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Euphoria

Starts Monday 17 June at 9.30pm AEST

Foxtel’s controversial new drama series Euphoria is already creating waves ahead of its premiere next week, with calls from media watchdog groups to ban the show.

Starring superstar actor and singer Zendaya , Euphoria follows a group of high-school students as they navigate a mine field of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship. The series will be available to customers streaming it On Demand, and to watch on FOX SHOWCASE, from Monday, June 17 at 9.30pm – just hours after its US premiere.

US censorship advocacy group the Parents Television Council has called for the show to be pulled, expressing concern that the series “appears to be overtly, intentionally, marketing extremely graphic adult content – sex, violence, profanity and drug use – to teens and preteens.”

Media reviews for the series have been just as controversial. Variety have called the HBO drama “ a wild, unsettling ride ”, while the Hollywood Reporter questions “ How much teen sex and drugs is too much ?”

Brian Walsh , Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television, said: “This series is not for everybody and it’s not for your 14 year old. Parental Guidance is advised for our customers using streaming and there’s a good reason why the channel timeslot is 9.30pm. The show isn’t always easy to watch, and there is no question it pushes the boundaries, but it is provocative, authentic and unforgettable.”

Based on the ground-breaking Israeli series of the same name, Euphoria takes an up-close-and-personal look at what it’s like to be a young person today, in a story that’s equal parts shocking and empathetic.

Creator/writer Sam Levinson directed five of Euphoria ’s episodes. In addition to Levinson, EPs include Drake and Future the Prince. Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, who created the Israeli series, also serve as executive producers.

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But Brian Walsh doesn’t care that it’s on at 9:00pm in SA and NT, 7:30pm in WA, 6:30pm on Christmas Island and 6:00pm on the Cocos Islands, and that there are repeats at 2:15pm EST on Wednesday, 6:55am on Thursday, and 8:50am on Saturday. He is talking rubbish.

Also, unless Foxtel have changed their policy, it will (probably) be an R 18+ program that Foxtel has rated MA 15+.

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Pose

A third season of the award-winning and history-making series is greenlit following the launch of Season 2

Stream and screen new episodes of season 2 every Sunday

Hot off the ‘ballroom’ heels of the season 2 launch, Foxtel today announced that a third season of the award-winning and ground-breaking drama series Pose from Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions, will be coming to Australian audiences in 2020.

Season 2 of the truly revolutionary drama series, is available to stream on Foxtel and screen on FOX SHOWCASE, the home of FX Originals, Sundays at 9:30pm AEST.

Brian Walsh , Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television, said: “We are proud of series like Pose , which promotes tolerance and diversity and we are delighted it has been commissioned for a third season to screen exclusively on Foxtel in 2020. Ryan Murphy is one of the most brilliant and creative minds in television and Pose is yet another example of the commercial and critical hits he continues to bring to the screen.

“FX Originals are a prolific supplier to Foxtel and as part of our exclusive, multi-year deal we are pleased to continue to deliver their entertaining, enlightening and ground-breaking series to our customers.”

Elevating our culture and pushing the boundaries of the TV landscape, Pose is a drama spotlighting the legends, icons and ferocious house mothers of New York’s underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s.

Season 2 flashes forward in time to 1990. On the heels of the ballroom community establishing itself in pop culture and going mainstream, the House of Evangelista is forced to reevaluate their goals. Meanwhile, the AIDS crisis worsens and the reaction from a group of activists reaches a fever pitch.

Making television history, Pose features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, as well as the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series. The transgender cast includes Mj Rodriguez , Dominique Jackson , Indya Moore , Hailie Sahar and Angelica Ross , who co-star alongside, Tony Award® winner Billy Porter , Charlayne Woodard , Ryan Jamaal Swain , Dyllón Burnside , Angel Bismark Curiel and Sandra Bernhard .

