# The Newsreader **URL:** \ **Category:** ABC\ **Tags:** abc\ **Created:** [April 29, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792 "2020-04-29T09:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/323 "2024-04-04T07:27:33Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Why would ABC not renew for another season when many of their recent drama commissions have been flops. While I concur with my learned friend @TelevisionAU, I wonder if there is a funding partner limitation as well ---
**Author:** ![eddel](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/eddel/32/362830_2.png) [@eddel](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/eddel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/324 "2024-04-04T10:56:11Z")
Surely funding isn’t the issue given the international success the show has had - if the ABC pulled out then others would step in. Or perhaps there could be a spin-off with new characters and fresh storylines to tackle a new era. ---
**Author:** ![Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/expensive_horse5538/32/434563_2.png) [@Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Expensive_Horse5538)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/325 "2024-04-04T11:48:20Z")
Spin off about Nolene and Rob perhaps Or Geoff and Lindsay back in the 60s ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/326 "2024-04-10T10:05:29Z")
The Screen Australia website has added a brief synopsis for season 3, which is now in post-production. > In Season three, we find them in 1989…Dale Jennings, fronting the News At Six solo, has become the most beloved name in news, a Gold Logie nominee, permanently number one in the nightly ratings. Meanwhile Helen’s fearless international reporting has won her an opportunity to be the first woman to both anchor and produce her own current affairs show. ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/327 "2024-06-04T22:07:33Z")
Not the best news for a 4th season. > **["Emotional conclusion": Sam Reid & Anna Torv to leave The Newsreader. |...](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/emotional-conclusion-sam-reid-anna-torv-to-leave-the-newsreader.html)** > > Cast availabilities means upcoming third season of hit ABC drama could be the last. ---
**Author:** ![Octothorpe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/octothorpe/32/363589_2.png) [@Octothorpe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Octothorpe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/328 "2024-06-04T23:29:36Z")
Yeah, just seen this. Not at all a surprise, especially after what that guy from ABC said a couple months ago, and fits in with how a lot of series these days - especially ones on streaming - appear to run for just three lots of episodes. Probably best, as I wouldn’t want them to drag on the central storylines longer than originally planned, and the show’s quality reduce as a result. There’s only so much tension you can get out of Helen and Dale’s complicated travails in love; the US sitcom Superstore somewhat discovered this when they finally resolved the will-they-won’t-they storyline between _their_ two leads. Worth pointing out that the decision to make this a show about an historical news team came relatively late in development, as it was originally purely a show about a lavender marriage, and it just so happened to be that Lucas decided on the characters involved working in a newsroom as the framing. If that hadn’t been what underlaid the series, and it was more of a soap - with _all_ its storylines coming in and out and surrounding the presentation of dealing with historical news events - it could probably have ran and ran for much longer and into the '90s. ---
**Author:** ![Drew\_1981](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Drew\_1981](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Drew_1981)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/329 "2024-06-05T00:20:07Z")
Stan or Binge might pick it up ---
**Author:** ![Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/expensive_horse5538/32/434563_2.png) [@Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Expensive_Horse5538)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/330 "2024-06-05T06:17:12Z")
Bit hard when the production team behind it have decided it’s time as well. Another issue is casting availability as well. Article also mentions that the show has been pushed back to next year. ---
**Author:** ![Drew\_1981](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Drew\_1981](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Drew_1981)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/331 "2024-06-05T17:12:45Z")
Look money talks, especially when it comes to Michael ---
**Author:** ![MBB](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mbb/32/530726_2.png) [@MBB](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MBB)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/332 "2024-06-05T22:22:22Z")
I think money talks yes. But also I think for him if there isn’t a story behind it that is worthy he won’t do it ---
**Author:** ![Troiboi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/troiboi/32/482503_2.png) [@Troiboi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Troiboi)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/333 "2024-06-05T22:44:12Z")
> [@BJT2](#): > > Not the best news for a 4th season. > > ["Emotional conclusion": The Newsreader S3 the end for News at Six team | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/emotional-conclusion-sam-reid-anna-torv-to-leave-the-newsreader.html) Michael Lucas confirmed on the Emsolation podcast this morning that this article was untrue. And Sam and Anna were not leaving, but rather the series was always ending at S3. They had the article updated to correct the misinformation. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/334 "2024-09-20T03:12:22Z")
