Australia will be the first country in the world to show Smilla’s Sense of Snow.
AUGUST 2025
Hospital Drama
The Shift S2
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday 7 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
The Shift is a drama series about life in different hospital departments, at a fictional Danish Hospital in the Greater Copenhagen area. The first season was set in a maternity ward and the second season takes place two years later in a paediatric ward.
The two main characters are the chief physician. Linda (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen) and the psychologist Lasse (Anders W. Berthelsen). The plot unfolds among the staff, their daily work in the paediatric ward, as well as their relationships with each other and their personal challenges. In each episode, there are also self-contained stories originating from the patients who are admitted to the ward.
As the season opens Linda is running her busy ward with a steady hand. But when her own son is suddenly hospitalised in critical condition, Linda feels powerless. Can she be there for her son, her staff and the hospitalized children?
The Shift S1 stars Sofie Gråbøl and is already available on SBS On Demand.
The Shift S2 will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in Danish with English subtitles.
British Noir Drama
Marcella S1-3
Stream Free Box Set Drop Saturday 9 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (24 episodes)
Marcella is a multi-stranded crime drama from international screenwriter and novelist Hans Rosenfeldt
(The Bridge), co-created by Nicola Lardner (The Tunnel) and starring Anna Friel .
Set in contemporary London, Marcella centres on the psychological struggles of a Metropolitan police officer at crisis point in her personal life, driven by rejection and intuition.
Produced by Buccaneer Media and co-created by Nicola Larder (The Tunnel), the series is Rosenfeldt’s first drama created for an English-speaking audience.
Returning to the Met’s Murder Squad after a 12-year career break, Marcella (Friel) is a detective in her late 30’s who gave up her fast-tracked role to marry and devote her life to starting a family. With the abrupt end to her marriage to the love of her life and isolated from her children at boarding school, Marcella returns to work – her sense of self shattered.
She is immediately assigned to one of her old cases that she first worked on in 2003. A spate of recent killings has occurred, all carrying the same hallmarks as those unsolved murders committed over a decade ago. Has the killer re-appeared or is this a copycat murderer? How will Marcella cope with returning to duty when her own temperament is so fragile and vulnerable? Will throwing herself into her work provide the answers she’s seeking or lead her dangerously into territory she must avoid at all costs?
Marcella’s first season also stars Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock (Fortitude, Captain America), Ian Puleston-Davies (Coronation Street, Being Human), Nina Sosanya (W1A*,** Last Tango in Halifax*), Ray Panthaki (The Wrong Mans, Convenience), Jamie Bamber (Law & Order: UK, Battlestar Galactica), Sinead Cusack (Jekyll & Hyde, Eastern Promises), Patrick Baladi (The Office, Mistresses), and Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones, The Theory of Everything). Australian actress Maeve Dermody also has a guest role in early episodes of the series.
Marcella S1-3 will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand on 9 August. The first season will air from 9 August, Saturdays at 10.30pm on Viceland.
Biographical Documentary
Leonardo da Vinci
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Saturday 9 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (Four episodes)
Co-directed and written by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon .
A fifteenth-century Italian polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, Leonardo da Vinci left behind artistic works of staggering beauty as well as detailed anatomical sketches, studies of geology, gravity and water, and designs for machines of war and flying contraptions that today are marvelled at for their ingenuity and foresight.
From his birth out of wedlock to a notary and a peasant woman and apprenticeship to a distinguished Florentine craftsman, to his days as a military architect, cartographer, painter and muralist for hire, Leonardo da Vinci tells the story of one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds, a singular visionary whose Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and Vitruvian Man are among the most celebrated works of all time.
Counter-Terrorist Police Thriller
La Unidad S2-3
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday 14 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (12 episodes)
Carla (Nathalie Pozas ) is the chief inspector of a police brigade that is always fighting Islamic terrorism. As the second season begins an operation to catch one of the most sought-after Jihadist leaders ends up with the accidental death of the first-born son of Omar Al Hassan, a Syrian businessman living in Spain with contacts in the Saudi secret services, the Spanish National Intelligence Centre (CNI)… and Jihadist terrorists.
Broken by grief, Al Hassan activates a cell against Carla and Sanabria (Fele Martinez) which ends up with Sergio’s death. Carla survives, but Al Hassan (Kaabil Sekali) will not stop until he has killed her and orders a hit against Marcos (Michel Noher) to try to get her to come out of hiding. Suddenly, the members of the Unit have to deal with the fear of having become a target themselves, and the possibility that there is a mole among them. But they can’t let all this get in the way of their search against time for the mystery person or people responsible for the attacks, who are even now preparing a much more personal one against Carla.
La Unidad S1 will return to SBS On Demand from 1 August.
La Unidad S2-3 will be available from 14 August to stream free on SBS On Demand in Spanish with English subtitles.
Psychological Drama
Little Fires Everywhere
Stream Free Box Set Drop Saturday 16 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster. The cast includes Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough), Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody Richardson), Megan Stott (Izzy Richardson), Lexi Underwood (Pearl Warren), and Huang Lu (Bebe).
The series is produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street and ABC Signature Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios. Liz Tigelaar serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer. The series is also executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Lauren Neustadter, Pilar Savone and Lynn Shelton. Author Celeste Ng serves as producer.
Little Fires Everywhere will be available to stream free as a box set from 16 August on SBS On Demand and episodes will air weekly on Saturdays at 8.30pm on Viceland.
Episodes will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in English, with subtitles available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Korean and Vietnamese.
Crime thriller
Safe Harbor
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop** Thursday 21 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
From Mark Williams, the co-creator of Ozark, and inspired by true events, Safe Harbor is a violent and propulsive crime thriller with a distinct brand of heart and humour starring Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones, Rogue Heroes), Colm Meaney (Gangs of London, Hell on Wheels), Charlie Murphy (Happy Valley, Obsession, Halo), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones) and Martijn Lakemeier (Marie Antoinette, Maxima ).
Misfits Marco (Lakemeier) and Tobias (Allen) live and breathe the tech world, but are still far from cracking into the billionaire boys club. Their lives are upended when they offer up their services to hack into the computer system of Rotterdam harbor – Europe’s largest port – in order to control the deliveries of drug shipments in cargo containers for the Irish Mob’s ramshackle European outpost.
