I noticed last night among a list of shows that are leaving SBS on Demand in August is episodes from season 7 of the Australian version of Who Do You Think You Are?. Why does SBS have to do that, since it commissioned the show and co-owns the copyright with Warner Bros International Television Production? Does SBS on Demand server have a limited capacity?
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I’d say so. They always do that.
But the episodes are also available elsewhere with a payment so they are probably making more money doing that.
Just started watching Why Women Kill this week and it’s so good. Glad that its already been renewed.
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Sanctuary
Available now, 8 episodes, Sweden in English
Hel receives an invitation to visit her estranged twin Siri at an exclusive residential sanatorium set against the idyllic setting of the Italian Alps. Tension soon rises when Hel refuses Siri’s plea for help in taking care of some business by swapping places with her for a few days. Much to her horror, Hel wakes up the next day to find Siri gone. She soon realises that Siri isn’t coming back, and that the clinic is far from a place of recovery. Hel is now trapped in a waking nightmare in which no one is who they seem to be and everyone believes that she is Siri. Surrounded by the most predatory and manipulative people imaginable, escape is now only the second order of business. Hel’s first problem is simple - survival.
Shut Eye
Thursday 3 September, 2 seasons, English
Charlie Haverford is a scammer with a small chain of fortune-telling storefronts and contracts building tricks for a family that controls the business in the greater chunk of Los Angeles. A blow to the head from a client’s angry boyfriend intersects with a hypnosis session while auditioning a new “clairvoyant,” and suddenly, a man whose entire life has been based on fraud begins to see and feel some very real and fundamental truths.
Season 2: Second series of the darkly-comic look at the activities of storefront psychics and the underground criminal syndicate that controls them. The series centerson a disgruntled former player in that world who begins to experience visions. Cast: Jeffrey Donovan, KaDeeStrickland, Angus Sampson, David Zayas, Isabella Rossellini.
Witch Hunt
Thursday 10 September, 8 episodes, Norway in Norwegian
A compelling new political thriller from the writers of Acquitted. Inspired by true events, this intelligent and multilayered drama dives deep into the psychological, relational and political consequences of a whistle blowing incident. Ida Waage is a dynamic woman, working as the CFO at a prestigious law firm. One day, she spots a suspicious invoice and soon traces it back to a money laundering operation linked to the firm’s biggest client, Peer Eggen. She alerts her executive board, but to her shock, they turn on her, and look to discredit her with the threat of false accusations. With her job and credibility in danger, Ida continues to seek justice and alerts the police. Investigator Eirik Bråten discovers that the invoice is a cover up for a greater scandal that involves various transactions between Eggen and the husband of Norway’s Minister of Justice. When journalist Aida Salim makes this bombshell news public, Ida’s firm retaliates further, with vicious stories designed to ruin her career. After the Minister dies suddenly in a crash, Eirik and Aida join forces to hunt for evidence, assuming Eggen to be behind the accident, while Ida pursues her employees in court. However, Ida ultimately realises that her determination to fight back and do the right thing is putting herself, and everyone she loves, in grave danger.
Savages
Thursday 10 September, 6 episodes, France in French
Present day France. The first presidential candidate of Algerian descent is on the brink of power. But on the night of the election, he is shot, bringing turmoil to two families and the entire nation. SAVAGES is a thriller and family saga, reflecting on France’s contemporary identity. A political drama, the series stars Roschdy Zem as Idder Chaouch , a politician who is on the verge of becoming the first Maghrebi person to win election as President of France, but whose campaign may be undone by family and racial politics after an assassination attempt is made on his life.
Killjoys
Thursday 17 September, 2 seasons, English
From the producers of “Orphan Black” and the creator of “Lost Girl,” “Killjoys” follows a fun loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants throughout the Quad, a distant system on the brink of a bloody, multi planetary class war.
Hannah John Kamen stars as the gorgeous, complicated, and deadly Dutch. A top level Killjoy, she’s a much loved and charming presence in her community, with a unique gift for earning people’s trust and respect, regardless of their class. Beneath her banter and protective flirtations, however, lies a dark and secret past.