Season 2 has been nominated for an International Emmy Award. DRAMA SERIES “Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God]” (Legendary Entertainment / Les Productions Dynamic / 22H22 / Adline Entertainment / France Télévisions / Hulu Japan) France “The Newsreader” – Season 2 (Werner Film Productions / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / eOne) Australia “The Night Manager” (Disney+ Hotstar / Banijay Asia / Ink Factory) India “Iosi, El Espia Arrepentido” – Season 2 [Yosi, the Regretful Spy] (Amazon MGM Studios) Argentina Winners will be announced at the 52nd International Emmy Awards Gala in New York on Monday, November 25. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/335 "2024-11-21T04:29:22Z")
![ABC Upfronts 2025_Page_09](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/c/8/3c8f704718e5d65b455d8de5e3fce020d48c1f56.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/336 "2024-11-21T08:32:13Z")
The ABC also released the season 3 trailer on iView this afternoon. > **[The Newsreader](https://iview.abc.net.au/show/newsreader)** > > After having achieved their dreams, Dale is now News At Six's 'King of News' and Helen's fearless reporting has won her great acclaim but when a cynical network move sees the two former lovers pitted in direct competition, their kinship will be... Season 3 premieres on ABC TV on Sunday, February 2, 2025, with all episodes dropping on iView on the same date. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/337 "2024-11-23T21:02:36Z")
> **["End of an Era" for The Newsreader | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/11/end-of-an-era-for-the-newsreader.html)** > > It's farewell to the News at Six team. But is it also the final season? EDIT: the season 3 trailer is now available on YouTube. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6mfEVaP4ZJA/maxresdefault.jpg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mfEVaP4ZJA) ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/338 "2024-12-13T04:58:28Z")
Season 3 Air date: Sunday 2 February 8.30pm There are 6 episodes including the series finale where Helen & Dale wrap up their storylines. ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/34f0e0/32.png) [@yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/yellow_sock)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/339 "2024-12-13T05:11:29Z")
Start the year on a high for the ABC. A great Australian drama, with a quality script, and great acting on a whole. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/341 "2024-12-14T01:52:11Z")
Season 1 will stream on Sundance Now and AMC+ in USA from next Thursday, December 19. Previously it was available on The Roku Channel and ARTE in English for a limited time. > **['The Newsreader': Sam Reid Looks Back on Season 1 Dale Jennings](https://www.tvinsider.com/1166368/the-newsreader-sam-reid-dale-jennings-season-1-streaming-amc/)** > > The 'Interview With the Vampire' star reflects on the hit Australian drama's first season ahead of its AMC+ debut. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/342 "2025-01-15T06:44:04Z")
### Season 3 - Episode 1 ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/6/0/f60a0cea89049dc134732ca39b7dfeea60b51dcf.jpeg) **Sunday 2 February 8.30pm** _In 1989, Helen and Dale are forced into direct competition as they fight to become number one in the shifting world of news. Cast: Anna Torv and Sam Reid._ > We first met Dale Jennings (Sam Reid) and Helen Norville (Anna Torv) in 1986, when a fledgling Dale was desperate to be a star newsreader and Helen was fighting to be taken seriously as a journalist. Now, in 1989, Dale Jennings has become the most beloved name in news, and Helen’s fearless international reporting has won her an opportunity to be the first woman to both anchor and produce her own current affairs show, ‘Public Eye with Helen Norville’. > > Helen and Dale initially take pride in each other’s success, until an unexpected and cynical network move sees them pitted directly opposite each other in the cut-throat 6pm time slot. Without warning, these former allies and lovers are plunged into the most ferocious battle in commercial television, and it becomes agonisingly clear that by year’s end, only one of them will maintain their long-fought-for position… > > Production credit: Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. A Werner Films Production. Major production investment from Screen Australia and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with VicScreen. Created by Michael Lucas. Written by Michael Lucas, Christine Bartlett, Adrian Russell Wills and Niki Aken. Directed by Emma Freeman. Produced by Lucas and Joanna Werner. Executive Producers Werner, Stuart Menzies and Emma Freeman. ABC Executive Producers Brett Sleigh and Rachel Okine. ---
**Author:** ![Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/expensive_horse5538/32/434563_2.png) [@Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Expensive_Horse5538)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792/343 "2025-01-17T20:04:59Z")
> **[Gallery: The Newsreader goes the Logies | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/01/gallery-the-newsreader-goes-the-logies.html)** > > Travel back in time to TV's 'night of nights'... 1980s style. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792.md?page=16) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-newsreader/13792.md?page=18)