July on SBS on Demand
6 days ago
June on SBS on Demand – highlights include Under the Banner of Heaven, Hudson and Rex and NAIDOC Week.
June on SBS on Demand
24 May 2024
June on SBS on Demand – highlights include Pride, Indoor Cinema Collection, Best of Brits Collection, Bosch: Legacy and Wisting.
May on SBS on Demand
27 April 2024
May on SBS on Demand – highlights include This Town, Suzy & The Simple Man, I am Scrooge, Swedish Week, Helsinki, The Dry and Davos 1917.
April on SBS on Demand
30 March 2024
April on SBS on Demand – highlights include Fallen, In the Name of Love, Of Money and Blood, The Stroke, Juice, Faithless, Blue Lights and Swift Street.
March on SBS on Demand
25 February 2024
March on SBS on Demand – highlights include Screw, Oscars Go to Collection, International Women’s Day Collection and The Vanishing Triangle.
February on SBS on Demand
28 January 2024
February on SBS on Demand – highlights include Classified, Bullshit, Triple Oh, Dopesick, The Matchmakers, Estonia and Catch Me a Killer.
January on SBS on Demand
30 December 2023
January on SBS on Demand – highlights include The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Scrubs, Surreal Estate, Two Weeks to Live and Culprits.
December on SBS on Demand
2 December 2023
December on SBS on Demand – highlights include The Doll Factory, Everyone Else Burns, Prisoner, Monterossi, Snow, Letterkenny and Pagan Peak.
November on SBS on Demand
28 October 2023
November on SBS on Demand – highlights include Erotic Stories, Alone UK, World on Fire, Better Things, Hidden – Firstborn, Threesome and Das Boot.
October on SBS on Demand
1 October 2023
October on SBS on Demand – highlights include Rough Cut, The Architect, Murder In, Hidden Assets, Piste Noire, Thicker Than Water and Shoresy.
September on SBS on Demand
26 August 2023
September on SBS on Demand – highlights include Arcadia, Christian, River, Dark Winds, The Change, Beyond Signs and The Prize of Silence.
August on SBS on Demand
31 July 2023
August on SBS on Demand – highlights include Breaking Point, The Parasocial Social Club, DNA, Shambles, Elvis’ Women, Wolf and Nordland 99.
July on SBS on Demand
1 July 2023
July on SBS on Demand – highlights include Inside Sydney Airport, Clean Sweep, Couples Therapy, Sisi, Limbo, The Kingdom and The Orchestra.
June on SBS on Demand
27 May 2023
June on SBS on Demand – highlights include Inside Sydney Airport, Clean Sweep, Couples Therapy, Sisi, Limbo, The Kingdom and The Orchestra.
May on SBS on Demand
29 April 2023
May on SBS on Demand – include AFTRS Documentaries Showcase 2023, Who Do You Think You Are, Love/Hate, Surreal Estate and Safe Home.
April on SBS on Demand
30 March 2023
April on SBS on Demand – SBS on Demand highlights for the month of April include Anthony Bourdain: A Cook’s Tour, Rogue Heroes, Michael Palin: Into Iraq, Cardo, Rich Stein’s Cornwall, Good People, The Wall: The Orchard, Copenhagen Killer, The Dark Heart, Empires Of New York, Asking For It, Conviction – The Case Of Stephen Lawrence, Wozniacki and Lee – A New Beginning, Sara’s Istanbul Delights, Patagonia, Amazon – The Lost World, Appetite, Pray For Blood, Cromosoma, The Allegation, Freezing Embrace, Britain’s Poshest Farm Shops and Khanh Ong’s Wild Food. american food Anthony Bourdain: A Cook’s Tour (season 1 & 2) SBS On Demand Box-Set Saturday, 1 April 2023 SBS Food and SBS On Demand (all episodes available to stream) The #1 food writer and television presenter in the world, Anthony Bourdain reinvented the food travel genre. In his ground-breaking first series, Bourdain travels around the world indulging his taste for local cuisine and eccentric characters. Anthony Bourdain: A Cook’s Tour S1 & 2 will air at a later date on SBS Food. british drama Rogue Heroes (series one) Australian Premiere Wednesday, 5 April 2023 SBS and SBS On Demand (episodes coming weekly) Those events depicted, which seem most unbelievable… are mostly true. From the creator of Peaky Blinders, and based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book, Rogue Heroes is a dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of WWII. Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Vigil), Jack O’Connell (Skins, The North Water) and Alfie Allen (Jojo Rabbit, Game of Thrones) lead an ensemble cast with Dominic West (The Wire, Appropriate Adult) and Sofia Boutella (Modern Love, Atomic Blonde). The series follows a crew of renegade men who are a self-proclaimed band of oddities, gentlemen, and pirates who rail against the status quo of service to do things a little differently. Set in Cairo, 1941. David Stirling (Swindells) is an eccentric young officer, bored and frustrated with the failings and shortcomings of the military authorities and their handling of the current war strategy. Convinced that traditional commando units don’t work, a view shared by another young officer, the inventive and disciplined Jock Lewes (Allen), the pair create a radical plan that flies in the face of all accepted rules of modern warfare and try to convince their friend, firebrand and poet, Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne (O’Connell) to join their mission. Stirling fights for permission to recruit soldiers for a small undercover unit that will create mayhem behind enemy lines. Men of a certain sort. The sweepings of public schools and military prisons, men who do not obey. Men who