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Better Things

Thursday 2 November

Better Things centres on Sam Fox (Pamela Adlon), a single, working actor with no filter raising her three daughters, Max (Mikey Madison), Frankie (Hannah Alligood) and Duke (Olivia Edward) in Los Angeles. She’s mum, dad, referee and the cops.

Sam also watches out for her mother, Phil, an English expatriate, who lives across the street. Sam is flawed and fierce with her love for her daughters, sometimes heaping the love on when she feels guilty. Sam’s just trying to earn a living, navigate her daughters’ lives, have fun with a friend or two and also – just maybe – squeeze in some private time once in a while.

Better Things S 1 -4 will be available on SBS On Demand.

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SBS Chill’s new live stream has officially launched on SBS On Demand.

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Saw that yesterday, probably doesn’t need to be the first option in the live channels for too long beyond launch.

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True, but SBS could probably go further and not carry those ads in the first place. Especially the gambling ones which seem to be the most problematic.

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World on Fire season 2 became available on SBS on Demand on Thursday this week, with all six episodes available.

1941: RAF pilots are sent to destroy German bombers prowling the skies above Manchester, with rescue operations underway on the streets below. The true reality of war has arrived in Britain.

Telling the story of World War Two through the eyes of ordinary people, following intrepid young heroes fighting for freedom, World on Fire series two will take viewers from the war-torn streets of Britain deep into Nazi Germany, the resistance within occupied France, and the brutal sands of the North African desert – where troops struggle to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

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Das Boot - Season 4

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In the Mediterranean, Germany’s U-Boats face impossible odds, while in Berlin a dangerous conspiracy unfolds within the German Navy Command.

Siblings Hannie Hoffmann (Rosalie Thomass) and Klaus Hoffmann (Rick Okon) are poles apart – until a shared tragedy brings them closer together. But each is soon thrown their own battle to fight. Klaus must travel to Naples to embark as U-Boat Commander again, this time on a mission to alter the course of the war. Meanwhile, Hannie finds new purpose in uncovering a group of uniformed criminals who have embraced the Reich’s darkest tendencies.

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The Raven

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Thursday 23 November

Police Officer Adam Kruk (Raven) is called to work on a smuggling case in a village in the north of Poland where he grew up. At the same time, a young boy disappears in the village. As both cases become further entwined, Adam must face the demons of his past…

The Brigade

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Thursday 30 November

Former Special Forces soldier Saïd is the new leader of the B.R.I., an elite unit of young and fiery police officers who fight organised crime and terrorism. He’s taking over the role from Patrick, an old-fashioned cop who learned everything he knows by spending too long in the company of criminals.

As the B.R.I. gets caught up in a gang war that could set Paris on fire, Saïd struggles to maintain his moral values while finding his way as the unit’s new leader.

Will he, like Patrick before him, be forced to turn to crime in order to fight it?

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Just tried it for the first time this morning, kind of like the Apple TV screensavers but with Chill music, don’t mind it

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Everyone Else Burns

Thursday 7 December

This biting coming-of-age comedy follows a British family and their conservative Christian sect.

Will patriarchal David Lewis (Simon Bird; The Inbetweeners) ever ascend the church ranks and become an Elder? Will dutiful wife Fiona deviate from her own dogmatic moral compass? Will their naïve 17-year-old daughter Rachel (Amy James-Kelly; Blood, Sex & Royalty) be allowed to go to university, and will 12-year-old son Aaron ever fend off his secular bullies?

Everyone Else Burns is a subversive, authentic and bitingly funny exploration into what it feels like to balance faith, family and identity in a world that could end tomorrow (but probably won’t).

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First time in a long while using this tonight to watch the new season of Fargo. I really liked it, not many ads, no freezes and the ads weren’t repetitive like they are on other FTA streaming platforms.

As for the show, I’m hooked. Great to finally get some new episodes and the casting is great. Keen to see how things pan out.

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Prisoner

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Thursday 7 December

Starring Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing).

Set over three months, a worn-down Danish prison is threatened with closure unless they can correct the bad press, violence and drug trade commandeering its reputation.