Invisible Heroes
Wednesday 30 September, 6 episodes, Finland in Finnish
Tapani Brotherus is the son of a Finnish diplomat and though he never wanted to become one himself, by his early 30s he has got himself a job at the embassy in Chile. He works assisting trade deals, helping lost travellers, but life for him is really about playing golf and going to the best parties with his wife Lysa, all from a nice house with a swimming pool. But on 11th September 1973 General Augusto Pinochet brings his tanks to the streets of Santiago in a military coup that overthrows the president and throws the city in to turmoil. As chaos breaks out, people literally start climbing the walls of Tapani’s home, begging him for help, all fearing for their lives. Though official Finnish policy is not to help refugees, to stay neutral and out of conflicts, Brotherus can not stand by while people are murdered in the streets, and starts a secret effort that ultimately ensures safe passage to asylum in Europe for over 2000 Chilean citizens.
Fargo
As viewers gear up for the latest season, SBS On Demand will be dropping seasons one-three of Fargo onto the platform this Thursday 17 September.
The Head
Friday 25 September Spain, English, Danish, Swedish, 6 episodes
The Head is a murder mystery like no other, a survival thriller set in the most remote place on earth. A puzzle box that will unfold in three separate timelines told through the conflicting testimonies of the last two survivors of an Antarctic mission. The audience will have to decide what really happened in the Polaris VI station during the winter and who they can trust to unveil the mysteries preserved by the ice. Shot in the Canary Islands and Iceland, it tells the story of a group of scientists stationed in Antarctica who are trying to fight climate change but stop communicating with the outside world.
The Killing
Thursday 1 October, Finnish, 20 episodes
The Killing is an innovative thriller in 20 episodes from Danish Radio TV Drama. In the course of 20 gripping days we follow leads and observe the consequences of a heinous crime that seems to ramify throughout Copenhagen. It all starts when the head of investigations in the homicide department has her last day at work before embarking on a new chapter in her life. A normal family in the Vesterbro suburb is minding its business and contemplating moving to a different house when the parents are suddenly thrown into their worst imaginable nightmare. At the same time a top politician is involved in a ruthless but promising election campaign. They all become part of the same story as the police follow the leads. A homicide case begins and so does the hunt for the perpetrator. In the course of 20 intense days in November their lives change forever.
Transplant
Thursday 1 October, Canada, English, 13 episodes
A struggling Syrian refugee saves multiple people after a truck plows into a busy street café, using his skills and warzone instincts from this former life as a doctor. The series follows Bash, a man with an elusive past as he joins a team of doctors, challenged to make a place for himself in a new hospital and country. Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new life in Canada with his younger sister Amira. Bash works to navigate a new environment after earning a coveted residency in the Emergency Department of one of the best hospitals in Toronto, York Memorial.
Gomorrah
Friday 16 October, Italian, 3 seasons
The first three seasons of Italian crime series Gomorrah will drop on SBS On Demand on Friday 16 October. Based on Robert Saviano’s bestselling tell-all book, Gomorrah is the inside story of the fierce and brutal Neapolitan crime-syndicate, Camorra. The first season of Gomorrah was filmed over 30 weeks. 156 locations were used to shoot indoor scenes, and outdoor filming locations included Milan, Ferrara, Rome and Ventimiglia, as well as Barcelona. Season one of Gomorrah will also air on the SBS World Movies channel, premiering Sunday 18 October at 8:30pm.
Apnea
Thursday 22 October, 6 episodes, French
A Mediterranean island is rocked by a lack of fish and a series of suspicious deaths. These events coincide with the arrival of a beautiful, mysterious stranger, Théa (Laetitia Casta), who will throw the young Chloé (Noée Abita) into deep confusion. Women call the shots in this powerful and sensual mini series that revisits the myth of the mermaid.
SBS has picked up new Canadian mystery drama Trickster for SBS on Demand. It will debut on CBC in October and has already been renewed for a second season.
Briarpatch
Thursday 1 October, 10 episodes
Based on the award winning Ross Thomas novel of the same name, Briarpatch follows determined investigator Allegra ‘Pick’ Dill (Rosario Dawson) as she returns to her hometown after the murder of her sister. Allegra’s relentless search for the killer pits her against powerful enemies as she fights for the truth in a corrupt town brimming with lies. Executive producer Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, Homecoming) and writer Andy Greenwald deliver a stylish crime drama that updates the pulp fiction genre for a new era.