If Marco is ambition, then Tobias is brains. Inseparable since college, the two have been scraping together a living and desperately trying to break into the tech billionaires club since. When Marco crosses paths with Sloane, the sharp-as-nails heiress of the Irish mob in Rotterdam, he encounters her wild, violent brother Farrell. Terrified, and to save his own skin when things quickly turn south, he offers his services to get them inside the port of Rotterdam. The trouble is, Marco can’t do it without Tobias. And what they don’t know is that they are about to join a brutal turf war between the Irish and the bloodthirsty European Cartel. All while attempting to maintain their romantic relationships and above all, their friendship. Very soon, our tech heroes will find themselves stuck in the middle of these two warring factions. Their only chance of survival is to use their technological know-how to outsmart, outmanoeuvre and outplay nasty people with large weapons and bad attitudes.
• This series does not have any connection with the multi-award-winning SBS-commissioned drama Safe Harbour which premiered in 2018.
Nordic Noir Drama
Fatal Crossing
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday 28 August 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
Journalist Nora Sand (Marie Sandǿ Jondal) works as a foreign correspondent for a Danish newspaper and lives in London. When she’s given an anonymous tip and an old missing persons case it immediately sparks her interest. In the ‘80s, two young girls disappeared from the ferry travelling from Denmark to England and have not been seen since. Nora investigates the case, which turns out to have an unexpected connection to a serial killer who is serving a life sentence in England. As the case unravels, Nora begins to fear for her own life, as she suspects another killer is following her every move.
The series is based on the bestselling novel by Danish author Lone Theils .
Fatal Crossing will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in Danish with English subtitles.
SBS heralds sweeping historical drama ‘King & Conqueror’ coming soon
James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau star as the rivals for the crown at the Battle of Hastings.
SBS has secured the exclusive Australian rights to the epic historical drama King & Conqueror , starring James Norton (Playing Nice, Rogue Agent) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones, God Is A Bullet), and will premiere the eight-episode series on SBS and SBS On Demand later this year.
King & Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the English throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of the crown.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy in King & Conqueror
The series stars Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex, Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy, Emily Beecham as Edith Swan-neck and Clémence Poésy as Matilda.
The ensemble cast also features Eddie Marsan as King Edward, Juliet Stevenson as Lady Emma, Jean-Marc Barr as King Henry, Luther Ford as Tostig, Geoff Bell as Godwin, Elliott Cowan as Sweyn, Bo Bragason as Queen Gunhild, Bjarne Henriksen as Earl Siward, Oliver Masucci as Baldwin, Clare Holman as Gytha, Elander Moore as Morcar, Indy Lewis as Margaret, Jason Forbes as Thane Thomas, Ingvar Sigurdsson as Fitzosbern, Ines Asserson as Judith, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson as Hardrada and Léo Legrand as Odo.
The series is produced by The Development Partnership, Rabbit Track Pictures, Shepherd Content, RVK Studios and CBS Studios, in association with the BBC and distributed outside of the United Kingdom by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Luther Ford as Tostig and Emily Beecham as Edith Swanneck.
SBS Director of Television Kathryn Fink said: “King & Conqueror is a big, bold drama, with an outstanding cast delivering a compelling take on a pivotal point in European history. This epic storytelling will connect with viewers across our audiences on SBS and SBS On Demand.”
Paramount Global Content Distribution SVP Client Relations Nicole Sinclair said: “We’re thrilled to bring King & Conqueror to Australia and continue our valued relationship with SBS. This epic historical drama has captivated buyers around the world, and we’re confident Australian audiences will be equally enthralled by its sweeping narrative, rich characters, and cinematic scale.”
King & Conqueror is created and executive produced by Michael Robert Johnson and executive produced by James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky for Rabbit Track Pictures, Baltasar Kormákur for RVK Studios, Robert Taylor for The Development Partnership, Dave Clarke and Richard Halliwell for Shepherd Content, Ed Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and CBS Studios’ Lindsey Martin. Baltasar Kormákur directed the premiere episode and, as executive producer, steered the creative across the series.
James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex in King & Conqueror.
Paramount Global Content Distribution has licensed the series in more than 100 territories and it will launch in the United Kingdom on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in August and in Australia on SBS On Demand and SBS later in 2025.
Hudson & Rex S7
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Monday 1 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
Hudson & Rex is an action-packed one-hour procedural driven by dedicated Detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) and his extraordinary German Shepherd partner, Rex, as they solve complex cases each week with the help of Dr. Sarah Truong (Mayko Nguyen), techie turned detective, Jesse Mills (Justin Kelly), and Superintendent Joe Donovan (Kevin Hanchard) in the seaside metropolis of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
In the seventh season, Charlie Hudson and Rex, have more faith than ever in their team and one another as they confront unprecedented obstacles. Their bond is stretched across a continent as Charlie bravely searches for his missing brother in Central America, trusting Rex to unite the team as they continue to serve and protect St. John’s. From a killer beekeeper to an untraceable theft ring, only Rex’s razor-sharp instincts combined with the SJPD’s brilliant insights can solve a groundbreaking set of cases. Influenced by Charlie’s exceptional investigative abilities, Sarah, Donovan, and Jesse bring together their own unique areas of expertise to ensure the Major Crimes division stays in peak form as they face unpredictable threats. Rex deepens his bond with the entire team, using his superpowered senses to make breakthroughs in one-of-a-kind crimes. Sarah steps into the field as an investigator, wielding her mastery of criminal psychology as she confronts cases head-on. Donovan’s cool-headed leadership and steely resolve helps steer the team to success. Jesse lightens the load with his signature sense of humour and his lightning-fast logical analyses. As a family and a force for good, no criminal can elude them for long.
Hudson & Rex S7 will be available to stream free as a box set drop from Monday 1 September on SBS On Demand. The series will air from 28 September on Viceland, Sundays at 10.30pm.
Hudson & Rex S3-6 available now on SBS On Demand. S1-2 return to SBS On Demand from 1 September.
Call My Agent S1-4
Stream Free Box Set Drop
Thursday 4 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (24 episodes)
Get ready for glamour, intrigue and lots of laughs with the team of Parisian agents in this smash hit comedy series.
