SBS Viceland
Ice Cowboys
TX: March 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 6 x 1hr
A fast-paced, character driven documentary series that takes you into the frozen wilderness of Alaska, giving you an intimate look at the lives and struggles of the most legendary sled dog racers in the world. We follow the mushers’ lives as they sacrifice everything for their beloved dogs, and deal with the realities of living off-grid. We see them compete in the toughest and most iconic wilderness adventure on the planet - the Iditarod. The mushers also deal with health issues, addiction, family tragedies, and a global pandemic that is rapidly encroaching on their remote world.
Stacey Dooley: Stopping Stalkers
TX: March 2022 on SBS Viceland
Number of Episodes: 2 x 1hr
In this investigative series, Stacey embeds herself within specialist police and victim support stalking units – each dedicated to stopping stalking from escalating into life changing violence, or even murder. Spending time with both victims and perpetrators, the series uncovers stark details of lives consumed by stalking, and how staff struggle with bringing offenders under control without escalating the danger. Exploring ex- partner stalking - the most common type of stalking behaviour, Stacey discovers that even when victims think stalking is over, it often isn’t! When looking at stranger stalking like obsessed fans or colleagues, the question remains on how to stop stalking long term, and what works better, prison or therapy. Stacey finds out there are no one size fits all answers when it comes to stalking, but with incidents doubling, often resulting in life changing injury - there is no doubt that stalking is becoming an increased problem.
Question Team
TX: April 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 8 x 1hr
A comedy show hosted by audience favourite Richard Ayoade. Question Team sets out to re-write the panel show rulebook by making its players set the questions. In every episode, Richard invites three comedians to join his Question Team. In a brazen act of indolence, Richard is outsourcing the lion’s share of the preparation to his guests by demanding they each bring a unique round of questions, inspired by their own interests for him and the others to play. Richard’s sole stipulation is that their questions have proper answers, otherwise what goes down during their game is entirely up to them.
Ransom
TX: May 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 3 x 2hrs
Each episode of Ransom explores the harrowing, character-driven story of a hostage taken for ransom. The kidnap victim tells the tale in the first-person, direct-to-camera in terrifying detail. This is a fresh VICE take, including new analysis of high-profile cases, in order to better understand this age-old crime with far-reaching political, socio-economic and personal stakes.
Curious Australia
TX: Mid 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 7 x 30mins
Documentary strand designed to amplify and shine a light on underrepresented stories and storytellers across SBS VICELAND, SBS and NITV. Here is a selection of the films which will form part of this series.
Curious Australia: Run Girl
TX: Mid 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
Australian Olympic sprinter, Bendere Oboya, embraces her identity to confront her destiny as she switches disciplines from the 400m to 800m in pursuit of becoming the world’s best. After joining her local athletics club to make friends, the Ethiopian-born 21- year-old is determined to show that no matter your beginnings, anything is possible.
Run Girl is an Open Door Films production for SBS VICELAND . Funded by SBS, Screen Australia and Screen NSW through the Curious Australia initiative.
Curious Australia: The Alexander Ball
TX: Mid 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
The Alexander Ball is a documentary extravaganza celebrating Trans Woman of Colour Samoan Australian performer Ella Ganza and the Meanjin (Brisbane) Ballroom scene, as the community prepares for one of the biggest events of the year - The Alexander Ball.
The Alexander Ball is a Purple Carrot Entertainment production for SBS VICELAND. Funded by SBS, Screen Australia and Screen Queensland through the Curious Australia initiative.
Curious Australia: Whatever Scares You
TX: Mid 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
Whatever Scares You is a rite of passage film that documents Breanna Deleo in her first year of work. Breanna is attempting to work as a professional artist – a challenging profession for anyone. And Breanna identifies as living with a disability. Her parents are her greatest allies and advocates. They want to protect Breanna but sometimes to find our way in the world, we need to go it alone.
Whatever Scares You is a Back To Back Pictures production. Funded by SBS, Screen Australia and Film Victoria through the Curious Australia initiative.
Curious Australia: We Are Sexual Beings
TX: Mid 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
What does it mean to be young, disabled and sexual in modern Australia? We Are Sexual Beings exposes the fun and sometimes painful details as we follow three remarkably different human beings who al happen to share two things in common: life altering spinal injuries and healthy sexual appetites.
We Are Sexual Beings is a Swag Film production for SBS VICELAND . Funded by SBS, Screen Australia and Film Victoria through the Curious Australia initiative.