Petra
Thursday 29 October, Italian, 4 episodes
Character driven procedural crime drama Petra brings to life the iconic and unconventional detective from Alicia Giménez Bartlett’s bestselling novels. A twice divorced sleuth working a tiresome desk job for Genoa’s criminal investigation squad, Petra is suddenly thrust onto the front line, tasked with solving violent crimes. Her new partner is Antonio Monte an old school policeman, close to retirement, with years of experience, wisdom and insight. The two couldn’t be more different ingenious and complex, Petra is a symbol of contemporary women, while Antonio clings to the traditional roles of men and women. However, despite this ongoing battle of the sexes, their shared determination to uncover the truth leads to a surprisingly successful partnership. As they grapple with the stark realities of Genoa’s squalid and violent criminal underworld, Petra and Antonio will also engage in a higher level investigation, exploring the meaning of life, the possibility of happiness and the fragility of the human condition.
Filming of The Tailings begins in Queenstown, Tasmania, this week.
The Fall
Sunday 1 November, 3 seasons, Ireland
Stella Gibson is a successful, highly driven homicide detective and Paul Spector, the ruthless serial predator she seeks. While chillingly hiding behind the facade of loving husband and father, Spector (who is revealed from the outset) is preying on women in and around Belfast. While the police are stalled in their investigation of these as yet unconnected murders, Gibson is drafted to conduct a review on transfers from London’s Metropolitan Police. Almost immediately, Gibson determines these heinous crimes are all linked to the same person. Revealing how a modern, top level murder investigation team works, this rich and complex thriller is less of a whodunit and more of a cat and mouse game. Gaining in intensity as the drama unfolds, this is a hunt that will challenge the investigative skills of Gibson and her team to the limit as they race to catch Spector before he succeeds in killing his next victim.
Box 21
Thursday 5 November, Swedish, 6 episodes
A dark and authentic thriller about corruption and revenge, from the producers of Acquitted, Dicte and Modus. Based on the award winning, bestselling series of crime novels by Roslund & Hellström. When the severely wounded Lidia is brought to a hospital in Stockholm, doctors are horrified to learn that her injuries derive from a brutal whipping at a brothel, where she is being forced to work after being trafficked from Romania. In the same hospital, senior police officer Ewert Grens is chasing a lead that may just expose a notorious mafia boss, a dangerous man who Ewert hates with a vengeance. With the lines between criminal and victim rapidly blurring, two stories of passionate reprisal twist together, ending in a dramatic climax in a room full of hostages in the hospital’s basement morgue. Can Ewert and his young colleague Mariana Hermansson untangle the complex and deadly web of secrets? What answers does the elusive Box 21 hold? And, when it comes down to it, will Mariana protect the senior officer she so admires?
On Death Row: The Pablo Ibar Story
Thursday 12 November, Spanish and English
27 JUNE 1994. The dead bodies of a man and two women turn up in a house in a quiet Miami neighbourhood. Their bodies are riddled with bullets. The police find a video camera at the crime scene containing a recording of the murder. This recording will serve as the main evidence in the investigation: the blurred face of one of the assailants can be seen in the footage. Three weeks later in a police station in a different district, an officer sees Pablo Ibar, a Spaniard detained over an armed altercation and thinks he recognises him from the blurred face in the video. However, Pablo swears he had nothing to do with the murder. None of the evidence found at the scene of the crime is conclusive or incriminating but this makes no difference. Pablo Ibar is tried and sentenced to death. This Is the story of a family that refused to give up. The 25 year fight of a man to prove his innocence.
Riviera - Season 3
Friday 16 October, Episodes will drop on SBS On Demand weekly, from Friday 16 October.
We see Georgina Clios journey to an assortment of new locations in her continued effort to maintain her place at the top of the art dealing scene. Georgina’s enemies are on the verge of unravelling the secrets and lies that concern her husband Constantine, who was thought to have died in a yacht explosion.