Four of the prison officers – Sammi, Henrik, Miriam, and Gert – are tasked with making this change happen. But outside the prison walls, their lives are filled with conflict, secrets, and loneliness. Can they bring peace to their personal and professional lives?

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i was randomly browsing sbs on demand and i saw some movies marked with this “viaplay” thingy

the hell is this “viaplay” bs

nvm its some nordic streaming service

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The Cinderella Murder

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Thursday 28 December

The Twelve (De Twaalf) - Season 2 , Belgian murder mystery

Twelve citizens are called up for jury duty and must pass judgment in a mysterious murder case.

Anton Bergman and his daughter Julie have been charged with the murder of Marianne Coens, Julie’s stepmother. While the jury tries to maintain an objective perspective, their private lives slowly interfere with their view on the case.

Monterossi

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Thursday 14 December

TV writer Carlo Monterossi has just decided to abandon his show, despite its runaway success, when he gets a knock at the door – and comes face to face with a hitman.

Carlo narrowly escapes his death, only to be plagued by the encounter. Who wants him dead, and why? The answers will take him across Milan and on the trail of murders leading to the darkest corners of history.

Snow

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Thursday 21 December

Dr. Lucia moves with her family to the mountain village of Rotten. Her ten-year-old daughter suffers from severe asthma, and the mountain air is supposed to alleviate her illness. But when the melting glacier reveals a long-buried corpse, Lucia and her daughter are drawn into mysterious occurrences. It soon becomes clear that the secrets of the village will only be solved when Lucia challenges her rational thinking and confronts the myth of the mountain.

Letterkenny (S 12)

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Wednesday 27 December

The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three groups: the Hicks, the Skids, and the Hockey Players, who are constantly feuding over seemingly trivial matters that often end with someone getting their ass kicked. This season, the small town contends with a comedy night at Modean’s, a country music hit, the Degens’ bad influence, a new nightclub, and an encore at the Ag Hall. And that’s just for starters.

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This show feels like it’s about my childhood faith Jehovah’s witnesses

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Spinners

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Thursday 24 January 2024

Ethan is a good kid born on the wrong side of town.

In Cape Town’s slums, where local gangs make the law, he is soon left with no choice but to work for one of them to support himself and his younger brother. Yet as he becomes caught in a web of crime, he discovers he has an incredible talent for spinning: an exciting and extreme motorsport.

Could this be his way out, or his most dangerous gamble yet?

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

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Monday 1 January

Margareta Magnusson’s bestselling book comes to life in a transformation series where people are given the chance to organise their home, life, and relationships before it’s too late.

Plucked right out of Sweden, an organiser, a designer, and a psychologist – also known as the Death Cleaners - have come to America to help eight heroes face their mortality, speak honestly about death, and confront all that “crap” that has been collecting dust for years.

Each story builds towards a physical transformation of the home, as well as an emotional journey that will leave you smiling. Narrated by Amy Poehler, this is a show that challenges us to deal with our stuff… so that those we leave behind aren’t faced with the overwhelming task of sorting through it. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning normalises one of our worst fears, death, by reminding us of all the ways we’ve been alive.

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning is available on SBS On Demand from 1 January and airs on SBS Viceland on 7 January at 10.30pm.

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SBS On Demand caps a record year with the launch of SBS Rewind

  • SBS On Demand launches SBS Rewind, providing users an end-of-year recap of their consumption habits
  • 2023 marks a record year (excluding viewing associated with the 2022 FIFA World Cup™) for the streaming platform, with total consumption minutes continuing to rise and a record number of active accounts
  • Music FAST channel SBS Chill has launched on the platform, with strong audience uptake*

Australia’s most distinctive streaming platform, SBS On Demand, celebrates a successful year with the announcement of SBS Rewind launching on the much-loved streaming service.

In a triumphant finish to a record year for audiences (excluding viewing associated with the 2022 FIFA World Cup™), streaming platform SBS On Demand, the cornerstone of SBS’s ongoing digital transformation, today unveiled the much-anticipated SBS Rewind – a new, personalised end-of-year viewing summary for users, underscoring the network’s continued investment in the audience experience.