only need one order. ‘Go. Kill. Return. Go again’. More rebels than soldiers, Stirling’s team are every bit as complicated, flawed, and reckless as they are astonishingly brave and heroic. With the assistance of Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Wrangel Clarke (West), a master of strategic deception in British secret intelligence in the Middle East, Stirling’s unit gains an identity and a name, the Special Air Service (SAS), but then it’s up to Stirling and his men to prove their strategy of parachuting into the desert and attacking and neutralising enemy airbases under cover of darkness will work. Rogue Heroes S1 is available weekly from Wednesday 5 April on SBS On Demand and at 9:30pm on SBS. british documentary Michael Palin: Into Iraq Australian Premiere Wednesday, 5 April 2023 SBS & SBS On Demand (episodes coming weekly) Michael Palin embarks on an epic, revelatory journey into Iraq: one of the most dangerous and complex countries in the world. Following the Tigris River for over a thousand miles, from its source in eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf, Michael wants to discover what life is like for the 40 million people who live in Iraq. It’s one of the very few parts of the world he hasn’t visited, but he’s been fascinated by it since he was a child. Iraq is often called the ‘cradle of civilisation’, and Michael wants to explore the country’s past as well as its troubled present. Michael Palin: Into Iraq is available weekly from Wednesday 5 April at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand spanish comedy Cardo (season two) Australian Premiere SBS On Demand Box-Set Thursday, 6 April 2023 SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream) María is released from prison determined to make up for lost time and rebuild her life. To do so, she decides to get away from the path of excess and find a stable job, but she soon discovers that life is not easy for an ex-convict. Above all, María wants to thank Santa for all his help during her time in prison and makes it her personal mission to get Yasmin, Santa’s teenage daughter, to make peace with her. Burdened by her anxiety problems, she turns to Gabriel, but finds herself spiralling into a world of drugs and excesses alongside him. Cardo S2 is an SBS On Demand exclusive and will be available in Spanish with English subtitles. S1 is currently available to stream. british travel Rich Stein’s Cornwall (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 6 April 2023 SBS Food & SBS On Demand (episodes coming weekly) Rick Stein once again takes us on a rich journey of discovery around his beloved home county of Cornwall, the place in which he has lived for most of his life, and that has provided him with the inspiration for almost everything he does. Rick Stein’s Cornwall S1 will begin airing on SBS Food from Thursday, 6 April at 8.30pm. Episodes will be available on SBS On Demand following broadcast. french comedy thriller Good People (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 13 April 2023 SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream) Tom and Linda are thirty-somethings living in Belgium, along the French border. He is a policeman, she is a beautician, and they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between a rock and a hard place, they embark on a
March on SBS on Demand
25 February 2023
SBS on Demand highlights for the month of March include Vigil, Alex, Fragrance of the First Flower, The Swap, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema, Unknowns, Ever After, Mayflies, Cobra, La Fossa, Outlander, Inside The Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes, Vanda, Thunder In My Heart, The Shelter, Watergate: High Crimes in the White House, Pørni, Everything You Love, Until Death Do Us Part, Natascha Kampusch – A Lifetime in Prison, Elon Musk Show and Exterior Night. scottish thriller Vigil (series one) Series Premiere Thursday, 2 March 2023 SBS On Demand & SBS (all six episodes available to stream) When a crew member is found dead on board the Trident nuclear submarine, HMS VIGIL, the Scottish Police are called on to investigate. The catch? The UK’s nuclear deterrent must remain unbroken. While the submarine stays on patrol, Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) must go on board to investigate. Although the death was written off as an accidental overdose, Amy suspects foul play. Soon, the crew close ranks in the face of Amy’s questioning, and a new threat overshadows her inquiry. Stars Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Lauren Lyle. Vigil S1 will also air weekly on SBS from Thursday, 9 March at 9.30pm. swedish crime drama Alex (season two) Australian Premiere SBS On Demand Box-Set Thursday, 2 March 2023 SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream) Despite his world crumbling around him, Alex is determined to leave his past as a ruthless and corrupt police officer behind. When gangsters, who are his former colleagues, continue to pursue him and threaten his family he is forced to reckon with the consequences of his past actions without the breaking law again. Stars Dragomir Mršić and Rakel Wärmländer. Alex S2 is an SBS On Demand exclusive. This series will be available in Swedish with English subtitles. S2 is currently available on SBS On Demand. taiwanese romance Fragrance of the