Commandos
Thursday 19 November, Dutch, 10 episodes
Three years ago, a Dutch Special Forces team led by Commander John de Koning was secretly sent to Northern Nigeria to rescue an important hostage kidnapped by Boko Haram. A covert mission that turned into a nightmare. In addition to the terrorists, many civilians including a group of young girls were killed, and the liberated man turned out to be a monster and a paedophile. Now, John is charged with protecting a Nigerian Minister visiting the Netherlands as a guest of honour . This minister turns out to be none other than the man John’s team rescued three years ago in Nigeria, where he’s now an important politician. He wants assurances that his reputation will not be tainted by what happened back then. He knows somebody has been talking. When his best friend and colleague is shot dead, John realises that he and the former members of his platoon are all in great danger.
Amsterdam Vice
Thursday 26 November, Dutch, 8 episodes
Amsterdam Vice is an original prequel to the stories written by A.C. Baantjer, the most successful Dutch book franchise of all time. Amsterdam, 1980s. Detective Judd Cox has just been promoted to the roughest department within the capital cities’ police force. Along with his new partner Montijn , the pair are investigating a murder case that leads to plans of an attack which would occur on the coronation day of Princess Beatrix. The duo must do everything in their power to stop such an attack. Based on historical facts, Amsterdam Vice combines hi octane moments with emotional depth. A character driven drama, about two unlikely detective buddies, is like Amsterdam itself - gritty, yet warm hearted and witty.
Meet the cast of Tasmanian mystery series ‘The Tailings’
Emerging stars Mabel Li and Tegan Stimson will lead the cast of new short-form drama series The Tailings, which commenced production on location on the West Coast of Tasmania this week.
Championing female perspectives and the West Coast landscape, The Tailings invites audiences to a remote community to follow a daughter’s investigation into her father’s death.
From an all-female key creative trifecta, The Tailings is written by Tasmanian Caitlin Richardson, directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin ( Pulse, Marrow ) and produced by Liz Doran ( Please Like Me , Molly ) with Richard Kelly ( The Gloaming ) and Steve Thomas ( Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky ). The 6 x 10-minute mystery drama series is set amidst the West Coast wilderness, the eerie and rugged landscape setting the scene for teenage Jas’s maverick investigation.
The funeral of Jas’s father coincides with the arrival of a newly-graduated schoolteacher, Ruby, who must also deal with her own unresolved issues. As the mystery unfolds, secrets are exposed and the two are challenged to confront the strange and paradoxical layers of grief.
The Tailings’ ensemble cast includes established Tasmanian actress Kris McQuade ( Rosehaven , Wentworth ), joined by Victoria Haralabidou ( Deep Water ), Nic English ( Reckoning ) and an array of local Tasmanian talent including Shaun Martindale, Harry Prior, Tai Nguyen, Michael Earnshaw, Jane Hamilton Foster and Sarah Cooper.
Playing Jas, Hobart’s Tegan Stimson says: “I am excited to have the opportunity to be involved in The Tailings and to collaborate with such a talented and experienced cast to bring this amazing story to life. The series tells such a powerful and relevant story, entailing many strong female roles, who have such depth and complexity. Growing up in Tasmania, there is always a sense of strong community and you are never far from nature. As a young Tasmanian, I identify with this story and wish to help portray an entertaining show that can resonate with audiences.“
Mabel Li, who plays the role of Ruby, says: “I am so thrilled to be filming in the beautiful lutruwita and to be working alongside some stellar female creatives, and I feel incredibly proud to be representing a modern young Chinese Australian woman in this story.
"The West Coast’s moody mountainous backdrop has been the perfect setting to this dark, mysterious yet incredibly quirky story. Being isolated all in one place far from home has added an extra layer of intimacy to this production and I’m so excited for the world to see it.”
SBS Director of Television and Online Content, Marshall Heald says: “SBS is thrilled to commence production in Tasmania this week and to be creating exciting opportunities for local and emerging talent. The Tailings portrays a community living on the margins, both socially and geographically, providing a rare insight into remote Tasmania, a community seldom represented on-screen. The Tailings responds to the growing audience appetite for short-form digital content, joining AACTA-Award winning series Robbie Hood in SBS’s premium offering of bite-sized dramas.”
The Tailings is a Good Lark production in association with 2Jons and Roar Film for SBS. Principal production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Screen Tasmania. Financed with support from Topic and executive produced by SBS’s Amanda Duthie.