With the launch of SBS Rewind, SBS On Demand now offers viewers a fun recap of interesting facts and figures relating to their consumption throughout the year. The feature provides users a summary that includes total minutes of content consumed, an interactive globe showing content’s country of origin, most watched genre, most consumed language and how niche the viewer’s taste is.

The addition reaffirms SBS On Demand’s commitment to providing a first-class user experience and innovation in the evolving digital landscape. said Matt Hancock, General Manager of SBS On Demand.

“SBS On Demand sits squarely at the forefront of our broader digital transformation strategy. We announced SBS Rewind at our Upfronts event in October and are proud to hit ‘go’ on this new addition today, giving audiences an even richer experience as we continue to develop and enhance the platform.

“With the breadth, variety, cultural and linguistic diversity of our content catalogue, the insights SBS Rewind shares with users set it apart from similar offerings from competing platforms. There’s no other streaming platform like SBS On Demand in Australia.”

SBS Rewind’s personalised consumption insights on a mobile device

The addition of SBS Rewind builds on recent developments the platform’s product team rolled out in 2023, said Chris Tangye, Head of Product for SBS On Demand.

“Underpinning SBS Rewind is SBS On Demand’s new recommendation engine, which offers each user three content recommendations based on their consumption, encouraging deeper exploration of the catalogue. After viewing the recap, users can share an infographic about their total consumption, which is perfect for social media feeds.”

SBS Rewind’s personalised consumption insights on desktop

Adjusting for a spike in consumption and new account registrations on the back SBS’s broadcast of FIFA World Cup 2022™, SBS On Demand in 2023 achieved the strongest viewership in its seven-year history. Total consumption on the platform exceeded 7.34 billion minutes. On current trends, it is anticipated that the platform will see another record year for consumption for a non-World Cup rights year, with minutes consumed up more than 5%.

Helping drive on-demand viewing was the knockout success of Alone Australia which solidified its place as the network’s top-rating program of 2023 and most successful original commission ever. The program achieved a total TV audience of 1.28 million of which 44% was online – strong numbers ahead of a hotly-anticipated a second season set in New Zealand coming to screens in 2024.

Acquired programming also drove SBS On Demand viewing, with season one of British dramedy Rogue Heroes – about the origins of Britain’s famed Special Air Service – achieving a total TV audience of 960,000, 40% of which was via streaming. The program was the top-rating series in the drama category for 2023.

Adding to the diverse content line-up, SBS On Demand now offers for the first time a music FAST channel, with SBS Chill. The previously audio-only digital radio channel launched on SBS On Demand in November, allowing audiences to enjoy their favourite chill and ambient tunes with accompanying dynamic visualisation. In the first five weeks since launch on the platform, audiences have streamed 1.6 million minutes of music, suggesting audiences enjoy using a single app for both video and audio.

FAST music channel SBS Chill on SBS On Demand

The SBS On Demand app has maintained its 4.8 star rating on the Apple App store, making it the highest-rated streaming video-on-demand service on that platform in Australia and demonstrating an engaged and loyal userbase. With a strong product roadmap. SBS On Demand continues to deliver for audiences, evolving the user experience.

SBS On Demand is a clear leader in video streaming:

  • In 2023, full High Definition 1080p streaming was introduced for live events ahead of the 2023 cycling Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes.
  • SBS On Demand is the top-rated app in the Apple App Store among all BVOD and SVOD platforms in Australia.
  • SBS had a record year on SBS On Demand providing consumers with access to premiere releases, boxset collections, live events, channel simulcasts, and catch-up titles.
  • Unique to streaming platforms in Australia, users may log in and navigate in seven languages a catalogue that boasts content in 95 languages across more than 15,000 hours of premium, distinctive content.
  • The platform will launch an audio description feature in early 2024 for people who are blind or have low vision.
  • Thanks to a strong product roadmap with ongoing development SBS On Demand continues to roll out features, offering users continues an ever-richer consumption experience.

View SBS On Demand at https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand

Two Weeks to Live

Monday 8 January

Starring Maisie Williams, Sian Clifford and Mawaan Rizwan.

