm AEDT from March 21 on FOX SHOWCASE and On Demand.

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The final season of Shameless premieres next Friday (March 5) at 8.30pm AEDT.

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HBO Max Original Documentary film

There Is No “I” in Threesome

Premieres Wednesday, March 10 at 8.30pm on FOX SHOWCASE

Currently available to watch On Demand on FOXTEL

The risqué HBO Max Original documentary film There Is No “I” in Threesome premieres on FOX SHOWCASE on Wednesday, March 10 at 8.30pm AEDT and is also currently available to watch On Demand.

Created by New Zealand-based filmmaker Jan Oliver Lucks, The New York Times called the documentary “an astute examination of perspective” and the Los Angeles Times described the final twist as “shocking.”

With their wedding only a year away, filmmaker Lucks and his long-distance fiancée take a giant leap of faith and embark on a colourful adventure of sexual experimentation.

Throwing traditional rules to the wind in favour of an open relationship, they self-document their journey with great honesty - from the good, to the bad, and everything in between.

But what begins as a fun way to explore themselves and satisfy curious libidos quickly evolves into an intense examination of their relationship and how much it can withstand. Filmed primarily using phone cameras and video chats, There Is No “I” in Threesome is an intimate, surprising look at a modern-day love story - with a shocking ending you won’t see coming.

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BLACK NARCISSUS

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Double Episode Premiere on Monday, April 5 at 8.30pm

followed by Episode 3 on Monday, April 12 at 8.30pm

on FOX SHOWCASE

or watch all 3 episodes On Demand from April 5

Foxtel presents Black Narcissus a three-part thriller based on the best-selling novel by Rumer Godden screening on FOX SHOWCASE from Monday, April 5 with a double episode at 8.30pm or watch all episodes on Demand.

Set in 1934, an ambitious young nun Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) heads a mission to a remote part of the Himalayas. The clifftop palace of Mopu has been donated by General Toda Rai (Kulvinder Ghir), who hopes the Sisters of St. Faith will rid the ‘House of Women’ of unhappy memories connected to his late sister, Srimati Rai (Gianni Gonsalves).

Although Sister Clodagh (Arterton) ignores the warnings of the General’s raffish agent Mr. Dean (Nivola), isolation and illness soon take their toll, with the haunting atmosphere of the palace particularly affecting volatile Sister Ruth (Franciosi). As past and present collide, the arrival of the young General Dilip Rai (Chaneil Kular) is the catalyst for an explosion of repressed desires that may end in a fatal confrontation.

Black Narcissus stars Gemma Arterton ( Summerland ) as Sister Clodagh, Alessandro Nivola ( Chimerica ) as Mr Dean, Aisling Franciosi ( The Nightingale ) as Sister Ruth, Jim Broadbent ( Harry Potter, Game of Thrones ) as Father Roberts and the late Diana Rigg ( The Avengers, Game of Thrones ) as Mother Dorothea , along with Rosie Cavaliero as Sister Briony, Karen Bryson as Sister Philippa, Patsy Ferran as Sister Blanche, Nila Aalia as Angu Ayah, Kulvinder Ghir as General Toda Rai, Chaneil Kular as Dilip Rai, Dipika Kunwar as Kanchi, Gina McKee as Sister Adela, Soumil Malla as Joseph Anthon and Gianni Gonsalves as Srimati Rai .

Black Narcissus is produced by DNA TV in association with FX Productions for BBC One and the FX Networks. Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich of DNA TV executive produce along with Amanda Coe, who also serves as writer and Lucy Richer for the BBC.

Watch Black Narcissus episode 1 and 2 from Monday, April 5 at 8.30pm, then episode 3 on Monday, April 12 at 8.30pm on FOX SHOWCASE or watch all 3 episodes On Demand from Monday, April 5.

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THE LAST CRUISE

Premieres Wednesday, March 31 at 8.30pm AEDT

On FOX SHOWCASE and available On Demand Express from the U.S.