Mj Rodriguez stars as “Blanca Rodriguez,” who breaks from the House of Abundance and her former house mother “Elektra” (Dominique Jackson) to form her own “house,” a self-selected family that provides support to LGBTQ youth rejected by their birth families. Indya Moore plays “Angel,” a streetwalker with modeling aspirations. Ryan Jamaal Swain plays “Damon Richards,” a dancer who joins Blanca’s house. Together they compete in the Balls—where house members challenge each other in various categories and are judged on their outfits, attitude, or dance skills—under the watchful eye of Billy Porter as “Pray Tell,” Grandfather to all the children who compete in the house balls.

Pose was co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals. The series is executive produced by Murphy, Falchuk, Canals, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall and Sherry Marsh. Janet Mock is co-executive producer, Our Lady J is supervising producer, and Erica Kay serves as a producer. The ten-episode second season is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.

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Orange is the New Black - Season 6

The Final Season

Friday, July 26 at 5.00pm AEST

After six unforgettable seasons of Orange is the New Black , the ladies of Litchfield are back for a seventh and final season on Friday, July 26, with all episodes streaming back-to-back on Foxtel Now and screening on FOX SHOWCASE from 5.00pm AEST, the same time as the US.

This finale season of the ground-breaking hit series follows Piper as she adjusts to life on the outside, while struggling with being separated from her new wife, Alex, who remains behind bars. The season will also continue to document the lives of Litchfield’s favourite inmates, including Daya, Nicky, Taystee, Crazy Eyes, Suzanne, Black Cindy and Red.

From its very first episode, the award-winning, critically-acclaimed series from Emmy Award-winner Jenji Kohan has fearlessly tackled some of the most difficult, relevant and human stories of our time.

These stories have been brought to life over the course of the seven seasons by an extraordinary ensemble cast, including Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Laverne Cox, Michael Harney, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Selenis Leyva, Yael Stone, Nick Sandow, Lea DeLaria, Jackie Cruz, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Adrienne Moore.

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HBO announced earlier this week that The Deuce would move to Mondays for its third and final season, which premieres on September 9. That means Fox Showcase could fasttrack it on September 10.

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Ice on Fire

Exclusive documentary film Produced and Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio

Saturday 27 July at 8.30pm AEST

Produced and narrated by Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Ice on Fire is an eye-opening documentary that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis, and streams on Foxtel Now and screens on FOX SHOWCASE on Saturday, July 27 at 8.30pm AEST.

Ice on Fire focuses on the cutting-edge research behind today’s climate science – and the innovations aimed at reducing carbon in the atmosphere, which could pave the way for a reduction in the global temperature rise and a benefit to the planet’s life systems.

With sweeping cinematography of a world worth saving, Ice on Fire was filmed across the globe, from Norway to Alaska, Iceland to Colorado, Switzerland to Costa Rica to Connecticut. The film highlights first-hand accounts of people at the forefront of the climate crisis, with insights from scientists, farmers, innovators and others.

Ice on Fire emphasizes the importance of an immediate, two-pronged approach to reversing the crisis: reducing carbon emissions through traditional renewable energy sources and new ones, and implementing “drawdown” measures, focusing on methods for drawing down and sequestering carbon.

The film visits places such as: the Usal Redwood Forest Foundation in northern California, highlighting a carbon-storage project that focuses on reforestation; Climeworks’ direct air capture machine in Zurich; and Thimble Island Ocean Farm off the coast of Connecticut, where shellfish and seaweed are grown to soak up more carbon than land-based plants and can be used for food, animal feed and fertilizer.

The HBO documentary film Ice on Fire is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, George DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid; directed by Leila Conners; narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio; producers, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mathew Schmid and Leila Conners; executive producers, George DiCaprio, Roee Sharon Peled; cinematography by Harun Mehmedinovic. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller.

Ice on Fire will feature on Foxtel’s Saturday night documentary slot, where award-winning HBO documentaries and films air each week at 8.30pm AEST, streaming on Foxtel Now and screening on FOX SHOWCASE.

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Share

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Starts Monday 5 August at 7.30pm AEST

A cautionary tale about internet culture is explored in the compelling new film

Feature-length film Share , streaming on Foxtel Now and screening on FOX SHOWCASE from Monday, August 5 at 7.30pm AEST, follows 16-year-old Mandy, who, after discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn’t remember, must figure out what happened and navigate the escalating fallout.