Every day at ASK, Agence Samuel Kerr, is like walking a tightrope for talent agents Mathias (Thibault de Montalembert), Gabriel (Gregory Montel), Andrea (Camille Cottin) and Arlette (Liliale Rovère) striving to get contracts for prestigious clients.
Across the four seasons, Call My Agent boasts a remarkable line of guest stars playing fictionalised versions of themselves, including (in order of appearance) Cécile de France, Line Renaud, Françoise Fabian, Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Audrey Fleurot, François Berléand, Julie Gayet, Joey Starr, Isabelle Adjani, Ramzy Bedia, Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini, Christophe Lambert, Guy Marchand, Norman Thavaud, Jean Dujardin, Monica Bellucci, Gerard Lanvin, Isabelle Huppert, Beatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Franck Dubosc, José Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Sigourney Weaver and Jean Reno .
The series opens as naive young Camille (Fanny Sidney), actually Mathias’ illegitimate daughter, shows up in Paris pushing for a job and she is introduced into the life of the agency and behind the scenes of the wild world of stardom. The recurring cast also features Laure Calamy as Noémie, Nicolas Maury as Hervé, Stéfi Celma as Sofia and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Catherine.
Call My Agent S1-4 will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in French with English subtitles.
Dreaming Big
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Friday 5 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
Dreaming Big is a powerful six-part documentary series spotlighting the journeys of First Nations youth in sport This real-life sporting docuseries offers an intimate look into the lives of thirteen emerging Indigenous athletes from various disciplines, including Boxing, Surfing, Car Racing, Flat track Motorbike Racing, Sport Climbing, Karate and Soccer. Each story is delivered with authenticity and heartfelt storytelling grounded in cultural integrity,
Dreaming Big follows the journeys of these Indigenous athletes, aged between 12 and 19, capturing their raw determination and resilience in the pursuit of sporting excellence. More than a showcase of athletic ambition, each episode is deeply rooted in First Nations narratives, celebrating personal triumphs while exploring the challenges these young athletes face on and off the field. The series also honours the rich cultural heritage of Australia’s First Nations communities. It weaves together themes of perseverance, identity, and unity, offering a unique Indigenous perspective on sport and success. Through the eyes of the athletes, their families, and mentors, the series reveals how individual achievements become shared victories that uplift entire communities.
Directed by Andrew Dillon (Le Champion) and Wirrim Media’s Abraham Byrne-Jameson (broadcast directing debut), with writer/producer Richard Jameson OAM (Strait to the Plate S2) and WildBear International Consulting Executive Producer, Veronica Fury (And We Danced).
Dreaming Big will be available on SBS On Demand as a box set from 5 September and new episodes will air weekly on NITV, Fridays at 7.30pm.
The series will be available to stream with subtitles in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. All episodes will also be available on SBS On Demand with audio description voiced by First Nations AD narrators.
Code of Silence
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Wednesday 10 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
Code of Silence is a gripping six-part crime drama created by Catherine Moulton (The Stolen Girl, Hijack, Baptiste) who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss to craft this unique and compelling series.
Rose Ayling-Ellis (Ludwig, Signs for Change ) stars in a ground-breaking lead role alongside an impressive supporting cast, including Kieron Moore (Vampire Academy, Masters of the Air, The Corps), Charlotte Ritchie (You, Ghosts) and Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch, Black Doves, The Honourable Woman).
At the heart of the series is Alison Brooks (Ayling-Ellis), a smart and determined Deaf woman. Having spent years working in a police canteen and secretly observing conversations, her life takes an unexpected turn when her exceptional lip-reading skills catch the attention of DS Ashleigh Francis (Ritchie) and DI James Marsh (Buchan). Alison is recruited for a covert operation monitoring a dangerous gang as they plot a high-stakes heist, thrusting her into a world of crime, deception and risk like never before. As her interpretations of their covert conversations become central to the investigation, Alison is thrust into an exhilarating perilous new world. Her role quickly becomes crucial to solving the case – but everything grows more complicated when she finds herself drawn to one of the suspects, Liam Barlow (Moore). Despite the escalating risks and threats to her personal life, Alison refuses to walk away.
Bringing a fresh and distinctive perspective on crime and communication, Code of Silence weaves a powerful and emotional narrative, highlighting crucial representation for the Deaf community. The series is further enriched by the contributions of a diverse cast and crew from the Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse communities.
Code of Silence will be available on SBS On Demand as a box set from 10 September and new episodes will air weekly on SBS, Wednesdays at 9.30pm
More about Rose Ayling-Ellis - Rose starred in EastEnders from 2020-2022 and was the first Deaf actor in a regular role on the series. In 2021 she won Strictly Come Dancing and in 2024, she was awarded an MBE for services to the Deaf community. National Television Awards 2025 nominations (UK public voted, winners announced 10 September) Code of Silence nominated for New Drama and Rose Ayling Ellis for Drama Performance .
Reindeer Mafia
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday 18 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
Reindeer Mafia is a darkly comedic Nordic crime saga, which tells the story of a power struggle between the members of a family which controls local businesses and vast areas of wilderness. The story takes place in an alternate reality, and the small village community at its centre acts as a mirror to the modern global business world.
Brita Nelihanka, the great arctic matriarch, loses her fight against cancer and her family gathers for the funeral but her will is about to tear them apart.
Brita’s oldest son Sameli has returned from prison after serving a sentence for manslaughter. Brita’s widow Rouku Nelihanka finds out that Pieti, one of his sons, is not actually his biological offspring. Rouku feels inconsolably offended. For decades, he has been seen as the leading figure in the reindeer business. Now, all his land is at stake, and Rouku will not let go of it without a fight.
Sara Poikkipää, the daughter of the family’s late rival, turns up and she is one of the beneficiaries of Brita’s will. Sara had an affair with Sameli before he was sentenced to prison for killing her father. Sara decides to get back her family’s lands, even though it might complicate the ongoing trial over the custody of her son.
The lead cast includes Samuli Edelmann as Sameli, Anna-Maija Tuokko as Sara, Aake Kalliala as Rouku,
Olavi Uusivirta as Pieti, Mikael Persbrandt as Stagge and Rune Tempte as Rolf.
Reindeer Mafia will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in Finnish with English subtitles.