RETURNING TO SBS VICELAND
Wellington Paranormal S4
TX: 16 February 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 6 x 30mins
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows spinoff, Wellington Paranormal sees Officers Minogue, O’Leary and Sergeant Maaka back investigating all manner of supernatural events on the streets of Aotearoa’s capital city. New episodes are being fast-tracked weekly from New Zealand.
Black Market S2
TX: March 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 6 x 1hr
Hosted by Emmy-nominated actor, the late, great Michael K. Williams , the series returns to investigate the complex factors that drive people into the often-dangerous underground economies and illicit trade networks. The second season reveals an intimate portrait of the conditions from which black markets arise and the cultural reasons behind why they persist. From carjacking in Newark, New Jersey to poaching of abalone off the coast of South Africa, and showcases rare, first-person access to the communities most impacted by the worldwide shadow economy.
Fear The Walking Dead S4
TX: May 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 16 x 1hr
A sign of the apocalypse has begun. Reports of a rapidly changing world for unknown reasons underscore this gritty drama, a prequel to AMC’s uber-popular The Walking Dead . The story is told through the lens of high school guidance counsellor Madison Clark. The widowed mother is raising two children single-handedly and maintains a relationship with English teacher Travis Manawa, her apocalyptic partner. The challenge of blending their families is exacerbated by unforeseen chaos, and a necessary survival of the fittest takes hold.
Patriot Brains S2
TX: Mid 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 10 x 1hr
Following on from the success of the first season, Patriot Brains is a fast-paced comedy quiz show designed to find out once and for all who’s the best - Aussies or Kiwis! Two teams, Australia and New Zealand, made up of three comedians each, with a comedic host keeping them apart. Through a series of rapid-fire questions across a range of hilariously specific topics we find out who knows the most about their own country, expanding on the fierce rivalry that has come to define these two great trans-Tasman foes. But there is one additional element of shame for the uneducated patriot.
If someone can’t answer a question or complete a task related to their own country, the other team has the opportunity to get it right and win twice the points - the ultimate humiliation!
Abandoned Engineering S4
TX: June 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 20 x 1hr
Why were these structures built and how were they left to crumble? The world is peppered with examples of incredible engineering projects and buildings designed to make life easier for those that used them, amaze those that came to see them - and make money for those that ordered, designed and built them. They were the stuff of dreams.
UnXplained With William Shatner S2
TX: June 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 9 x 1hr
Mummies, plagues, Atlantis, engineering, vanishings, Bigfoot - from alleged UFO encounters to sudden disappearances to evil possessions, series host William Shatner attempts to get to the truth behind the most bizarre and mysterious events ever reported.
Alone S8
TX: September 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 11 x 90mins
The US hit survival series is back like never before and taking place in the most dangerous location yet. In the eighth season, ten contestants fight to survive in the Canadian wilderness on the shores of Chilko Lake, British Columbia. Equipped with just ten items and a camera kit, each participant must survive in total isolation, with the hopes of lasting the longest and winning the $500,000 prize. Not only must they endure hunger, loneliness and the elements, but this season, they also face the deadliest predator in North America: the grizzly bear. No camera crews. No gimmicks. It is the ultimate test of human will.
The Curse Of Oak Island S8
TX: September 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 35 x 1hr
The Lagina brothers, Rick and Marty, continue their attempts to uncover the mysteries of Oak Island, Nova Scotia. Local experts help them explore the history, mythology and geography of the island.
Forged In Fire S8
TX: September 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 50 x 1hr
In the eighth season of this competition show, the best bladed weapon-makers in the country go head-to-head building everything from Viking battle axes to Samurai swords to Indian claw daggers. There will be new weapons and contestants every week, and stunning tests of their creations. In each stand-alone episode, four new contestants battle it out in a quest to prove they can build a particular weapon better than anyone else - and they’re doing it by hand. This is the show that turns the craftsmanship, legend and excitement of weapons-building into an against-the-clock battle of wits, resourcefulness, and ingenuity.
Impossible Engineering S3
TX: October 2022 on SBS VICELAND
Number of Episodes: 12 x 1hr
A brand new collection is unveiled in the third season of this hit science and history series that has become a global hit. Each episode gives an insightful story of some of the most jaw-dropping feats of science and technology. Intricately detailing the seemingly impossible marvels of engineering trailblazers whose new inventions and techniques revolutionised their field.