Fifteen years after witnessing her father’s murder, Kim Noakes escapes her controlling mum, Tina, and their isolated existence in the Scottish wilderness and heads south to honour her Dad’s memory.

But the modern world isn’t what she imagined, and when Kim meets hapless brothers Nicky and Jay, a drunken prank goes spectacularly wrong. Hunted by murderous criminals, Kim must reunite with her overbearing mum if they are all to survive.

Snow

Thursday 21 December

Dr. Lucia moves with her family to the mountain village of Rotten. Her ten-year-old daughter suffers from severe asthma, and the mountain air is supposed to alleviate her illness. But when the melting glacier reveals a long-buried corpse, Lucia and her daughter are drawn into mysterious occurrences. It soon becomes clear that the secrets of the village will only be solved when Lucia challenges her rational thinking and confronts the myth of the mountain.

Start Over

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Sunday 31 December

On the evening of December 31, 2023, Marc, a star surgeon at the Provence hospital, is found murdered at his workplace. As they leave the crime scene, Anna, his ex-wife, Cédric, his best friend, and Lieutenant Juliette Kharoub find themselves stuck in the same elevator.

When the doors open again, Anna, Cédric and Juliette realize that they have been taken back a year, to January 1, 2023. No one but them is aware of this time travel.

Bound by this secret, they understand that they have a chance to change everything and perhaps prevent Marc’s murder…

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Top new series coming to SBS On Demand in January 2024

Ring in the new year with brand new box sets, returning favourites, and life-changing factual series.

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Scrubs - 9 seasons

Every episode ever, from New Year’s Day

Check into the Sacred Heart Hospital where the staff are bizarre and the laughter is contagious, as fresh-faced J.D. (Zach Braff ) and his fellow new medical residents weave their way through each hectic and hilarious day.

A hit with both fans and critics, the Emmy-winning series boasts a quirky core cast and guest stars including John Ritter, Michael J. Fox, Tara Reid, Mandy Moore, Jason Bateman, and Courteney Cox.

Stream the entire series (S1 - 9) free at SBS On Demand from 1 January. Episodes will also go to air on SBS VICELAND.

Better Things - Season 5

A winner form start to finish, Pamela Adlon’s hit comedy wraps up its brilliant five-season run with big family moments, an international trip, and all of the things that make the show so beloved.

Seasons 1 - 4 are now streaming and season 5 completes the entire series box set from from 1 January.

Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning - Season 1

This (English language) series has no right to be so funny, but leave it to the Swedes (and producer/narrator Amy Poehler) to be so blunt, brutal and beautiful, in the way they deal with the messy business of living and dying. The basic premise demands that you accept the fact that we’re all going to die, so why not rid your life of clutter, so that your loved ones don’t have to sort through all your crap once you’re dead? An organiser (Ella), designer (Johan), and psychologist (Katarina) introduce this philosophy of ‘death cleaning’, to the lives (and basements) of Americans who really, really, really need their help. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll immediately want to hang out Ella, Johan, and Katarina for a candid and catty fika (coffee break).

Stream the entire debut season free at SBS On Demand on 1 January, or tune in for episodes weekly on Sundays from 7 December at 10:30pm on SBS Viceland.

Dark Side of the 2000s

The Noughties catapulted us into the digital era and stripped our innocence away. Dark Side of the 2000s delves into the decade’s untold histories, revealing dark secrets and personal insights from the people who witnessed it all firsthand. From outrageous shock jocks and record breaking reality TV, to the rise of celebrity gossip and the downward spiral of a child star, these untold tales of the new millennium all have a dark side.

Stream the entire season free at SBS On Demand from 2 January, or tune in weekly on Tuesdays from 2 January at 8:30pm on SBS VICELAND.

SurrealEstate - Season 2

This “ghoul-of-the-week” comedy drama revolves around a real estate agency specialising in the niche market of selling haunted properties. Starring Schitt’s Creek alumni Tim Rozon and Sarah Levy, the firm employs “a scientist, a gay priest and a sarcastic young woman with nose piercings” to help investigate and clear their client’s homes from any unwanted supernatural guests. In season 2, unique skills are upended, and workplace dynamics are threatened.