Accidentally Famous
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday 18 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
Accidentally Famous is a six-episode drama series inspired by the story of Italian pop band 883 (Otto Otto Tre).
In the late 1980s, in the small Italian town of Pavia, teenager Max Pezzali (Elia Nuzzolo) finds solace in comic books and music, standing out as a non-conformist in a place there is nothing to be rebellious about. After neglecting high school to pursue friendships and punk nights, failure inevitably catches up with him. But this opens doors to a life-changing opportunity, transferring to a new high school where he crosses paths with Mauro Repetto (Matteo Oscar Giuggioli). Music makes the pair inseparable.
Thanks to Mauro’s driving force, Max embraces his musical talent and together they compose the first
songs that will be produced by Claudio Cecchetto (Roberto Zibetti ).
The story tracks through into the 1990s, Max and Mauro’s rise to fame and the impact of success on each of them.
Accidentally Famous will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in Italian with English subtitles.
Accidentally Famous premiered in Italy as Hanno Ucciso l’Uomo Ragno (They Killed Spiderman), named after the title track of 883’s debut album released in 1992.
The Patient
Stream Free Box Set Drop
Wednesday 24 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (10 episodes)
Featuring Steve Carell as therapist Alan Strauss, The Patient is a psychological thriller about a therapist who is held prisoner by patient Sam Fortner (Domhnall Gleeson ) who reveals himself to be a serial killer.
With time running out, Alan fights desperately to stop Sam before Alan becomes complicit in the murders or worse – becomes a target himself.
The series also stars David Alan Grier as Charlie, Linda Emond as Candace, Laura Niemi as Beth and Andrew Leeds as Ezra.
The Patient will be available on SBS On Demand as a box set from 24 September and new episodes will air weekly on Viceland, Wednesdays at 8.30pm.
The series will be available to stream on SBS On Demand In English with subtitles in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Korean.
The People vs Robodebt
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Wednesday 24 September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Three episodes)
Powerful and unflinching, The People vs Robodebt is an emotionally charged political thriller which unravels the devastating human story behind one of Australia’s greatest political scandals. The full three- part docu-drama series will be available to stream on SBS on Demand on 24 September and episodes will air weekly on SBS.
The People vs Robodebt is a CJZ production for SBS. Major production investment from SBS and Screen Australia. Financed with support from Screen NSW.
The People vs Robodebt will be available on SBS On Demand as a box set from 24 September and episodes will air weekly on SBS, Wednesdays at 7.30pm.
Reservation Dogs S1-3
Stream Free Box Set Drop
Thursday 25 September 2025 on SBS On Demand
From co-creators and executive producers Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a comedy following the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
Bear Smallhill (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) is destined to be a warrior, and a leader. The only problem is he’s not a good fighter, and the gang doesn’t really consider him the leader. But with the guidance of a questionable spirit guide, he just might get there. Elora Danan (Devery Jacobs) may be the true leader of the group. But she’s so focused on getting to California, and so oblivious to her own power, that she often can’t see the beauty and goodness in herself and all around her. Street-smart tough girl Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) is the beating heart of the group. She’s always looking out for her crew. Meanwhile, Cheese (Lane Factor) is the gentle, quiet ride-or-die who is so willing to go along with the group that he never stops to consider what his own dreams might be.
Filmed on location in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Reservation Dogs is a breakthrough in Indigenous representation on television both in front of and behind the camera. Every writer, director and series regular on the show is Indigenous. This first-of-its-kind creative team tells a story that resonates with them and their lived experiences – and invites audiences into a surprisingly familiar and funny world.
Reservation Dogs S1-3 will be available from 25 September to stream free on SBS On Demand and double episodes will air on NITV, on Thursdays at 8.30pm.
Winter Palace is currently streaming on Netflix so SBS has got the second window rights.
SBS On Demand to take consumer experience to next level with introduction of restart, pause and rewind functions
- The national broadcaster also announced the launch of three new FAST channels with some of SBS’s most iconic brands –
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, Insight and Dateline - SBS Audio to bring podcasts into SBS On Demand and expand video podcast offering
SBS will launch major product developments, including the launch of a restart, pause and rewind function on live television on the SBS On Demand platform.
This will significantly improve the consumer experience in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, when SBS will stream all 104 matches from Canada, Mexico and the USA in full HD across both linear TV and SBS On Demand.
“We are very proud that SBS On Demand has long been the top-rated Australian streaming app,” said Jane Palfreyman, Acting Managing Director SBS. “Today we commit to driving that consumer experience to new levels with the introduction of restart, pause and rewind functions for all video streamed on the platform from next year.
“We will introduce these features in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, along with a commitment to stream all 104 matches in full HD across both linear and digital. This will be a World Cup like no other and we want the viewing experience to reflect this.”
SBS to launch three new fast channels for iconic SBS brands
The national broadcaster has also announced that it will launch three dedicated FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channels for some of its biggest and most iconic lifestyle and news/current affairs brands.Insight’s Kumi Taguchi, The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, and Dateline’s Calliste Weitenberg
The move will see SBS bring dedicated 24-hour TV channels to SBS On Demand for The Cook Up with > Adam Liaw, as well as current affairs programs Insight and Dateline.
SBS Director of Television Kathryn Fink said: “The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, Insight and Dateline are some of SBS’s biggest brands. They have loyal, devoted audiences. We believe the launch of these new channels will help further grow the audience and consumption on the SBS On Demand platform.”
Commenting on the launch of the FAST channels for its current affairs flagships, SBS Director of News and Current Affairs Mandi Wicks said: “Insight is Australia’s only TV forum for surprising conversations about tough and taboo topics. Dateline takes audiences to far flung places, shining a light into dark corners and telling bold and extraordinary stories. We are thrilled to be extending these bingeable brands to SBS On Demand as FAST channels.”
SBS Audio to bring podcasts to SBS On Demand and ramp up video podcasting
The public broadcaster also confirmed it would bring podcasting to the SBS On Demand platform in 2026, with an expanded video podcast offering.
Speaking at the SBS 2026 Upfronts, Director of Audio and Language David Hua told the room that SBS – which has been named Podcast Publisher of the Year for the past three years consecutively at the Australian Podcast Awards – would move to integrate its digital audio suite into SBS On Demand.