Share , an adaptation of Pippa Bianco’s acclaimed short film of the same name, which took home awards at the Cannes Film Festival (2105) and SXSW (2015), is a compelling cautionary tale about the dark side of social media.

Rhianne Barreto stars as Mandy, alongside Charlie Plummer ( Boardwalk Empire ) as Dylan, Poorna Jagannathan ( The Night Of ) as Kerri, J.C. MacKenzie as Mickey, Nicholas Galitzine as A.J., Lovie Simone as Jenna and Danny Mastrogiorgio as Tony.

Writer/director Bianco is joined by producers Carly Hugo, Tyler Byrne and Matt Parker. Share is an HBO and A24 Films collaboration – the same team behind the powerful HBO series Euphoria .

Share, in partnership with Foxtel, will also screen at the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival this August.

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The Righteous Gemstones

New comedy series starring Danny McBride, John Goodman, Adam Devine and Edi Patterson

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Express from the US Tuesday, August 20 at 8.30pm AEST

The riotous new comedy series The Righteous Gemstones , which centres around a celebrity televangelist family behind a popular megachurch that is also a major money-making enterprise, starts on Tuesday, August 20 at 8.30pm, streaming on Foxtel Now and screening on FOX SHOWCASE, express from the US.

Created by and starring McBride ( Eastbound and Down , Vice Principals ), the nine-part series features McBride as Jesse Gemstone, the eldest of three grown Gemstone children, who sees himself as a maverick in the ministry game, taking what his father, Eli Gemstone has built and expanded it for a modern audience.

Joining McBride in the cast is Golden Globe winner John Goodman ( Roseanne ) as Gemstone’s father Eli; Edi Patterson ( Vice Principals ) as Jesse’s sister Judy and Adam Devine ( Pitch Perfect ) as Jesse’s younger brother Kelvin.

The Righteous Gemstones reunites the creative team behind the hit HBO series Vice Principals and Eastbound and Down. In addition to serving as an executive producer, McBride also writes and directs this season.

Succession - Season Two

Monday 12 August at 8.30pm AEST

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The second season of Succession , the bitingly funny, acclaimed drama series that explores the themes of power, politics and family, launches express from the US on Monday, August 12 at 8.30pm, streaming on Foxtel Now and screening on FOX SHOWCASE.

Blending high drama with sharp humour, the Emmy-nominated series centres around a rich and dysfunctional family whose patriarch, Logan Roy (Brian Cox), is CEO of Waystar Royco, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment conglomerates. In addition to Cox, Succession also stars Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook and Jeremy Strong as the four Roy siblings.

Beginning where season one dramatically left off, season two follows the Roys as they struggle to retain control of their empire amidst internal and external threats. While the future looks increasingly uncertain, it is the past that portends to ultimately destroy them, as each of Logan’s four children remains focused on personal agendas that may or may not sync with those of their siblings.

The Affair - The Final Season

From Sunday, September 1 at 8.30pm AEST

It’s the end of the affair as the fifth and final season of the Golden Globe-winning drama The Affair premieres on Sunday, September 1 at 8.30pm, streaming on Foxtel and screening on FOX SHOWCASE.

Starring Golden Globe nominee Dominic West , Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney , and Sanaa Lathan , the series explores the emotional and psychological effects of an affair that destroyed two marriages, and the crime that brings these individuals back together.

The 11 x 60-minute drama also welcomes Academy Award winner Anna Paquin to the final season as a series regular, playing the role of Alison and Cole’s now adult daughter, who returns several years later to try to piece together the story of her mother.

The finale season will also feature a stellar line-up of guest stars, including Jennifer Jason Leigh ( Patrick Melrose) and Australian actor Emily Browning ( American Gods ).

The Affair was created by playwright, writer, executive producer and showrunner Sarah Treem ( House of Cards, In Treatment ); executive produced by Jessica Rhoades ( Sharp Objects ), Hagai Levi ( In Treatment ) and Michele Giordono ( Nurse Jackie ).