The Tailings is being filmed on lutruwita Aboriginal land and waterways. Production would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Palawa people, and Elders past, present and emerging.
The Tailings will premiere on SBS On Demand in 2021.
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SBS on Demand 2021
The Tailings
TX: 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 6 x 10mins
When a man is found face down in the lake outside a remote tight-knit mining town, an inquest finds that the death was an accident – a verdict many people in town are happy to accept. However, the man’s daughter and a new school teacher start an investigation of their own, revealing more than they could ever have imagined. Filmed in Tasmania, The Tailings stars emerging actors Mabel Li and Tegan Stimson and is directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin and produced by Liz Doran. A Good Lark production in association with 2Jons and Roar Film for SBS. Principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Tasmania. Financed with support from Topic.
Iggy & Ace
TX: 2021 on SBS on Demand
Number of Episodes: 6 x 10mins
Iggy and Ace are two young, gay alcoholics who live, work and play together, inseparable by design. When Ace starts to suffer debilitating panic attacks, he turns up at a gay chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous determined to get sober. Iggy & Ace was written by AB Morrison, produced by Hannah Ngo, and directed by Monica Zannetti. A Lazy Susan Pictures production for SBS. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with SBS. Developed with assistance from Screenwest and Lotterywest.
Shrill S3
TX: Mid 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 30mins
Based on the memoir Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy West, this single camera comedy follows Annie, a young woman who wants to change her life – but not her body. Annie is trying to make it as a journalist while juggling bad boyfriends, sick parents, and a perfectionist boss, while the world around her deems her not good enough because of her weight. She starts to realise that she’s as good as anyone else, and acts on it. This third season sees Annie face a new swing of issues.
Why Women Kill S2
TX: 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 10 x 1hr
In anthology fashion, Why Women Kill’s next instalment follows a new group of characters with an ensemble cast including Allison Tolman (Fargo) and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz). This season of the dark comedy features new storylines set in 1949 that will explore what it means to be beautiful, the hidden truth behind the facades people present to the world, the effects of being ignored and overlooked by society, and finally, the lengths one woman will go in order to finally belong.
No Man’s Land
TX: January 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 1hr
A fast-paced and thrilling drama about ordinary people, in an extraordinary place, and how far they would go to save the ones they love. No Man’s Land is an engaging, international thriller, with family at its core. Antoine, a young French man, abruptly abandons his ordinary life in search of his long gone, presumed to be dead sister, only to find himself plunged into one of the most dangerous places in the world, Syria. While unravelling the mystery, dark secrets rise up to the surface and threaten to ruin his family.
La Unidad
TX: January 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 6 x 1hr
In the dark of night, officers from the Spanish, Moroccan, and French police forces carry out a synchronised anti-jihadist strike, but retaliation looms. In Madrid, Marcos has moved out of the apartment he shared with his partner Carla and their daughter. Carla is the head of the counter-terrorist squad – Marcos is now her first officer. Used to following Carla’s orders on the job, Marcos can’t grasp why he and Carla are history. Despite the secret she’s keeping from Marcos, Carla just needs to get things done. Like detecting the terrorists’ hidden agenda before more lives are sacrificed.
We Got This
TX: January 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 6 x 45mins
Grieving from the recent death of his father, the sudden collapse of his career, and the arrival of an insurmountable tax bill, George English, an American living in Sweden, stumbles onto an unlikely solution – a 50 million Swedish Crown reward for solving the 30-year-old murder of the former prime minister Olof Palme. Together with his closest friend, they follow the case into a web of conspiracy., keeping his wife and daughter in the dark while following the cover-up and the inconsistencies in the original investigation, George quickly realises that every step he takes towards the truth, the more dangerous his operation becomes.
Are You Addicted to Technology?
TX: Early 2021 on SBS On Demand
Interactive Documentary
Are You Addicted to Technology? is a world first interactive On Demand mobile experience that will take the viewer on a personalised journey to question the relationship they have with their mobile devices. Guiding the journey is Dr Huu Kim Le, a former gaming addict turned clinical psychiatrist who provides a personalised response to viewer’s answers and measures how they compare to a national survey of Australians. A Closer Productions and Joined Up Films production for SBS. Principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with SBS. Financed with support from Screenwest and Lotterywest, and the South Australian Film Corporation.