“Last year, SBS told you how we were bringing part of our audio offering into SBS On Demand with live streaming integrated into the platform,” said Hua. “In 2026 I am delighted to confirm that we are going one step further and bringing a suite of podcasts to SBS On Demand in a move that will continue to drive significant growth.
“We are seeing remarkable uplift in video podcasting, and SBS intends to be at the forefront of that growth in Australia.”
World-first opt-out function to become full feature on SBS On Demand
- National broadcaster SBS will elevate the world-class audience experience on SBS On Demand by incorporating its opt-out feature into the consumer preferences on the platform.
- In 2024, SBS launched a beta program where it became the first TV broadcaster in the world to give users the option of opting-out of receiving advertising in certain categories.
- The move sees SBS build on the success of the beta opt-out program to deliver continuous improvements to its unrivalled advertiser and UX experience.
National broadcaster SBS has announced it will move its trial of an opt-out functionality in certain categories of advertising into a fully-fledged feature of its streaming platform SBS On Demand.
In 2024, SBS became the first TV broadcaster in the world to allow customers to sign up to a beta trial program where they could elect to exclude themselves from certain categories of advertising, specifically wagering, alcoholic beverages and quick service restaurants (QSR).
Making the announcement at the SBS 2026 Upfronts, Acting SBS Managing Director Jane Palfreyman told the room: “At SBS we have always put a world-class advertising experience alongside a world-class consumer experience. Last year we were the first in the world to experiment with an opt-out feature, allowing consumers who wanted to exclude themselves from certain categories of advertising to do so.
“It was a win for the consumer, but importantly it was also a win for the advertiser who was not paying to reach consumers who weren’t interested in that category of advertising. Today I can confirm that in 2026, we’ll move the opt-out from beta, and make it a fully-fledged feature of SBS On Demand.
“At SBS, we believe that consumers need to have control of not just their viewing experience on SBS On Demand but also be able to guide their advertising experience.”
When SBS announced the original opt-out, it was endorsed by major brands in the space as an example of the power of self-regulation.
Commenting on the successful beta test of the opt-out and its integration into the platform, Palfreyman said: “At SBS, we are very proud to have led the industry in driving responsible advertising and meeting audience expectations. In the case of wagering, advertising giving consumers an opt-out has led to a 45% decrease in complaints.
“We move into this next stage of integrating these functions into the SBS On Demand platform in consultation with our commercial partners who know and recognise this as an important societal issue.
“Ultimately, empowering audiences in this way is a win/win. Audiences have always had complete control over what they watch on SBS On Demand, but the opt-out gives them further benefit by providing greater control over the ads they see as well. The advertiser benefits by not paying to reach people who have no interest in their product. This is responsible advertising at its best.”
October 2025
The Old Man Season 2
Stream Free Box Set Drop Wednesday, 1 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
In The Old Man S2, former CIA agent Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) and former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper (John Lithgow) set off to recover Emily Chase (Alia Shawkat) after she is kidnapped.
As the stakes rise and secrets are uncovered, Emily finds herself in an identity crisis with dire implications and Zoe McDonald (Amy Brenneman) makes surprising moves into Chase’s world.
The Old Man S1 is available now on SBS On Demand,
Blue Lights Season 3
Australian Premiere Weekly Drop Thursday, 9 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
Blue Lights , the BAFTA-winning Belfast-based series returns for a third season.
As Grace, Annie and Tommy complete their probationary period, they face emotional and professional challenges within a complex world where moral lines are blurred. Grace grows exasperated by the limits of the job. But when she encounters a former social work client enslaved by a criminal gang, she discovers a web of exploitation. Annie has settled into her role – but at the cost of her family and faces the prospect of a lonely future. Meanwhile, Tommy excels professionally but his relationships with partner Shane and girlfriend Aisling threaten his career. As the recruits confront a world of drug dealing, child abuse and white-collar crime, the trio must reconcile themselves with the realities of modern-day policing.
Starring Sian Brooke as Grace, Martin McCann as Stevie, Katherine Devlin as Annie, Nathan Braniff as Tommy, Joanne Crawford as Helen, Andi Osho as Sandra, Frank Blake as Shane, Abigail McGibbon as Tina**, Dearbháile McKinney** as Aisling and Andrea Irving as Nicola. Joining this season are Cathy Tyson as private members club owner Dana Morgan and Michael Smiley as intelligence officer Paul “Colly” Collins.
Blue Lights S1 and 2 are available now on SBS On Demand.
Blue Lights S3 will be available on SBS On Demand from 9 October with new episodes added weekly and airing on SBS Thursdays at 9.30pm
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Australian Premiere Weekly Drop
Sunday 12 October September 2025 on SBS On Demand (Three episodes)
Based on her latest international bestseller, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World follows historian and adventurer Bettany Hughes on an exhilarating journey across three continents to investigate the world’s first travel bucket list. Written over 2,000 years ago, this list celebrated the boldest engineering marvels of the ancient world.
From the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Colossus of Rhodes to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Bettany embarks on a mission to rediscover and rebuild these extraordinary monuments. Packed with stunning visuals and groundbreaking research, this is an unforgettable journey through time, uncovering humanity’s greatest architectural and cultural masterpieces.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World will be available on SBS On Demand from 12 October with new episodes added weekly and airing on SBS Sundays at 7.30pm.
King & Conqueror
Australian Premiere Double episode weekly drop
Sunday, 12 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
A thousand years ago, a new King of England is crowned, triggering a series of events that will change the course of English and European history forever. Two men, Harold of Wessex and Duke William of Normandy, find themselves locked in a fight for that same crown, which they never wanted nor expected. They start as allies but end as foes at the Battle of Hastings, where one of them must die.
King & Conqueror stars James Norton (Happy Valley, Playing Nice) as Harold, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) as William, Emily Beecham as Edith Swan-neck, and Clémence Poésy as Matilda.
The ensemble cast also features Eddie Marsan as King Edward, Juliet Stevenson as Lady Emma, Jean- Marc Barr as King Henry, Luther Ford as Tostig, Geoff Bell as Godwin, Elliott Cowan as Sweyn, Bo Bragason as Queen Gunhild, Bjarne Henriksen as Earl Siward, Oliver Masucci as Baldwin, Clare Holman as Gytha, Elander Moore as Morcar, Indy Lewis as Margaret, Jason Forbes as Thane Thomas, Ingvar Sigurdsson as Fitzosbern, Ines Asserson as Judith, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson as Hardrada and Léo Legrand as Odo.