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2-part HBO documentary What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali premieres on Fox Showcase this Saturday (August 3) and next Saturday (August 10) at 8.30pm AEST.

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Mr Inbetween - Season 2

Starts Friday September 13

Express from the US at 2pm and encored at 8pm Fridays

Special encore screening Sundays at 8.30pm AEST on FOX SHOWCASE

Mr Inbetween, the critically acclaimed Australian half hour comedy series created by and starring Scott Ryan as the criminal-for-hire “Ray Shoesmith” returns for its second season. Mr Inbetween premieres Friday, September 13, Express from the US at 2pm and encored at 8pm with a special primetime encore screening Sundays at 8.30pm on FOX SHOWCASE, the home of FX Originals and available to stream On Demand.

Ryan reprises the role as charismatic, yet volatile hit man “Ray Shoesmith”, a role which earned him a TV WEEK Logie Award for ‘Most Outstanding Actor’, and he again serves as the series writer, with Nash Edgerton directing the series.

“The response to season one was super positive both here and in the US, with everyone wanting more. We are very excited to share more episodes, allowing us to explore Ray’s character further and delve deeper into Ray’s adventures in crime, dating and parenting,” Edgerton said.

Juggling a relationship, parental responsibilities, friendships and a sick brother while earning a living would be difficult for anyone, but it’s particularly difficult when you’re a criminal for hire.

Ray Shoesmith “takes care of people” — collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns, and often taking care of them on a more permanent basis. Ray demands respect and does not tolerate it when someone disregards his very clear code of ethics. In season two of Mr Inbetween, Ray’s work and personal life begin to collide and he finds himself struggling to keep both sides of his life from imploding.

The ten-part season stars Ryan along with Brooke Satchwell as girlfriend Ally, Justin Rosniak as best friend Gary, Chika Yasumura as daughter Brittany, Nicholas Cassim as brother Bruce, Damon Herriman as boss Freddy, David Michôd as Peter the anger management counsellor and Matt Nable as Dave.

New cast includes Ben Oxenbould as Dirk, Josh McConville as Alex, Rebecca Montalti as Mandy and Rose Riley as Michele.

Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television Brian Walsh said: “The first season of Mr Inbetween was a hit with viewers and a critical success and we can’t wait to see what the brilliant creative team have in store for the new season. We are proud to bring these unique stories to Australian audiences and Mr Inbetween joins a huge line-up of Australian drama on Foxtel including Wentworth, Secret City , Lambs of God and two upcoming series Upright and The End .

“At Foxtel our continued strategy is to find and commission local stories that are designed for our dedicated Australian viewers. International success, such as what Mr Inbetween has achieved is a welcome bonus”.

The series was recently shot in Sydney and is produced by FX in association with Blue-Tongue Films, Jungle Entertainment and Pariah Productions. Edgerton, Ryan and Jason Burrows are Executive Producers and Michele Bennett is producer.

Mr Inbetween screens Express from the US, Fridays at 2pm and encored at 8pm from September 13 with special primetime encore screenings Sundays at 8.30pm on FOX SHOWCASE and every episode is available to stream On Demand.

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It’s an Australian show so why does the release say Express from the US?

Is it because they gave away first screening rights there?

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its not an foxtel original its was made for fx channel in the us

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HBO has renewed Succession, starring Aussie Sarah Snook, for a third season. Season 2 is currently screening on Fox Showcase.

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MAYANS M.C. - Season 2

Begins Wednesday 4 September Express from the US at 8.30pm AEST

The highly-anticipated second season of Mayans M.C. rides into Foxtel on Wednesday September 4 at 8.30pm available to stream on Foxtel or watch on FOX SHOWCASE.

MAYANS M.C. is the next chapter in Kurt Sutter’s award-winning Sons of Anarchy saga. Set in a post-Jax Teller world, Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo) is a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp, EZ is trying to reconcile with his brother “Angel” (Clayton Cardenas) while searching for the truth behind their mother’s death. Meanwhile, their father “Felipe” (Edward James Olmos) is struggling to lead his sons down a righteous path.