First Flower (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 2 March 2023 SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream) After reuniting at a mutual wedding, Yi-Ming (Zaizai Lin) and Ting-Ting (Lyan Cheng) find themselves swept up in what could have been. Re-kindling a long-forgotten high-school relationship, the two must navigate their changing lives. Stuck within the confines of motherhood and being a wife, Yi-Ming is searching for more, and following Ting-Ting’s footsteps seems to work, until it’s revealed Ting-Ting isn’t who she had led on to be. As the first Taiwanese series to be selected in 2021’s Series Mania program, Fragrance of the First Flower is a milestone in Queer representation. Fragrance Of The First Flower is a sensual and tender exploration of female sexuality and desire, revealing the love and lust between two women, the conflicts between gay, family and traditional stereotypes. Fragrance Of The First Flower S1 is an SBS On Demand exclusive and will be available in Mandarin with English subtitles. australian documentary The Swap (series one) SBS Commission Australian Premiere Wednesday, 8 March 2023 SBS & SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly) In a trailblazing, television-first original series, The Swap follows what happens when 12 students and families from very different cultures, religions, and backgrounds are thrown into each other’s worlds. Exploring whether a ground-breaking social experiment encompassing a school swap can make a real difference in breaking down social barriers and building greater acceptance, respect and understanding between diverse cultural communities, The Swap also observes the possibility of the experiment backfiring as cultures collide, with the potential for controversies to flare. The architect behind The Swap is Ali Kadri, CEO of the Islamic College of Brisbane. Taking part are six Muslim families, four Catholic families and two atheist families. Over one school term, Kadri accompanies the students on an emotional rollercoaster as they experience the anxiety, excitement and wonder of spending time at each other’s schools and with each other’s families and communities. For everyone involved, The Swap marks the first time they’ve experienced being close to someone who sees the world in a completely different way. It’s a huge leap into the unknown, with shocking, hilarious, poignant, and moving results — culminating in an eye-opening and compelling exploration of how little we know about each other, and how very different — as well as similar — we really are. All three episodes of The Swap will be available to stream on SBS On Demand with subtitles in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. All three episodes will also be available with audio description. The Swap will begin airing weekly on SBS from Wednesday, 8 March at 8.30pm. Episodes will be available on SBS On Demand at the same time. british biography Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (series one) Australian Premiere Wednesday, 8 March 2023 SBS On Demand & SBS (all four episodes available to stream) Narrated by Golden Globe-winning actress Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Molly’s Game), it reveals a complex, fascinating woman who took on power brokers in Hollywood and courageously challenged the misogyny of 1950’s America, all while beating the odds to succeed in a man’s world. Only a few short years after her first audition at a Hollywood studio, she co-wrote an article exposing the bad behaviour of studio executives and warning other women about ‘wolves’ in the industry. By posing nude, she kickstarted a change in attitude towards female sexuality. While her untimely death was tragic, her story is not. And Marilyn’s story isn’t just the story of one woman – it is the story of every woman. Reframed: Marilyn Monroe S1 will also air at a later date on SBS. british documentary Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Australian Premiere Wednesday, 8 March 2023 SBS On Demand (all fourteen episodes available to stream) Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, director and writer Mark Cousins gives us a guided tour of the art and craft in movies through the compelling lens of some of
February on SBS on Demand
28 January 2023
SBS on Demand highlights for the month of February include Bloodlands, A Criminal Affair, The Walk-In, Sick, The American Presidency With Bill Clinton, Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking, The Head, Carmen Curlers, Barossa Gourmet with Justine Schofield, Devils, Alex, The Swiping Game, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, The Cook Up With Adam Liaw, Django, The Chosen Ones and Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois. Bloodlands (season two) Series Premiere SBS On Demand Box-Set Wednesday, 1 February 2023 SBS & SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly) When an expensive car is pulled from the sea, veteran Northern Ireland police detective Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt) instantly sees the connection to an infamous cold case that holds enormous personal significance for him, involving a long-buried series of mysterious disappearances. His obsessive campaign to identify and unmask the semi-mythical figure behind these events leads him to a figure code-named Goliath. It’s a