King & Conqueror will be available on SBS On Demand from 12 October, with double episode weekly drops on Sundays. The series will air on SBS as single episodes on Sundays and Mondays at 8.30pm.
SBS On Demand drop schedule at a glance Sunday, 12 October
Episode 1: Invitation King Edward’s coronation is looming. William of Normandy and Harold of Wessex meet on the road to London, where Harold saves William’s life from an apparent bandit attack. As Harold battles with his father, and then the King, to preserve Wessex’s position & reputation, William discovers his ally, the King of France, murdered his father and now wants him dead. Harold and William now have their own battles, not knowing that together they are about to change the course of history.
Episode 2: The Sins of the Father The Godwins are found guilty of breaking the King’s peace and exiled from England. As they flee, Mercians attack them and Edith is separated from Harold and taken captive. Harold has to choose whether to risk death to save his wife, or to stay with his children and keep them safe.
William and Matilda are also on the run now that Normandy has been taken by King Henry.
Sunday, 19 October Episode 3: Brothers | Episode 4: So Be It
Sunday, 26 October Episode 5: The Beast in The Mirror | **Episode 6: Damage **
Sunday, 2 November Episode 7: The Cost of War | Episode 8: The Hand of God
Episodes will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand in English, with subtitles available in Arabic, Simplified Chines, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October, 1066.
Tell Me What You Really Think
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Tuesday, 14 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Four episodes)
Tell Me What You Really Think is a provocative new SBS series in which Marc Fennell invites Australians to have the real conversations we’re often too afraid, or too polite, to start. The episode titles are ADHD, FAT, OLD and Menopause.
Tell Me What You Really Think will be available on SBS On Demand on 14 October as a box set and episodes will air on SBS on Tuesdays at 8.30pm.
Subtitling will be available on SBS On Demand in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. Tell Me What You Really Think will also be available with audio description.
The Idea of Australia
Australian Premiere Weekly Drop Wednesday, 15 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Four episodes)
Australia’s identity is shaped by lore – the ‘fair go,’ a multicultural haven, a sporting nation, and the values of mateship, sacrifice, and the larrikin spirit.
The Idea of Australia will be available on SBS On Demand from 15 October with new episodes added weekly and airing on SBS Wednesdays at 7.30pm.
Subtitling will be available on SBS On Demand in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. The Idea of Australia will also be available with audio description.
The Outlaw Doctor
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday, 16 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eleven episodes)
The Outlaw Doctor is the first Taiwanese series acquisition for SBS On Demand. The series spans the genres of crime and medical drama. Reflecting the cross-border plot and international cast, the drama is scripted as a mix of Mandarin, English, Vietnamese and Indonesian dialogue, with English subtitles.
Vietnamese doctor Fan Wen-ning (Lien Binh Phat) comes to Taiwan for illegal work to pay for the hospital care of his severely injured mother. While working as a janitor in the hospital morgue, he first encounters neurosurgeon Zheng Wan-ping (Ning Chang), intertwining their fates.
Away from the hospital, Fan is working as an underground physician, providing medical care to ‘migrant fugitives’ on the streets but one day, a gas explosion results in a deluge of critically injured patients causing a major breakdown in the hospital’s system. Fan steps in to assist with the rescue work but is caught up in a chain of events forcing him to become a fugitive and facing threats from both the law and the underworld. Will he ever be able to take his mother back to their home country?
The series is produced by the Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd and GrX studio.
The Outlaw Doctor has 15 nominations - including Best Series, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Actor and Best Actress – for Taiwan’s Golden Bell Awards for television. The awards will be held in Taipei on 17 and 18 October.
The Change Season 2
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop** Sunday, 26 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (10 episodes)
The BAFTA-nominated comedy created, written by, and starring the multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and writer Bridget Christie returns for a second season.
The series began with Linda (Christie), a working-class married mother of two turning 50 and becoming convinced she had early onset dementia until her GP told her it was the menopause. Linda decided to claw back some of the time she’s spent doing ‘invisible work’ over the years and do something for herself for a change. Dusting off her old Triumph motorbike, she headed to the Forest of Dean and moved into a caravan owned by the Eel Sisters, Carmel (Monica Dolan) and Agnes (Susan Lynch).
At the start of the new season, faced with the repercussions of the lies she’s told, Linda has some explaining to do. And in true Forest tradition, there are unorthodox hoops she has to jump through which mean she finds herself on trial, defending her actions in front of the townsfolk.
The Change S1 returns to stream on SBS On Demand from 1 October.
The Change S2 will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand on 26 October and episodes will air on SBS Viceland on Sundays at 11.00pm.
Kabul
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Thursday, 30 October 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
Kabul is a complex, compelling multi-perspective drama series that plunges into the real-life madness that was the evacuation of Kabul. It weaves personal and political, local and international stories into an urgent, breathless narrative.
When the Taliban march into Kabul before Western withdrawal is complete, panic breaks out across the city. In 15 short days between the Taliban arrival on 15 August 2021 and American departure on the 30th so many lives change forever. And so many are lost. The Afghan Nazany family, each in their own way a Taliban target, is split apart by conflicting responses to the emergency. Their father makes it his mission to pull them together and get them all to safety. Meanwhile various European agents with widely differing priorities try to manage the chaos – a security chief at the French Embassy by negotiating a safe passage for Paris bound refugees; a junior Italian attaché at the airport by fighting to get all his Afghan protégés on an American plane; a German soldier by running a perilous race to rescue an Afghan general who saved her life in an earlier operation.
The large international cast includes Darina Al Joundi (Skies of Lebanon), Shervin Alenabi (Tehran), Vassilis Koukalani (Kandahar), Jonathan Zaccaï (The Bureau), Jeanne Goursaud (Exterritorial), Eric Dane (Euphoria) and Hannah Abdoh.
Kabul is produced by France’s Cinétévé and 24 25 Films in collaboration with production and broadcast partners across Europe. The series was filmed in 70/30 mix of English and Dari dialogue.
Kabul will be available on SBS On Demand on 30 October as a box set and episodes will air on SBS Viceland, Thursdays at 11pm.
