New to Sky Box Sets in January

Sky will screen The Wire in HD for the first time when the ground-breaking police drama returns next month on the Sky Box Sets beat.

The original 4:3 series was remastered in HD for a stunning Blu-ray release a couple of years ago and is one of several HBO series that first screened in SD that have been redelivered to Sky in HD.

Another outstanding crime drama from the same era, The Shield, also has been remastered in HD and looks amazing on TVNZ OnDemand compared to the SD version on Amazon Prime Video.

It will scrub up even better for its December 18 US Blu-ray release.

Thanks to a new patented process, the entire series has undergone a 4K transfer and restoration from the 16mm film elements preserving the intentional grit and raw texture that’s unique to this series.

Other SBS highlights include two of the earliest comedy series to screen on SoHo, How to Make It in America and Eastbound & Down.

Screening in order of their 7.30 nightly telecasts will be:

1. Eastbound & Down S1 & S2
2. True Detective S2
3. Game of Thrones S4
4. Hunters S1
5. Vikings S3
6. The Wire S1a
7. Banshee S1
8. Eastbound & Down S3 & S4
9. Hunters S1
10. Game of Thrones S5
11. Big Love S1
12. Vikings S4a
13. The Wire S1b
14. Banshee S2
15. Silicon Valley S1 & S2
16. Six Feet Under S1
17. Game of Thrones S6
18. Big Love S2
19. Vikings S4b
20. The Wire S2
21. Banshee S3
22. Silicon Valley S3 & S4
23. Six Feet Under S2
24. Game of Thrones S7
25. Big Love S3
26. Girls S1 & S2
27. The Wire S3
28. Banshee S4
29. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend S1a
30. Six Feet Under S3
31. How to Make It in America S1 & S2.