Underbelly Blu-ray Bound

The first — and best — of the Underbelly series will be released on Blu-ray in August.

The award-winning dramatisation of Melbourne’s ’90s gangland wars was one of the first shows TV3 aired in HD (but, ironically, was repeated in SD).

The latest series, The Golden Mile (TV3, 8.30pm Wednesdays), bridges the first and second, and has been thrashing the competition: FlashForward on TV2 and Aussie rival Packed to the Rafters on TV One.

Reportedly, series four and five are in the works and the third is due for release next month across the Tasman, but on DVD only.

Distributor Roadshow Entertainment hasn’t confirmed a NZ date yet for The Golden Mile but expect it to be August or September, given NZ’s broadcasts are about a month behind Australia’s.