Interesting programming move by SBS, trying to lift its flagging share on Monday nights especially.
It will be the Australian FTA premiere (the series is also available on Netflix). Still, I don’t understand why it takes this long for SBS to import a drama from Taiwan.
Maybe Political reasons with China and Taiwan.
Netflix has streamed a few Taiwanese dramas with no issues.
ITV medical drama Malpractice is moving from 7plus to SBS on Demand.
The Sentinels
French WWI superhuman sci-fi
Australian Premiere Box Set
Saturday, 1 November on SBS On Demand
(Eight episodes – seven epis0des avail on 1 November, full season as of 4 November)
The Sentinels is a playful historical spy, sci-fi and superhuman fantasy drama adapted from a graphic novel series.
At the outbreak of WWI, a severely wounded soldier named Gabriel Ferraud (Louis Peres) is selected for a top-secret research program headed by the French Army, which aims to create a whole new breed of combatant. After being injected with a mysterious serum, Gabriel is endowed with unprecedented abilities. Now stronger, faster, and more resistant than the average human, he joins an elite unit of augmented soldiers known as the Sentinels. But he is soon confronted with a terrifying reality that could change the course of the war.
Alongside Peres, the cast includes Thibaut Evrard as Djibouti, Kacey Mottet-Klein as De Clermont, Carl Malapa as Armand, Ouassini Embarek as Le Baron, Olivia Ross as Irène, Noam Morgensztern as Mirreau, Pauline Étienne as Marthe, Sergej Onopko as Übermensch and Nastya Golubev as Gisèle.
The series is created by Guillaume Lemans, in collaboration with Xabi Molia and written by Lemans, Molia and Raphaëlle Richet. It is based on the comic book series Les Sentinelles by Xavier Dorison and Enrique Breccia, published by Éditions Delcourt.
The Sentinels will be available to stream on SBS On Demand in French with English subtitles.
Noirvember
Genre collection
Saturday, 1 November 2025 on SBS On Demand
SBS On Demand celebrates Noirvember by spotlighting a collection of drama series and movies in the noir genre from around the world.
Noirvember is not just about the Nordic stories, but of course there are plenty included in the curation for first viewing or re-watching pleasure. Here are four noir dramas to consider …
Nordic Noir – Smilla’s Sense of Snow. Smilla Jaspersen (Filippa Coster-Waldau) lives in a surveillance state facing an impending energy crisis, leading a withdrawn life until she meets a young Inuit boy. The boy’s mysterious death leads her on a search for answers. The series is set in Copenhagen in 2040 when society is monitored through drones and body cams, energy is a privilege, and political tensions run high. The television adaptation of Peter Høeg’s worldwide bestseller also stars Elyas M’Barek and Henry Lloyd-Hughes and is directed by BAFTA winner Amma Asante. (Eight episodes)
Brit Noir – Virdee. Harry Virdee (Staz Nair), a Bradford detective with his personal life in crisis, must hunt down a killer targeting the Asian community. (Six episodes)
Noir Not Nordic – The Turkish Detective. Following three police inspectors, Ayse Farsakoglu (Yasemin Kaye Allen), Cetin Ikmen (Haluk Bilginer) and Mehmet Suleyman (Ethan Kai), as they solve crimes, experiencing euphoric highs and tragic lows in Istanbul. (Eight episodes)
Aussie Noir – True Colours. Detective Toni Alma (Rarriwuy Hick) searches for a killer in the remote Aboriginal community she once called home. (Four episodes)
Californication S1-7
Arrives across two big box set drops
Saturday, 1 November 2025 for S1-4 on SBS On Demand Saturday, 15 November 2025 S5-7 added on SBS On Demand (84 episodes)
When fast-living novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) left the literary haunts of New York for the pleasure-seeking splendours of LA, he thought he’d have fame, fortune and the love of a good woman. Now his personal life is in shambles, his career is on the brink of self-destruction and he can’t stop yielding to every temptation. Golden Globe winner Duchovny stars in the series that takes viewers on a wild, witty, and sexy ride in the California fast lane.
The series also stars Natascha McElhone as Hank’s ex-girlfriend Karen and Madeleine Martin as their daughter, Evan Handler as Hank’s agent Charlie and Madeline Zima as Mia, a new arrival in Hank’s life.
Across the series there any many guest star and cameo appearances. The cast list includes Pamela Adlon, Tim Minchin, Kathleen Turner, Heather Graham, Zoe Kravitz, Rob Lowe, Rick Springfield, Sarah Wynter, Josh Gad, Amber Heard, Henry Rollins and Peter Fonda.
Warren’s Vortex
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Monday, 3 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
From the makers of Wellington Paranormal comes Warren’s Vortex, a mad new comedy about time travel and fatherhood. Warren is a normal Kiwi dad but there’s something very abnormal about his garden shed. It contains an interdimensional time portal. When his daughter Lucy is pulled into the portal on her 18th birthday, Warren has to jump in after her.
Starring Maaka Pohatu (who played the Sarge character on Wellington Paranormal) and rising star Louise Jiang (Camp Be Better, Sweet Tooth), the show is a romp through alternate realities with a sweet father/daughter relationship at its heart.
In each episode, Warren and Lucy jump to a new, weird reality that the vortex dumps them in before it disappears. They soon realise that to open it again, they have to fix some sort of problem, solve a mystery or help each other out in some way. But the vortex never seems to take them back to the home they know. Each week it drops them in a reality that seems like home at first, but then it becomes obvious something more sinister and sometimes life-threatening is going on. Is the vortex testing them? From sentient refrigerators to deadly reality game shows, to estate agent robots to brain-dead phone zombies, Warren and Lucy must navigate increasingly more bizarre versions of the Lower Hutt they came from as they try to return.
Warren’s Vortex was produced and show-run by Paul Yates who produced all four seasons of Wellington Paranormal. Michelle Turner was line producer on both shows and four of the writers also wrote episodes of Wellington Paranormal.
Warren’s Vortex will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand from 3 November, with episodes airing weekly on SBS Viceland, Mondays at 10.05pm.
Cancer Killers
Australian Premiere SBS Original Box Set Drop**
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Two episodes)
The Cancer Killers will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand on 4 November and episodes will air on SBS, Tuesdays at 9.30pm.
