A Beginner’s Guide to Grief
This bitesize Australian series (six 10-minute episodes) is a must-watch gem. Harriet (‘Harry’) loses her terminally ill parents within a week of each other. Luckily, her mum left her a box of tapes on grief to guide her. Making her way through each of grief’s five stages, Harry feels suffocated by her religious community and grapples with how to honour her dad’s surprising dying wish. Full of love, laughter and bitter truth, writer and creator Anna Lindner plays Harry with force: the story’s based on her own experience.
A Beginner’s Guide to Grief premieres at 9.20pm, Sunday 4 September on SBS VICELAND, and is now streaming , with both the 72-minute compilation and the six individual episodes available. It is available with subtitles in , , , and .
Alone – season 8
Ten new participants go higher than any before them in season 8 of this American series. Dubbed ‘Grizzly Mountain’, this season lifts us 3800 feet above sea level on a lake shore of British Columbia, Canada. Strap in for the extreme survival show ride.
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Season 8 of Alone airs at 8.30pm Tuesday nights from 6 September on SBS VICELAND. Seasons 1–8 are now streaming . Here is season 8 episode 1:
The Good Fight – final season 6
We’re thrilled to bring the final season of this bitingly good drama to Australia. Season 6 sees Diane (Christine Baranski) riddled with fear for the future of her country, but also filled with hope. The Reddick & Associates lawyers face an unforeseen proposition and everyone wonders whether the violence all around them points to an impending civil war. We’ll greatly miss this spectacularly scripted drama with its cracking ensemble cast.
Fast-tracked from the US, season 6 of The Good Fight premieres exclusively in Australia at 8.30pm, Saturday 10 September on SBS VICELAND, airing weekly. Stream episodes after they go to air.
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)
Death is certain. It helps that the man exploring how or whether we’ll die out completely is fascinated by apocalypticness. Canadian actor, director and author Jay Baruchel (She’s Out Of My League) is at the helm of this six-part series, a smart, tongue-in-cheek look at the end of the world, which draws together science, psychology, pop culture and philosophy. While the possibilities of our demise are endless, the series is suffused with the ultimate hope that humankind can come together to make the world a better place.
We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) premieres with a double episode at 8.30pm, Wednesday 14 September on SBS VICELAND. Double episodes air weekly and will be available after they air.
The Handmaid’s Tale – season 5
** Warning: contains spoilers from previous seasons **
In this brand-new season, fresh from the US, June may face consequences for killing Commander Waterford, Serena is relishing her role as the grieving widow, Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia to reform Gilead, and June, Luke and Moira fight it from a distance as their mission continues to save and reunite with Hannah. Read more here:
Fast-tracked from the US, season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale premieres with a double episode at 8.30pm, Thursday 15 September on SBS and . Episodes air weekly after that at 9.30pm. SBS VICELAND will play encore episodes on Saturdays at 9.30pm from 17 September.
Cracking The Code
This fun series uncovers some of the world’s most famous and infamous encryptions, revealing how they were decoded, the brilliant minds who cracked them and the mysterious secrets they were hiding. The series features the female codebreaker who helped win World War II, Einstein’s universe-defining equations, classical texts that held the secret of Ancient Greece’s origins and messages from the Mafia. Intriguing!
Season 1 of Cracking The Code premieres at 9.20pm, Sunday 18 September on SBS VICELAND. Episodes air weekly. Catch up anytime .
CODA: Mother Father Deaf
Contributor Laura O’Grady. Source: Mind The Gap Films
This is the third documentary exploring the experiences of the Deaf community, directed by Garry Keane and produced by Anne Heffernan, after the award-winning Deafening (2017) and These Walls Can Talk (2015). International Week of Deaf People runs from 19–25 September.
CODA: Mother Father Deaf premieres at 6.35pm, Sunday 25 September on SBS VICELAND. Stream it anytime at SBS On Demand.
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9/11: The Legacy
It’s 21 years since 9/11. This one-hour documentary narrated by Blair Underwood follows the stories of 12 people who were children at the time, and how they’ve rebuilt their lives in the ensuing decades.
Catch more documentaries on SBS: airs at 9pm, Sunday 4 September, airs at 8.30pm, Friday 9 September and three-parter airs back-to-back from 7.30pm, Sunday 11 September, all on SBS.
9/11: The Legacy premieres at 9.30pm, Saturday 10 September on SBS VICELAND. Catch up anytime at SBS On Demand.
Deadly Funny 2022
Comedian Janty Blair on stage at Deadly Funny 2022. Source: Distributor
One-hour special Deadly Funny 2022 premieres at 9.40pm, Wednesday 14 September on SBS VICELAND and NITV. Catch up at SBS On Demand till 14 October.
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The Casketeers – season 5
This engaging New Zealand show follows husband and wife Francis and Kaiora Tipene, who own and run Tipene Funerals. With their team, they continue to lift the veil on death in a rare mix of sorrow and joy.
Season 5 of The Casketeers premiered with a double episode on Monday 29 August on SBS VICELAND. Double episodes continue weekly on Monday nights at 9.25pm. Catch up after the episodes go to air. (Seasons 3 and 4 are also now streaming.) Watch the start of season 5 now:
Adam Looking for Eve – season 5
A German dating show in which everyone is naked. How very Biblical. Celebrities also wash ashore among the everyday folk looking for love and willing to bare all on the telly to find it. If the cold weather is holding on tight where you live, the warm tropical beach backdrop might also heat things up.
Season 5 of Adam Looking for Eve airs on Friday nights at 9.20pm on SBS VICELAND. Catch up from episode 1 at SBS On Demand.
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