Creamerie
TX: April 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 30mins
A post-apocalyptic black comedy that aims to serve as an antidote-accompaniment to dramas like The Handmaid’s Tale. Eight years ago, a pandemic wiped out 90 per cent of the world’s male population and all male children. In less than a decade, Earth has become a planet ruled by women. Has society become a Matriarchal Utopia? Well, not quite. Creamerie explores the limits of ethics, power, psychology, and wits when three Kiwi-Asian women come across a hapless injured man on their dairy farm. Stars Yoson An (Mulan, Dead Lucky).
Thin Ice
TX: April 2021 on SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 45mins
Off the coast of Greenland, a Swedish oil research vessel is attacked and the crew are kidnapped. The ship is found adrift as the Arctic Council meet to sign a treaty. Suspicions arise that Russia may be responsible for the attack. Liv, a Swedish Intelligence Officer, travels to the small village of Tasiilaq to investigate and discovers rising tensions amongst local officials. The town’s phone and internet connection have been cut, the population is slowly vanishing, and witnesses are being killed – all seemingly to prevent the treaty meeting from concluding. With humanity at stake, there is no time to delay the fight against climate change. It’s an uphill battle as the Council realise these sinister events could escalate into a new cold war.
Aquarius
Thursday 3 December
Series 1 is a gritty 1960s cop drama about LAPD detective Sam Hodiak and his trainee, who must deal with gangs, brutal crimes, changing times, family crises and unhinged manipulative small time crook Charles Manson, who’s slowly building his cult.
Spiral S1-8
Thursday 3 December; French
Spiral is a series about the French justice system, as seen through the eyes of the men and women working in law enforcement and the judiciary, in the heart of Paris’s Palais de Justice. The main character is a young, compassionate, enthusiastic, committed assistant prosecutor; a stern, incorruptible investigating magistrate; a beautiful, ambitious lawyer; and a young police officer recognised for her unfailing professionalism show us what goes on behind the scenes in the halls of justice and power. As they work on cases (based on real life events), they cross each other’s paths. When the body of an unknown, faceless woman is discovered, all of our characters’ lives are about to upended. For some, the case hits very close to home.
La Jauria
Thursday 10 December; Spanish
Ground breaking crime thriller, from the acclaimed producers Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín, following a specialist female led police force focused on solving gender related crimes; a prominent issue affecting millions of women across Latin America and beyond. Following an alleged case of abuse between a teacher and student, Blanca Ibarra student and leader of a feminist movement organises a staged protest with a group of girls from the Santa Ines school. During the protest, Blanca mysteriously disappears. Hours later, a video recording of her being sexually assaulted by a group of unknown men is released online and quickly goes viral. This begins a frantic search for Blanca and an investigation into who could be responsible for this devastating crime.
Departure
Friday 11 December; Canada
A high octane conspiracy thriller about the shocking disappearance of Flight 716. Departure is a six part event series that follows the investigation into the shocking disappearance of Flight 716, a passenger plane that vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean. Brilliant investigator Kendra Malley is brought in by her mentor Howard Lawson to lead the team looking into the crash. Still devastated by the recent death of her husband and struggling to parent her troubled stepson, Kendra isn’t sure she’s up to the task. With the whole world watching, Kendra and her team must race to find the missing aircraft and rescue possible survivors. Each new discovery only deepens the mystery surrounding the disaster, revealing a host of suspects and motives - pilot suicide, terrorism, systems failure, politically motivated murder. Battling forces conspiring to undermine the investigation, Kendra must find the truth of what really happened to Flight 716, and stop it from happening again.
The Investigation
Thursday 17 December; 6 episodes, Danish and Swedish
Based on a true story. A tense true crime drama exploring the gripping case of the murdered young Swedish journalist Kim Wall that shocked a nation and made international headlines around the world in 2017 and ‘18.
This brooding drama covers the six month investigation into how and why Wall was murdered on a submarine where she was interviewing the eccentric inventor who had built it. Cutting edge forensic techniques are used and dogged policing sees the case finally brought to justice, but only after much obfuscation from the killer and seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the gathering of evidence.