The HBO Original documentary film THE LAST CRUISE premieres express from the U.S. on Wednesday, March 31 at 8.30pm AEDT on FOX SHOWCASE and On Demand .

Using intimate footage recorded by passengers and crew, THE LAST CRUISE is a first-person account of the nightmare that transpired aboard the ill-fated Diamond Princess cruise ship, which set sail from Yokohama, Japan on January 20, 2020 in the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By February 26, 2020, the ship accounted for more than half of all the documented COVID-19 cases outside of China, with more than 700 people on board infected.

THE LAST CRUISE will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in the Documentary Shorts Competition category.

The quarantined Diamond Princess floating in a Japanese harbour became a global spectacle, a faraway symbol of the new virus and its potential to upend any sense of normalcy. Otherworldly scenes – scientists in hazmat suits, passengers in face masks and cleaning teams spraying disinfectant on empty shipboard buffets – packed the nightly news. With little information available about the new virus and limited access to resources, the ship’s cases soared.

Passengers were quarantined in their staterooms for weeks while the number of cases on board skyrocketed. Meanwhile, the crew tended to the passengers, delivered room service and slept and dined in cramped, shared quarters. They’d become what we’d later term “essential workers.” The ship would ultimately account for the first citizens of Argentina, Israel, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and New Zealand to test positive for COVID-19.

While the Diamond Princess was in quarantine, U.S. government scientists studied what was transpiring on board. Despite their findings that the virus was likely airborne – and that asymptomatic people contributed to the spread – it would be more than one month before the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised the use of masks. And more than two months – and one million confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States – before the CDC advised testing asymptomatic people who had been exposed to the virus.

HBO Documentary Films presents THE LAST CRUISE directed and produced by Hannah Olson; produced by Shane Boris, Joe Beshenkovsky, and James A Smith. For HBO: executive producers Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller; senior producer, Sara Rodriguez.

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Q: INTO THE STORM

Premieres today, Monday March 22 at midday AEDT

Six-Part HBO Documentary series exploring the origins of QAnon

Available On Demand on FOXTEL EXPRESS FROM THE U.S.

Also starts on FOX SHOWCASE on Sunday, April 25 at 8.30pm AEST

The HBO documentary series Q: INTO THE STORM premieres with two back-to-back episodes express from the U.S. today , Monday, March 22 at midday AEDT, available On Demand on FOXTEL.

The six-part series, directed by Cullen Hoback ( Terms and Conditions May Apply ) and executive produced by Adam McKay ( Succession ), will premiere new episodes back-to-back each week. The series will also air on FOX SHOWCASE from Monday, April 25 at 8.30pm AEST.

Spanning three years in the making and traversing the globe, the series follows filmmaker Cullen Hoback on an intricate journey to uncover the forces behind QAnon – a movement fuelled by conspiracy theories that have grown in scope and political significance – chronicling its evolution in real time and revealing how “Q” uses information warfare to game the internet, hijack politics and manipulate people’s thinking.

Hoback gains unprecedented access to key players including Jim and Ron Watkins, the father/son team behind the 8chan website, the site “Q” calls home; explores their rivalry with Fredrick Brennan, the original creator of the platform; and interviews “Q-tubers”, Q debunkers, political operatives, and journalists who have been closely following the movement since it began in 2017.

The series examines the connections between QAnon, President Trump, and political and ex-military operatives. It also explores QAnon’s influence on American culture and politics and probes the consequences of unfettered free speech permeating the darkest corners of the internet.

Said McKay: "Nothing takes away the power of conspiracy theories and lies more than exposing them to the light of day. And Cullen’s three-year deep dive into the world of Q and the dark fringes of the internet is a powerful blast of clarity and truth exactly when we need it. I can’t believe he pulled this off.”

Said Cullen: “QAnon derives its power from anonymity and secrecy, so I set out to unmask and demystify the whole thing, gaining access to key players over the course of several years. Audiences can take an unfiltered look at what transpired behind the scenes and uncover the forces that drove Q’s most ardent believers to storm the Capitol."