case that comes from Tom’s, and his country’s, dark past. Stars Victoria Smurfit, Charlene McKenna and Lisa Dwan. Bloodlands S2 will begin airing weekly on SBS from Wednesday, 1 February at 9.30pm. Episodes will be available same day at midnight on SBS On Demand. S1 is currently available on SBS On Demand. A Criminal Affair (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 2 February 2023 SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to stream) A Criminal Affair tells the tragic story of a mother who has spent 15 years trying to exonerate her son who was incarcerated for a murder he didn’t commit. It’s also the story of a Major Crimes Unit detective who always suspected that someone close to him was involved in the killing but had remained silent. Stars Céline Bonnier, Louis Philippe Dandenault and Maxime-Olivier Potvin. A Criminal Affair will air at a later date on SBS. This series will be available in French Canadian and English with English subtitles. The Walk-In (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 2 February 2023 SBS & SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly) With a looming Brexit vote wreaking havoc across the British political landscape, tensions are high for activist Matthew Collins (Stephen Graham) and his advocacy group Hope Not Hate, who fear a violent, racist campaign from the British far-right. And when several Islamist-related terrorist attacks rip through the British public in 2017, right-wing extremist group, National Action, sense an opportunity. Stars Chris Coghill, Leanne Best, and Chris Coghill. The Walk-In will begin airing weekly on SBS from Thursday, 2 February at 9.30pm. Episodes will be available same day at midnight on SBS On Demand. Sick (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 2 February 2023 SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to stream) When 26-year-old Alice (Carla Sehn) survives cervical cancer, she is eager to resume her life afresh in London just to realise it has all fallen apart during her treatment. Broke, and recently dumped by her boyfriend (who fell in love with a receptionist at the hospital) she is forced to move back to Sweden and in with her family. Stars Maria Nohra, Dejmis Rustom and Anna Blomberg. Sick S1 is an SBS On Demand Exclusive and will be available in Swedish with English subtitles. The American Presidency With Bill Clinton Australian Premiere Thursday, 2 February 2023 SBS & SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly) Hosted by President Bill Clinton, the series explores the history of the American presidency and the struggle for a more perfect union across six themed episodes: race, extremism, the struggle for rights, presidential vision, global power. The American Presidency With Bill Clinton will begin airing weekly on SBS from Thursday, 2 February at 8.30pm. Episodes will be available same day at midnight on SBS On Demand. Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking (season two) Australian Premiere Sunday, 5 February 2023 SBS Food & SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly) Join Chef Michel Roux once more and enjoy everything that spring in the South of France has to offer. In this eight-part series Michel cooks four recipes featuring the finest locally grown produce. Only the best fish and seafood, stunning vegetarian meals as well full-on feasts and barbecues for his wife, Giselle, friends, and family. Plus, a new mouth-watering French dessert every episode. Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking will begin airing weekly on SBS Food from Sunday, 5 February at 7.30pm. Episodes will become available at the same time on SBS On Demand. The Head (season 2) Australian Premiere SBS On Demand Box-Set Thursday, 9 February 2023 SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream) A massive freighter is crossing the Pacific Ocean,1.600 km from the nearest land. Onboard, Arthur Wilde (John Lynch) and his team of scientists have finally found a biological solution to Climate Change. All Arthur needs to do is sail back to land…when his most brilliant collaborator is found dead. When the team realises he has been decapitated, the nightmare returns. Who will survive? Stars Álvaro Morte, Tomohisa Yamashita and Katharine O’Donnelly. The Head S2 will air at a later date on SBS. This series will be available in English, Spanish and French with English subtitles. S1 is currently available on SBS On Demand. Carmen Curlers (series one) Australian Premiere Thursday, 9 February 2023 SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to stream) How did a crazy invention change the world and the lives of women in a small town in the restless 60s? Carmen Curlers is inspired by actual events that began in 1963, when the entrepreneur Axel (Morten Hee Andersen) stumbled upon an invention: the electric curler. A revolutionary invention with a potential to liberate women with an easy, quick, and cheap way to get curly hair in ten minutes instead of hours at the salon. Stars Maria Rossing, Fanny Bornedal and Rosalinde Mynster. Carmen Curlers S1 will air at a later date on SBS. This series will be available in Danish with English subtitles. Barossa Gourmet with Justine Schofield (series one) Australian Premiere Wednesday, 15 February 2023 SBS Food & SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly) From the makers