In what is to become his final investigation, determined detective Jens Møller never gives up, and forms close ties with the victim’s family spurring him to seek justice at any cost.
Stars Pilou Asbæk ( Game of Thrones ), Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård, Søren Malling.
Home Ground
Thursday 17 December; * Language:Norwegian
Helena Mikkelsen and Varg survived their first season in the Norwegian top flight. At the cusp of a new season, the club teeters on the edge of bankruptcy while Helena builds a team from the ground up. With Adrian leading the way for a gang of amateurs and local talent, Varg soon find themselves in an ongoing state of crisis, where financial woes have personal consequences and the troubles tear the team apart from the inside. Michael’s divorce leads him into court where he must fight Marianne in a brutal battle for the custody of their kids. The hurtful end to their 20 year relationship mirrors Adrian’s beginning love affair with Helena’s daughter Camilla, and soon he will have to make a choice - to remain in the quiet safety of Varg and Ulsteinvik or dare push his way back into the world of professional football, away from the constant troubles of Varg and Helena, into the arms of Camilla. As Helena is faced with potential sale of Adrian in the midst of Varg’s looming bankruptcy, a saving grace appears in the form of a potential new owner. As the investor makes her dubious intentions known, Helena pits her own ambitions against Espen’s duty to preserve the soul of Varg, leading to a clash of wills only one of them can survive.
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Low Winter Sun
Thursday 10 December English, 10 episodes
Low Winter Sun is a contemporary story of murder, deception, revenge and corruption in a world where the line between cops and criminals is blurred. Low Winter Sun begins with the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective. Seemingly the perfect crime, in reality, the murder activates forces that will forever alter the detective’s life and pull him into the heart of the Detroit underworld.
Aruanas
Wednesday 23 December, Brazil, Portuguese, 10 episodes
Three idealistic friends set up Aruana, an NGO that investigates the activities of a mining company operating in the Amazon rainforest. It is a place of harsh reality where strange events occur. The activists, each one following their own investigative leads, have come up with a plethora of evidence revealing environmental crimes. While these women unravel a dangerous web of crimes and secrets, they also must deal with their own ghosts and personal dramas.
Reunions
Thursday 31 December * France, French Arabic, English 10 episodes
When their father dies, two half brothers, one white, the other of mixed race, meet for the first time and learn they’ve inherited a lodge they must run together on Reunion Island. The island may be a piece of paradise, but the task won’t be simple for these two very different families. Will they manage to form a close knit tribe? From the producers of Baron Noir, a light hearted drama set on the tropical island of Réunion
SBS On Demand in January
With over 11,000 hours of free content across every genre already available to stream on the platform, SBS On Demand will introduce another 16 new series to Australian audiences in January. From thrillers and historical dramas to mysteries and comedies, ring in the new year with something different.
Set in 1900s Vienna and starring Australian actress Jessica De Gouw ( The Secrets She Keeps, The Hunting ) and Matthew Beard ( The Imitation Game ), Vienna Blood drops on New Year’s Day.
World on Fire and the third season of Medici will arrive on the platform on Thursday 7 January. Set in 1939 and starring Sean Bean and Helen Hunt, World on Fire tells the story of World War II through the lives of ordinary people from all sides of the global conflict.
Espionage thriller La Unidad and Norwegian crime drama For Life will drop on Thursday 14 January.
Science fiction fans will devour The White Wall (available from Thursday 21 January), a thrilling tale about a mysterious white wall found deep underground, at the mining site of the world’s largest nuclear waste depository.
French drama No Man’s Land and Chinese crime series Miss S (the Chinese adaptation of the critically acclaimed Australian drama series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries ) will both be available from Thursday 28 January.
Joining these premium titles are seasons 1 and 2 of comedy series Atlanta (1 January), seasons 1 - 3 of period drama Versailles (1 January), season 1 of Danish thriller Cry Wolf (7 January), season 1 of Swedish crime series We Got This (7 January), season 1 of Norwegian family drama State of Happiness (14 January), season 1 of French thriller Possessions (21 January), and season 1 of Swedish political drama Inner Circle (28 January).
Festival Collections
Also coming this January, SBS On Demand will partner with 2 leading festivals to bring Australian audiences an additional suite of content from around the globe.