HBO Documentary Films presents A Hyrax Films Production in association with Hyperobject Industries. Q: INTO THE STORM is written, filmed and directed by Cullen Hoback; executive producers, Adam McKay, Todd Schulman; co-executive producers, Ben Selkow, Zac Stuart-Pontier; producers, Cullen Hoback, Alina Solodnikova; co-producers, Cristine Dewey, Annie Roney, Peter Baxter, John Ramos, David Diliberto. For HBO: senior producer, Tina Nguyen; executive producers, Lisa Heller, Nancy Abraham.

Q: INTO THE STORM premieres on Monday, March 22 at midday AEDT on FOXTEL On Demand. The series will also air on FOX SHOWCASE from Sunday, April 25 at 8.30pm AEST. It is exclusive in Australia to the Foxtel Group.

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american horror story season 10 has been named as : Double Feature. two stories. one by the sea and one by sand . Ahs as been aproved till season 13. there was also be a spin off called american horror stories . it is a weekly anthology series that will feature a diffrent horror story each episode

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Launching shows via On Demand is exactly what Foxtel should be doing for all overseas shows they can’t air same day on one of their channels

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WAHL STREET

The life of global star Mark Wahlberg explored in 6-part docuseries

Premieres Thursday, April 15 at 8.30pm AEST

On FOX SHOWCASE and available On Demand

EXPRESS FROM THE U.S.

Brand new HBO Max docuseries WAHL STREET offers a glimpse into global superstar Mark Wahlberg’s life and premieres on Thursday, April 15 at 8.30pm AEST on FOX SHOWCASE and FOXTEL On Demand .

The compelling 6-episode series offers fans an up-close-and-personal look into Wahlberg’s daily life, as he juggles the demands of a rigorous film schedule coupled with an ever-growing network of diverse businesses including his clothing line, Municipal; his gym studio, F45; restaurant chain Wahlburgers and his production company, Unrealistic Ideas.

Along the way, viewers will learn powerful business and life lessons as he navigates the numerous challenges of a global pandemic, while trying to maintain and expand his vast portfolio. WAHL STREET will also introduce the cast of colourful characters that make up Wahlberg’s real-life entourage.

“We’re documenting the ups, the downs, the hits and the misses. It’s all the real stuff that’s happening while I’m growing my businesses,” said Wahlberg, “We’re pulling back the curtain and hopefully it’s an opportunity to inspire other entrepreneurs.”

WAHL STREET is produced by Unrealistic Ideas, founded by Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and Archie Gips. Wahlberg, Levinson and Gips serve as executive producers along with Sarah Skibitzke. Caroline Saavedra serves as a co-executive producer.

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After an 11-year break, In Treatment returns for season 4 in late May.

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MARE OF EASTTOWN

Premieres Monday, 19 April at 12.00pm AEST, encore at 8.30pm AEST

On FOX SHOWCASE and available to stream on BINGE and On Demand

EXPRESS FROM THE U.S.

Created and written by Brad Ingelsby (“The Way Back”) and directed by Craig Zobel (HBO’s “The Leftovers”), the seven-part limited series follows Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her.

Aussie and Emmy®-winner and Golden Globe®-nominee Guy Pearce reunites with Winslet in this star-studded ensemble which also features Julianne Nicholson (HBO’s “The Outsider”), three-time Emmy®-winner Jean Smart (Emmy®-nominated for HBO’s “Watchmen”) and fellow Aussie Angourie Rice (“Black Mirror”).

Exploring the dark side of a close community, this limited drama series delves into how family and past tragedies can define the present.

Other stars featuring in this HBO drama include Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”); Cailee Spaeny (“Devs”); David Denman (“Outcast”); John Douglas Thompson (HBO Max film “Let Them All Talk”), Patrick Murney (“Seven Seconds”); James McArdle (“Ammonite”); Sosie Bacon (HBO’s “Here and Now”); Joe Tippett (“Rise”); and Neal Huff (HBO’s “The Wire”).

