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One of the producers of Three’s ratings phenomenon, Married at First Sight Australia, will be the executive producer of Netflix’s next Australian original, Byron Baes. Emma Lamb also worked on The Real Housewives of Sydney. “With a compelling cast, spectacular settings and some truly addictive drama, Byron Baes has all the binge-worthy ingredients,” Chris Culvenor, co-CEO […]

Amazon Prime Video will stream Chris Pratt’s big-gun sci-fi adventure The Tomorrow War from July 2. “That another Paramount biggie is being sold off to a streaming platform is not unexpected, even if it remains a tragic indication of how far the once-mighty studio has fallen,” Forbes observed. “What’s ghoulishly ironic is that Amazon went […]

TVNZ will unveil the “Down Under” version of RuPaul’s Drag Race on May 1. The Saturday night series will go to air on TVNZ 2 the same day it streams on TVNZ Ondemand. Here’s the media release (complete with Americanised headline): RuPaul’s Drag Race arrives Down Under this fall! Saturdays are looking a whole lot […]

➢➢ TVNZ 2 will use the second week of Popstars to bed in a new local line-up on Mondays from April 19: Vegas (8.30), Creamerie (9.30) and Frickin Dangerous Bro On The Road (10.05). Vegas is a Rotorua-based drama about a publican (Cousins’ Cian Elyse White) who becomes the prime suspect in a botched drug deal […]

Two of the new series secured under Sky’s deal with NBCUniversal will premiere free-to-air this month on Prime. Young Rock and The Equalizer will screen back to back on Thursdays from April 22, ahead of the season two premiere of Forensics NZ. Double-episodes of Young Rock will anchor the night at 7.30. It’s billed as a […]

As part of a new multi-year programming deal with NBCUniversal, Sky will launch on April 30 an HD channel dedicated to the distributors’s crime and drama procedurals. Here’s the media release: Sky and NBCUniversal sign extensive multi-year deal, delivering new shows, movies, and entertainment channels to Kiwis Sky and global entertainment giant NBCUniversal (NBCU) have […]

TVNZ 2 is seeking contestants for a bi-lingual game show that Matai Smith will host. Here’s the media release: Matai Smith to Host TVNZ 2’s 9 LIVES  Award-winning TV presenter and producer, Matai Smith is returning to TVNZ to host 9 LIVES, a bi-lingual game show that will leave viewers glued to the couch, and shouting at the […]

The latest new release to miss out on a 4K-UHD edition in this market is The Croods 2: A New Age. Also missing is the 3D option for sale in the US. However, the good news is the Blu-ray transfer maximises every bitrate. “The Croods: A New Age evolves onto Blu-ray with a razor-sharp and […]

Sky Box Sets reaches far back into HBO’s video vault for two of next month’s drawcards — Bored to Death and Eastbound & Down — while keeping things ultramodern with Legion and Betty. Screening in order of their nightly transmission will be: Ballers S5 Strike Back S1 Jane the Virgin S5A Sons of Anarchy S5 […]

A weekly guide to what’s new of note on air and online Sunday ➢ Line of Duty TVNZ 1, 9.05 The BBC hit about an anti-corruption police unit gets a new beat for S6. If you haven’t seen the first five, catch up quick on Acorn TV or Netflix. “The opening action sets the throbbing […]