July on SBS on Demand – highlights include Under the Banner of Heaven, Hudson and Rex, NAIDOC Week, Couples Therapy, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, D.I Ray, Spies of Terror and We’re All Going to Die (Even Jay Baruchel).
American drama series
Under The Banner Of Heaven
Box Set
Wednesday, 3 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all seven episodes available)
The original limited series inspired by the bestseller by Jon Krakauer , follows the murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb of the Salt Lake Valley. As Detective Jeb Pyre investigates events that transpired, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and the violent consequences of unyielding faith.
Starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington and Daisy Edgar Jones.
Under The Banner Of Heaven will be available on SBS On Demand.
American crime drama series
Hudson And Rex Seasons 3 -6
Australian premiere
Saturday, 6 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all sixty-eight episodes available)
Detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon), a cunning Major Crimes detective for the St. John’s Police Department, teams up with an unusual partner – Rex (Diesel vom Burgimwald), a former-K9 German Shepherd, whose heightened senses keep Charlie hot on the trail of his suspects.
Together they’re able to unravel even the most puzzling of crimes, ensuring the truth is revealed and justice is served. With Charlie’s deft detective work and Rex’s keen canine senses, this crime-fighting duo is unstoppable.
Hudson and Rex Seasons 3-6 will be available on SBS On Demand.
Special collection
NAIDOC Week
SBS Elder-in-Residence Oration presented by Rhoda Roberts AO with Stan Grant
Sunday July 7 at 6.30pm
Reflecting on the 2024 NAIDOC Theme: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud, and filmed on Mabo Day 2024 – Rhoda Roberts AO, a proud Widjabul Wieybal woman from the Bundjalung Nation, delivers her second oration as SBS’s Elder–in-Residence. Rhoda is joined by prominent Wiradjuri journalist, Stan Grant, and features an in-depth interview where Grant speaks about wide-ranging issues including the state of the media today, world politics, and his personal journey. Torres Strait Islander actor and producer Aaron Fa’Aoso also gives a stirring introduction, paying tribute to Eddie “Koiki” Mabo.
Little J & Big Cuz
Weekdays from Monday 8 July at 6.05pm
Little J (Miranda Tapsell), he’s five and Big Cuz (Deborah Mailman), she’s nine. They’re a couple of First Nations Australian kids living with their Nanna (Ursula Yovich) and Old Dog (Aaron Fa’Aoso). Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom, and there’s always something surprising going on, whether it’s at school, in the backyard…or beyond. The gaps in Nanna’s ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country, and with the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen (Renee Lim), Little J and Big Cuz are finding out about community, Country and culture.
The Point: Road Trip
Weekly from Tuesday 9 July at 7.30pm
The Point is the home of First Nations perspectives. In this new season of panel discussions, the program becomes The Point: Road Trip, travelling the country to hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. Join proud Wuthathi and Meriam man and National Indigenous Affairs Editor, John Paul Janke, for honest and insightful discussions about the challenges facing Indigenous communities, as well as highlighting community led solutions to drive change. Whadjuk Noongar woman, Network Ten’s Narelda Jacobs OAM (10 News First: Midday and 10 News First: Afternoons) will feature in the program throughout the season.
Big Backyard Quiz
Saturday 13 July at 7.30pm
Hosted by Narelda Jacobs OAM and Steven Oliver, featuring a series of games and quiz rounds, test your knowledge about all aspects of the Australian experience – the people, the land, food, music and sport. Two teams of three fight it out to decide who will win! This comedic quiz show looks at the people and history of Australia through a Blak lens, the way we were not taught in school. Join team captains Barkaa and Dave Woodhead, and contestant panellists Tom Ballard, Ivan Aristeguieta, Tegan Higginbotham, and Nina Oyama. Big Backyard Quiz is executive produced by Anthony Watt (Spicks and Specks, Full Frontal) and Daniel Gallahar (NITV).
documentary series
Couples Therapy Season 4
Australian Premiere
Tuesday, 9 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all nine episodes available)
Couples Therapy unlocks a hidden world: other people’s relationships. Far from reality-show caricatures, this is true documentary filmmaking that brings viewers into the authentic and visceral experience of weekly therapy with four couples.
World-class therapist Dr. Orna Guralnik deftly guides the couples through the minefield of honest confrontations with each other and with themselves, revealing the real-life struggles — and extraordinary breakthroughs — typically hidden behind closed doors.
Couples Therapy Seasons 1- 4 will be available on SBS On Demand.
American historical dramedy series
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Seasons 1 -4
Box Set
Thursday, 18 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all forty-three episodes available)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, from renowned creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Executive Producer Daniel Palladino (Family Guy), written and directed by Sherman-Palladino and Palladino, stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards) as Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a 1958 New York City woman who has everything she’s ever wanted—the perfect husband, two kids, and an elegant Upper West Side apartment perfect for hosting Yom Kippur dinner.
But her perfect life suddenly takes an unexpected turn and Midge discovers a previously unknown talent—one that changes her life forever.
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Seasons 1 -4 will be available on SBS On Demand.
British police drama series
D.I. Ray Season 2
Australian Premiere
Wednesday, 24 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all six episodes available)
Starring Parminder Nagra (ER, Bend It Like Beckham, 13 Reasons Why) and Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones).
Two months after her suspension from the force, DI Ray returns to homicide to investigate the brutal shooting of a young nurse and the head of a notorious crime syndicate outside a Birmingham hospital. The shooting sends shockwaves throughout the city. All signs point to a gangland turf war, but as DI Ray begins to pull at the threads, new evidence comes to light that suggest a far more complex mystery.
D.I. Ray Season 1 and 2 will be available on SBS On Demand.
French thriller series
Spies Of Terror
Australian Premiere
Thursday, 25 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all four episodes available)
The hunt for those responsible for the November 2015 attacks has put the French secret services under tremendous pressure.
As an agent of the DGSI, with a strong sense of rage and unfailing determination, Lucie is fighting to move the investigation forward. Against the advice of her management, she joins forces with Malika, a skilled DGSE analyst. For his part, despite the paranoia reigning within the services, Vincent, a major at the Lille territorial DGSI, does his best to convince his superiors to recruit a new source, “Minotaure”, who could allow them to trace the masterminds of the attacks in Syria.
The trio are ready to do anything to protect France from new attacks, but in doing so, they will put their private lives at risk and confront the consequences of their own choices.
Based on the book by Matthieu Suc, from the producers of Paris Police 1900.
Spies Of Terror will be available in French with English subtitles on SBS On Demand.
documentary series
We’re All Going To Die (Even Jay Baruchel) Season 2
Australian Premiere
Monday, 29 July 2024 on SBS On Demand (all six episodes available)
Death is certain. What isn’t is how – or if – the human species will perish entirely, and how humanity will respond in the face of catastrophic threats. Hosted by Canadian actor, director and author Jay Baruchel (She’s Out Of My League, Goon, This Is The End, How To Train Your Dragon), this series is a tongue-in-cheek look at the end of the world as we know it.
This season, join Jay for the existential crisis of a lifetime as he explores how AI, insects, radiation or nanotech could wipe out the human race… unless this is all a simulation? (How would we know?) Plus, why have humans always been obsessed with the end of the world?
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) Season 2 will be available on SBS On Demand.
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