Mare of Easttown is an HBO co-production with wiip; creator/writer/showrunner/executive producer, Brad Ingelsby; director/executive producer, Craig Zobel; executive producer, Paul Lee through wiip; executive producer, Mark Roybal through wiip; executive producer, Kate Winslet; executive producer, Gavin O’Connor; executive producer, Gordon Gray through Mayhem Pictures.


Australian premieres were held at Sydney’s Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace on Wednesday and Melbourne’s Como Cinemas last night, with Angourie Rice a special guest.

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THE WHITE LOTUS

From Monday 12 July at 11.00am AEST

Stream On Demand on FOXTEL and watch on FOX SHOWCASE

Express from the U.S.

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The new HBO six-episode limited series THE WHITE LOTUS , a social satire set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort, will debut express from the U.S. on Monday, July 12 at 11.00am AEST , available to stream On Demand on FOXTEL and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE.

Featuring a stellar ensemble cast including Australian actor Murray Bartlett , Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge , Alexandra Daddario , Fred Hechinger , Jake Lacy , Brittany O’Grady , Natasha Rothwell , Sydney Sweeney , Steve Zahn and Molly Shannon , the series, filmed on the island of Maui, follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. But with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travellers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.

Among the employees at The White Lotus are the fastidious resort manager Armond (Murray Bartlett), who, after a sudden trauma, begins a dramatic downward spiral – and the down-to-earth spa manager, Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) who gets taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride by a needy guest.

The holidaymakers include the Mossbacher family – Nicole (Connie Britton), a successful type-A exec, who can’t help but treat her family like disobedient employees; her husband, Mark (Steve Zahn), dealing with both an embarrassing health crisis and a terminal inferiority complex; their teenage son, Quinn (Fred Hechinger), a socially awkward gamer, experiencing the wonder of nature for the very first time; their daughter Olivia (Sydney Sweeney), and her friend, Paula (Brittany O’Grady), sharp-tongued college students who cast a sardonic eye on the lifestyles and belief systems of everyone around them.

The handsome, entitled Shane Patton (Jake Lacy) is here with his beautiful bride, Rachel (Alexandra Daddario). Shane and Rachel are in the throes of young love, but as they get to know each other better in this new, intimate environment, clouds of doubt appear – and by the time Shane’s intrusive mother, Kitty (Molly Shannon) surprises them with an unwelcome visit, their fairytale honeymoon has begun to unravel. And finally, there is Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge), a wealthy, unstable woman, recovering from the death of her mother, travelling alone to a hotel, looking for love and in desperate need of a massage.

THE WHITE LOTUS is created, written and directed by Mike White (HBO’s Enlightened ); executive produced by White, David Bernad and Nick Hall; co-executive produced by Mark Kamine.

The six-episode limited HBO series will debut in Australia express from the U.S. on Monday, July 12 at 11.00am AEST, available to stream On Demand on FOXTEL and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE. New episodes will premiere each week.

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Emmy-winning HBO drama IN TREATMENT returns for its fourth season on June 3

Stars Emmy winner Uzo Aduba as Dr. Brooke Taylor

Ten years after the season three finale, Emmy-winning HBO drama series In Treatment returns for its fourth season, starring Emmy winner Uzo Aduba ( Mrs. America , Orange Is The New Black ) as the observant, empathetic Dr. Brooke Taylor, the therapist at the centre of the season.

The new season will premiere with double episodes on Thursday, June 3 at 8.30pm AEST available to stream On Demand on FOXTEL and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE, with new double episodes debuting each week.

The reimagining of the series is set in present-day Los Angeles and brings a diverse trio of patients in session with Brooke to help navigate a variety of modern concerns. Issues such as

the global pandemic and recent major social and cultural shifts are a backdrop to the work Brooke will undertake, all while she deals with complications in her own personal life.