Season 1 is now streaming. Stream season 2 free at SBS On Demand from 4 January.

Three Star Bar

Nourish your soul with this spirited Japanese drama adapted from the 2020 manga by Sai Asai. Situated in a corner of Nishi Ogikubo in Tokyo is the Three Star Bar. It’s a small place run by three former high school classmates: Ryoichiro Amamiya the good-looking bartender, Satoshi Nakauchi the silent chef, and Naoki Kobayashi the owner. The menu says simply, “as you like” - whatever you feel like eating. Drawn by a mysterious appeal, each episode focuses on a new patron of the Three Star Bar.

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 4 January.

2024 Dakar Rally

Stream the best action from 6 January in a special 2024 Dakar Rally hub at SBS On Demand, or tune in for daily highlights 6 January on SBS.

Two Weeks to Live

Maisie Williams (Game Of Thrones, Doctor Who ) is a young woman raised by a paranoid survivalist mother, who is convinced that the world will end in a fortnight. With a ticking clock until the apocalypse, Kim (Williams) is on a mission to avenge her father’s murder in the half-month she has left. This oddball dramedy has been likened to Killing Eve , with a dash of Last Man on Earth and Everyone Else Burns.

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 8 January, or tune in weekly for double episodes on Sundays from 8 January at 9:25pm on SBS VICELAND.

Culprits

Joe Petrus (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) is living the American dream: a fiancé to Jules, dad to Frankie and Bud, and starting his own business in a sleepy suburban town. But unbeknownst to his family, Joe has a secret. Three years ago, he was recruited by notorious British criminal Dianne Harewood to join her crew and take part in a high-stakes crime that promised to make Joe rich and provide him with a brand-new life. And now Joe’s dangerous past is about to catch up with him. When a killer starts targeting the crew behind the crime, Joe realises that the only way to keep his family safe is to return to London, make contact with his old gang, and track down Dianne. This timeline jumping heist thrillride has critics raving: “It’s an exciting, fast-paced watch that puts it at the top of its genre,” says The Guardian.

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 11 January, or tune in weekly on Thurdsays from 11 January December at 9:30pm on SBS.

Cold Courage

Two Nordic women collide during a series of murders in present-day London. Mari, a fierce psychologist, fights for the underdog by any means necessary. Lia, a shy graphic artist is on the run from an abusive stalker. Mari’s obsession is to stop the meteoric rise of a dangerous, charismatic politician, Arthur Fried. She needs an unknown face to infiltrate his campaign. Who better than Lia?

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 18 January.

The Shift

There’s plenty of star power in Scandi breakout hit, The Shift. The medical drama has director Lone Scherfig (An Education) at the helm as showrunner, and none other than Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing, Prisoner ) in the lead, playing opposite Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki). Gråbøl plays Ella, a head midwife at Denmark’s best maternity ward who secretly yearning for her own. She’s also having an affair with Norwegian paediatrician Jerry (Sverre Hagen). But work goes on for the short-staffed unit, with Ella delivering nine children in one day, and that’s just the first episode…

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 21 January.

Spinners

A buzzy new drama from South Africa, Spinners delves into the life of Ethan, a good kid born on the wrong side of town. In Cape Town’s slums where local gangs make the law, he faces few choices, but, caught in a web of crime, he discovers he has an incredible talent for ‘spinning’, an exciting and extreme motorsport. Could this be his way out from a life of violent crime? Creator Benjamin Hoffman says that the idea stemmed from a desire to “tell a story with a particularly strong cultural anchoring by making the audience discover a relatively unknown aspect of South Africa: The world of spinning is mysterious for outsiders and building a story like this allows both to reveal the tricks of it but also to shed light on a community in a rather unique setting”.

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 25 January.

Kin - Season 2

Season 1 is now streaming. Stream season 2 free at SBS On Demand from 31 January, or tune in weekly on Wednesdays from 31 January at 9:30pm on SBS…

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SBS gets two shows from NBCUniversal Global Distribution (Scrubs - which had been a late night staple on Seven in the 2000s - and Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning).