Homecoming Queens is a seven-part, semi-autobiographical comedy series about friendship, youth and illness. Best friends Michelle and Chloë are progressive women in their mid‐twenties who have arrived at the crossroads faced by all young people of this age. That means they’re asking themselves the big questions: What do I want to do with my life? Is the transition to adulthood meant to be this difficult? And who’s going to sleep with me when my body’s a mess? These questions become more complicated when, like Michelle and Chloë, you’re living with a chronic illness.
Homecoming Queens was born out of a real friendship between Michelle Law and Chloë Reeson and some true-to-life scenarios. Michelle has lived with the auto-immune disease Alopecia since she was thirteen, and she’s also no stranger to the daily catcalls that come with being a bald woman. As a young survivor of breast cancer who underwent their second mastectomy this year, Chloë is familiar with the expectation that being ‘an inspiration to us all’ brings. Both can identify with the feeling that sometimes, chronic illness makes you feel a million years old and not the least bit young, sexy, or cool. And sometimes, you’ve got to find a way to be okay with that.
This is a female-driven story, created by a team of filmmakers who identify as female and non-binary.
Really crap that the catchup app on PS4 is no longer supported. Downloaded an update for it and it basically kills the app with a “Sorry the SBS on Demand app is no longer supported on PS4 devices. Please contact us if you have any concerns”…
I have constant quality issues using it on my FetchMighty box. Anyone know why they killed it ?
They also discontinued the Xbox One app, I’m guessing SBS thought not enough people were watching their service on gaming consoles to justify the need to keep them running?
I was at an SBS audience forum a couple of months ago and they mentioned that the cost of licencing and maintaining On Demand for each individual platform was becoming prohibitive so they had to wind it back and ditch some of them. I suppose they had some analytics on how many people were accessing each platform.
The Good Doctor is a human drama about a paediatric surgeons’ love and his endeavours to save lives. Set in a University Medical Centre, this is the story of Park Si-On, an autistic young man with savant syndrome. He becomes a paediatric surgical specialist, and on top of adjusting to his new role, he must overcome social prejudice.
A thrilling twist on the traditional spy drama, Counterpart gives new meaning to the term ‘double-crossing’. Howard Silk (Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons) is a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organisation safeguards a secret crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and danger - where the only man he can trust is his near-identical counterpart from this parallel world.
Call Me Bruna, now back with a second season, is a brilliant drama based on the true story of Raquel Pacheco, also known as Bruna Surfistinha, a young, middle-class girl who became the most famous prostitute in São Paolo, Brazil.
Bored with her comfortable life in the suburbs, Raquel decides to make a major lifestyle change. She runs away from home and heads for the city, where, despite being underage, she soon starts working at a high-end brothel run by an old madam called Stella. Here she meets a range of fascinating characters, including fellow sex-workers and rivals, Jessica, Georgette, and Monica. Monica is in love with Georgette but she unwittingly becomes the object of affection of Assis, the brothel’s builder. The place is also frequented by Stella’s debt-laden son, José Ricardo, house guard Claudionor, and Luiz Mario, a cop who’ll do anything in exchange for the brothel’s services.
The series follows life in the brothel and sees Raquel fight her rivals, manage her clients, and stand up to her family. In the process, she discovers her body and her sexuality and transforms into Bruna, one of the most sought after prostitutes in São Paolo.
While The Handmaid’s Tale will not be shown this week on SBS due to the World Cup, this week’s episode will still be available on SBS on Demand from 5pm AEST on Thursday.
Featuring an acclaimed line-up of talent, this fast-paced crime thriller event series delivers a terrifying race against time set in the darkness beneath Paris.
Retired Cop Catherine ( Nathalie Baye ) is forced back into action when her daughter Julie ( Maîwenn ) disappears into the city’s sewers. Aided by Julie’s partner Raphaël ( Malik Zidi ), Catherine must chase every clue and use all her instincts to find her daughter, investigating the mysteries of Julie’s past and the horrors of the city’s underbelly.
Premieres Monday 24 September 2018 on SBS On Demand
Down on his luck after a bitter divorce, Planetary Union officer Ed Mercer finally gets his chance to command his own ship. Determined to prove his worth and start a new chapter, Ed discovers the first wrinkle in his plan when the First Officer assigned to his ship is his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson.
As the new commander, Ed assembles a qualified - but eccentric - crew. Facing cosmic challenges from without and within, this motley crew of space explorers will boldly go where no comedic drama has gone before.
The Orville is created by Seth McFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad), and stars Seth as Ed and Adrianne Palicki (John Wick) as Kelly.
The Orville often tops polls for shows people say they would like to see in Australia. It was shown by FOX in the US Sept - Dec, so surprising it never made it to Foxtel. Many will be disappointing it is relegated to SBS on Demand.
Frank Nordling (Alexander Karim) is a young and exceptionally promising defence lawyer. When Frank learns the truth behind his adoptive parents’ death, his whole world unravels. As children, Frank and his sister Sara (Malin Buska) witnessed their parents die in an explosion. As an adult, Frank finds out they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen’s criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman (Thomas Bo Larsen).
To Frank’s horror, Waldman also happens to be one of his law firm’s most prominent clients - a man that the firm has helped escape justice on numerous occasions. In order to avenge his parents, Frank must infiltrate Waldman’s organisation and become his personal lawyer and trusted confidant. To avoid putting those close to him in danger, Frank must keep up appearances and play the game. But can he handle it? Is it worth the price? And who’s really tricking whom?
The Lawyer is a Nordic thriller series set in Malmö, the crime capital of Southern Sweden, and the nearby Danish capital Copenhagen. A Viaplay Original and TV3 drama produced by SF Studios, The Lawyer is based on a concept created by internationally bestselling author Jens Lapidus ( Easy Money ), acclaimed screenwriter and creator of The Bridge , Hans Rosenfeldt , and bestselling author, scriptwriter, and director Michael Hjorth ( Sebastian Bergman ), with Academy Award nominee Nicklas Wikström Nicastro and Joakim Hansson as producers.
In mixed Swedish and Danish, with English subtitles.
Set in Berlin 1956, at the traditional dance school ‘Galant’‚ worlds collide and the struggle between prudishness and emancipation is carried out. Caterina Schöllack, owner of the school and mother of three marriageable daughters, tries to integrate herself and her family into a hierarchically structured society. Two of her daughters seem to abide by their mother‘s wish - Helga appears to have made a brilliant move with her marriage to the lawyer Wolfgang von Boost, and Nurse Eva does everything she can to get married to the Head Professor Fassbender.
Only Monika, the middle daughter, rejects her given path and discovers rock ‘n’ roll for herself. Monika‘s story and that of her two sisters are exemplary for many lives in a time when a woman‘s place was in the home to serve the needs of her husband. At the same time, however, the women of this generation were searching for a new female identity, and were inspired by the burgeoning demand for equal rights. This is the story about the generation of our own mothers and grandmothers - and a filmic call to arms for women‘s emancipation.
It’s 1805, and Pierre (Paul Dano), Natasha (Lily James), and Andrei (James Norton) are all part of St Petersburg’s glittering elite, but are fired-up with youthful ambition to find meaning in their lives.
Kind-hearted but awkward Pierre - the illegitimate son of Russia’s richest man - wants to change the world for the better. Handsome and gallant Andrei, frustrated with the superficiality of his life, seeks a purpose, while the beautiful and spirited Natasha is searching for true love.
At the same time, Napoleon’s army edges ever closer to Russia’s borders. As everything they thought they knew is questioned, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian society is about to change forever.