This season also stars Anthony Ramos ( Hamilton ) as Eladio, who works as a home health aide for a wealthy family’s adult son; Liza Colón-Zayas ( David Makes Man ) as Rita, Brooke’s long- time confidant and friend who supports Brooke as she contends with her own demons after a life-altering loss; John Benjamin Hickey ( Jessica Jones ) as Colin, a charming millionaire beach bum turned white-collar criminal reckoning with all the ways his life has changed following his recent release from prison; Quintessa Swindell ( Euphoria ) as Laila, Brooke’s distrustful, teenage client, struggling to carve out her own identity separate from her family’s overbearing expectations; and Joel Kinnaman ( For All Mankind ) as Adam, Brooke’s long-time on-again, off-again boyfriend who has resurfaced to create further complexity for her.

In Treatment originally debuted in 2008, running for three seasons starring Gabriel Byrne and Dianne Wiest. The Emmy-winning series also garnered Peabody and AFI Awards wins.

In Treatment is produced by HBO Entertainment; executive producers Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, Hagai Levi, Jennifer Schuur, Joshua Allen and Melissa Bernstein; Joanne Toll and Noa Tishby serve as co-executive producers. In Treatment is produced in association with Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions and Sheleg.

In Treatment season four consists of 24 x 30-minute episodes, with double episodes premiering each Thursday. The season will premiere in Australia on Thursday, June 3 at 8.30pm AEST, available to stream On Demand on FOXTEL and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE.

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6-part HBO mini-series The White Lotus premieres on July 12.

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THE WHITE LOTUS

The countdown has begun to your vacation in paradise…

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The highly anticipated six-part HBO comedy series THE WHITE LOTUS features an incredible cast of holidaymakers including Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Molly Shannon, Steve Zahn and Australia’s own Murray Bartlett

Stream On Demand on FOXTEL and watch on FOX SHOWCASE from July 12

The countdown to the trip of a lifetime is on, as the highly anticipated HBO comedy series THE WHITE LOTUS debuts next month, express from the U.S. on Monday, July 12 at 11.00am AEST , available to stream On Demand on FOXTEL and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE.

Set on an exclusive Hawaiian resort called The White Lotus, the six-part satire comedy features a stunning ensemble cast including Australia’s own Murray Bartlett , plus Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge , Alexandra Daddario , Fred Hechinger , Jake Lacy , Brittany O’Grady , Natasha Rothwell , Sydney Sweeney , Steve Zahn and Molly Shannon.

THE WHITE LOTUS was filmed on the island of Maui and follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week, as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. But with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travellers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.

Among the employees at The White Lotus are the fastidious resort manager Armond (Murray Bartlett), who, after a sudden trauma, begins a dramatic downward spiral – and the down-to-earth spa manager, Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) who gets taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride by a needy guest.

The holidaymakers include the Mossbacher family – Nicole (Connie Britton), a successful type-A exec, who can’t help but treat her family like disobedient employees; her husband, Mark (Steve Zahn), dealing with both an embarrassing health crisis and a terminal inferiority complex; their teenage son, Quinn (Fred Hechinger), a socially awkward gamer, experiencing the wonder of nature for the very first time; their daughter Olivia (Sydney Sweeney), and her friend, Paula (Brittany O’Grady), sharp-tongued college students who cast a sardonic eye on the lifestyles and belief systems of everyone around them.

The handsome, entitled Shane Patton (Jake Lacy) is here with his beautiful bride, Rachel (Alexandra Daddario). Shane and Rachel are in the throes of young love, but as they get to know each other better in this new, intimate environment, clouds of doubt appear – and by the time Shane’s intrusive mother, Kitty (Molly Shannon) surprises them with an unwelcome visit, their fairytale honeymoon has begun to unravel. And finally, there is Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge), a wealthy, unstable woman, recovering from the death of her mother, travelling alone to a hotel, looking for love and in desperate need of a massage.

THE WHITE LOTUS is created, written and directed by Mike White (HBO’s Enlightened ); executive produced by White, David Bernad and Nick Hall; co-executive produced by Mark Kamine.

The six-episode limited HBO series will debut in Australia express from the U.S. on Monday, July 12 at 11.00am AEST, available to stream On Demand on FOXTEL and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE. New episodes will premiere each week.

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