The series also stars Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral, Danny Pino and Emilio Rivera.

MAYANS M.C. was co-created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James. The series is executive produced by Sutter, James and Kevin Dowling.

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HBO has announced the fifth season of Ballers, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will be its last. The season premieres in Australia next Monday (August 26) at 9pm AEST on Fox Showcase.

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Season 5 of Outlander will premiere in the US on February 16, 2020. Expect Fox Showcase to show it on Monday, February 17.

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Watchmen

Monday 21 October from 12.00pm AEST

Foxtel announced today the launch date for one of the most anticipated television series of 2019, Watchmen , which is set to premiere on Monday, October 21 from midday, streaming on Foxtel Now and screening on FOX SHOWCASE.

Featuring a star-studded cast including Oscar winners Regina King , Jeremy Irons and Louis Gosset Jr . and celebrated actors Frances Fisher and Don Johnson , Watchmen is based on one of most the iconic graphic novels of all time and is set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws.

Written and executive produced by Damon Lindelof ( Lost, The Leftovers ) and directed by Nicole Kassell ( Westworld, The Leftovers ), the 10-part series embraces the nostalgia of the original ground-breaking graphic novel of the same name, while setting out to break new ground of its own.

Nine Inch Nails musicians Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have created the original music for the series.

Watchmen is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros Television. It is based on the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC.

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Season 1 is currently screening on Fox Showcase on Tuesday nights.

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American Horror Story: 1984

From Thursday 19 September at 9.30pm AEST

Australia’s Cody Fern joins Emma Roberts at creepy Camp Redwood

Groundbreaking anthology horror drama series American Horror Story is set to return for its ninth instalment, AHS: 1984 , streaming on Foxtel and screening on FOX SHOWCASE from Thursday, September 19 at 9.30pm Express from the US.

Viewers can catch up on all of the first eight seasons of American Horror Story including the original series one, Murder House starring Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott and Jessica Lange. Every episode of all available eight seasons of American Horror Story is currently available to stream through Foxtel On Demand on internet-connected iQ set-top-boxes and on Foxtel Now.

Created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the new 10-part season nine of the cult series is inspired by the slasher movie era that spawned classics like ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’, ‘Friday the 13th’ and redefined the horror genre in cinemas around the world.

AHS: 1984 cast members include American Horror Story veterans Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, John Carroll Lynch and Australian Cody Fern ( The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story ). New cast includes Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy, who will portray Roberts’ boyfriend, Pose star Angelica Ross, Matthew Morrison, DeRon Horton ( Dear White People ) and Zach Villa.

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His Dark Materials

From Tuesday 5 November at 8.30pm AEDT

Foxtel announced today the launch date for the highly anticipated fantasy series His Dark Materials , which is set to premiere on Tuesday, November 5 at 8.30pm , streaming on Foxtel and screening on FOX SHOWCASE.

Based on author Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, the series has been picked up for two seasons and features a stunning ensemble cast lead by Ruth Wilson (Golden Globe winner for The Affair ), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Tony winner for the musical Hamilton ) and James McAvoy (Golden Globe nominee for Atonement ).

The first 8-episode season follows Lyra ( Dafne Keen ), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Lyra’s search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, which leads to a quest in understanding a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.

Keen is joined by McAvoy as Lyra’s Uncle Asriel; Wilson as socialite Mrs Coulter; and Miranda as the adventurer Lee Scoresby. The series also boasts a stellar supporting cast including Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters, Will Keen, Ian Gelder, Georgina Campbell and James Cosmo.

Jack Thorne ( Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ) has adapted the novels for television, with the first two episodes directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper ( The King’s Speech ).

His Dark Materials is produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Cinema for BBC One and HBO. Executive producing the series are: Dan McCulloch, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins and Julie Gardner for Bad Wolf; Philip Pullman, Jack Thorne, Tom Hooper, Otto Bathurst; Deborah Forte, Toby Emmerich and Carolyn Blackwood for New Line Cinema; and Ben Irving and Piers Wenger for BBC One.