All episodes will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitles in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. All episodes will also be available on SBS On Demand with audio description.
Malpractice S1- 2
S2 Australian Premiere Box Set Drop – 2 Seasons
Thursday, 6 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Ten episodes)
Malpractice is an anthology drama series following doctors embroiled in medical scandals.
Season 1
Dr Lucinda Edwards (Niamh Algar, Playing Nice on SBS On Demand) is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose patient, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris (James Purefoy), Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu (Brian Bovell), demands an inquiry into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night. Leading the medical investigation are Dr Norma Callahan (Helen Behan) and Lucinda’s former colleague, Dr George Adjei (Jordan Kouamé). While George feels this was an unavoidable tragedy, Norma is suspicious of Lucinda’s behaviour and decisions in the lead up to Edith’s death. As the pressure of the investigation intensifies, Lucinda’s relationship with husband Tom (Lorne MacFadyen) starts to fracture, and her confident professional exterior begins to crack. Is Lucinda hiding something? Through the cat and mouse thriller of the medical investigation, Malpractice tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.
Season 2
Tom Hughes plays Dr James Ford, a Psychiatric Registrar in a North Yorkshire hospital. His personal life is a mess, and his colleagues might find him arrogant, but he appears committed to his vulnerable patients. So, when he finds himself torn between a new mother attending a routine postnatal check-up and the sectioning of a floridly psychotic woman during a busy on-call shift, no one could predict the terrible consequences. The medical investigators are brought in to investigate the actions of Dr Ford and uncover a hospital seemingly at war with itself. To what lengths will James go to preserve his position? Is he a doctor with a God complex or the victim of wider problems? The returning cast from the first season are Helen Behan and Jordan Kouamé and new this season are Selin Hizli (Am I Being Unreasonable? on SBS On Demand) as Dr Sophia Fernandez and Zoë Telford as Dr Kate McAllister.
Reckless
S2 Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Wednesday, 12 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Four episodes)
Reckless will be ava ilable to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand from 12 October and episodes will air weekly on SBS and NITV, Wednesdays at 8.30pm.
All episodes will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitles in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. All episodes will also be available on SBS On Demand with audio description.
What It Feels Like For A Girl
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop Friday, 14 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
What It Feels Like For A Girl is a wild, anarchic Y2K spin on a coming-of-age drama, inspired by the acclaimed memoir of the same name by the award-winning writer and journalist Paris Lees.
It’s a new millennium - Madonna, Moloko and Basement Jaxx top the charts, and there’s a whole world to explore. But teenager Byron (Ellis Howard) is stuck in a small working-class town that hasn’t been the same since the coal mine shut in the 80s. Sick of mam, sick of dad, sick of being beaten up for “talkin’ like a poof”. Sick of everyone shuffling about like the living dead, going on about kitchens they’re too skint to do up and marriages they’re too scared to leave. Byron needs to get away and doesn’t care how.
Life explodes in a rush when Byron escapes to Nottingham’s kinetic underworld and discovers the East Midlands’ premier podium-dancer-cum-hellraiser, the mesmerising Lady Die (Laquarn Lewis). Byron is adopted into Lady Die’s hilarious and chaotic family of trouble-makers – “The Fallen Divas”. Between them, they beg, steal and skank their way on a rollercoaster ride of hedonism at the heart of the UK’s early 2000s club scene. The party can’t last, though, and when Byron is seduced by bad-boy Liam (Jake Dunn), a shocking encounter occurs that will change life forever.
The series also features Laura Haddock, Hannah Jones, Alam Lynch, Adam Ali, Alex Thomas-Smith, Emma Shipp, Hannah Walters and Michael Socha.
What It Feels Like For A Girl is launching in Transgender Awareness Week – 13 to 19 November 2025.
Vigil S2
Stream Free Box Set Drop
Thursday, 20 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Eight episodes)
When a British Air Force weapons test goes disastrously wrong, DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) is called in to investigate. With seven military personnel dead, two from Britain’s allies in the Middle East, Amy finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a fraught international incident. The Air Force think they have the guilty party in custody and push for Amy and DI Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) to close the case. But Amy isn’t convinced.
The second season cast includes Romola Garai (Suffragette on SBS On Demand) and Dougray Scott
(Sherlock & Daughter on SBS On Demand).
Vigil S1 is available now on SBS On Demand,
Vigil S2 will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand from 20 November and episodes will air weekly on SBS, Thursdays at 9.30pm.
Liaison
Stream Free Box Set Drop
Sunday, 23 November 2025 on SBS On Demand (Six episodes)
Starring César Award winner Vincent Cassel and BAFTA Award winner Eva Green, Liaison is a high- stakes, contemporary thriller exploring how the mistakes of the past have the potential to destroy the future, combining action with an unpredictable, multilayered plot where espionage and political intrigue play out against a story of passionate and enduring love.
The action hurtles from the Élysée Palace in Paris to the Home Office in London, and to Brussels’ European Quarter from the ravaged suburbs of Damascus to a refugee camp in Belgium, as one woman must uncover whether she can save her country from catastrophe without losing herself in the process.
When a series of suspected cyber-attacks target London and the Thames barrier is breached, it causes the capital to flood. Alison Rowdy (Green), private secretary to the Minister for Security at the Home Office, is leading the government’s response when another attack hits the rail network and a suspect emerges in Gabriel Delage (Cassel), an operative hired by a French company to locate two Syrian hackers and retrieve the vital information they hold. Gabriel also happens to have been Alison’s lover 20 years ago, which is further complicated by the fact that Alison’s fiancé, Albert (Daniel Francis) — a barrister —is unaware of their history and has been tasked with revoking Gabriel’s diplomatic immunity and arresting him on UK soil. In an elaborate game of chess, Gabriel and Alison race against the clock and across borders to uncover the conspiracy, but not without their past intruding on the present as Alison’s loyalties are tested — to her fiancé, to her country and to herself.
The series also stars Peter Mullan, César Award winner Gérard Lanvin, Stanislas Merhar, Irène Jacob, Laëtitia Eido, Eriq Ebouaney, BAFTA rising star Bukky Bakray and Emmy Award winner Thierry Frémont .
Liaison was produced with a mix of English and French dialogue and the series will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with English subtitles.