Sydney Festival Artistic Director Wesley Enoch has curated a collection of 10 television titles that explore Australian culture. From Benjamin Law’s The Family Law to landmark series First Contact , the Australian Made collection will include a diverse range of documentaries, children’s programming, comedies and game show series. Audiences can binge the Australian Made collection from 6 – 26 January 2021 .
January 2021 marks 30 years of Flickerfest, Australia’s leading Academy® Qualifying Short Film festival. SBS On Demand has partnered with Flickerfest to present 49 short films that celebrate the very best of Flickerfest. The collection includes 42 much-loved Australian and International films, as well as 7 short films that celebrate the LGBTQI+ experience. Films include Academy Award nominees Butter Lamp and The Eleven O’Clock starring Josh Lawson, and Ralph , written and directed by Deborah Mailman. Audiences can experience the 30 Years of Flickerfest collection from 1 January 2021 on SBS On Demand . The Flickerfest festival will take place in Bondi from the 22 – 31 January 2021.
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The 40 episodes of Shortland Street, that’s not all of 2020 is it?
no it’s the last 40 episodes from 2020.
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Beowulf: Return To The Shieldlands
Monday 1 February, 12 episodes
Based on an epic poem written more than 1,000 years ago, this fantasy drama is set in a fictional land, where humans and creatures live a life of danger, excitement, and adventure. Fearless warrior Beowulf returns to his home of Herot to make peace with his past. In search of a community to fight for, he soon becomes wrongly accused of murder. He makes a vow to find the true perpetrator and avenge the death of his fellow kinsmen. As he upholds the law and protects Herot from danger, Beowulf becomes the town’s tough but unconventional hero. With themes of power, revenge, greed, courage, and love, the heroes and villains struggle with their inner conflicts as well as their places within the wider community.
Kieler Street
Thursday 4 February, 10 episodes, Norwegian
Jonas Schulman lives a quiet life with his wife and daughter in the small village of Slusvik. One day, his neighbour and best friend Geir blackmails him, and things come to light about his past.
Backstrom
Thursday 18 February, 6 episodes, Swedish
This series revolves around detective Evert Bäckström - a man famous for having solved 99% of all cases he has taken on. But when a bullet ridden skull is found in the Swedish archipelago, DNA results confirm it belongs to a victim of Thailand’s 2004 tsunami. Bäckström is faced with an inexplicable mystery that even he could not have imagined. Can you die twice?
Romulus
Wednesday 24 February, 10 episodes, Latin
Latium, 8th century BC, a primitive and brutal world where the implacable power of nature and the gods decide man’s destiny. Numitor, King of Alba Longa, has been the leader of the Latin League of thirty villages for many years, but drought and famine threaten their wellbeing and peace. Beyond the villages extend the dark woods, populated by cruel and mysterious creatures.
Romulus is the story of this world told through the eyes of three youths, whose lives are marked by death, loneliness, and violence: Yemos ( Andrea Arcangeli ), a prince of Alba Longa, Wiros ( Francesco Di Napoli ), a young orphaned slave, and the young Vestal Ilia ( Marianna Fontana ). A tale of women and men who discover how to shape their destiny rather than to suffer it. Romulus is the epic story of the founding of Rome like it has never been told before.
Awake
Thursday 25 February, 16 episodes, Arabic
AWAKE is about a young woman, Dana (Flavia Bechara), who wakes up from a 12 year coma unable to speak or interact with others. Surrounded by her loving family and with the help of her sisters Lama (Stephanie Atallah) and Jinane (Ruba Zaarour), she slowly recovers and begins to explore the hyper digital world around her. With this rare second chance, she builds an entirely new life for herself with work, friends, and love until family secrets and past betrayals threaten to unravel Dana’s world once again.
Derby Girl
Friday 26 February, 10 episodes, French
25 year old Lola Bouvier, a fallen ice skating star with an outsize ego, decides to become ‘the greatest roller derby champion of all time’ but unwittingly joins one of the worst French teams - the Cannibal Unicorns!
Detective Chinatown
Sunday 28 February, 12 episodes, Mandarin
After failing to become a cop, a mystery enthusiast goes to visit his hapless cousin in Thailand. One is a brainiac, and the other a twitchy loser, but together they’re going to solve a murder.