In the United States, the series premiered on the Roku Channel on March 18, 2022, in New Zealand on Eden on March 24, 2022, and in Brazil on Universal TV on April 6, 2022.
International distributor Entertainment One has sold broadcast or streaming rights to the series to Arte in France and Germany, the BBC in the UK, Cosmo in Spain, Filmin in Portugal and Spain, NBCUniversal International Networks in Latin America, Now TV in Hong Kong, RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland, The Roku Channel in the United States, Telus Presents in Canada, and Viaplay in Poland, the Netherlands, and the Nordic and Baltic regions. On 12 July 2021, the first trailer was released for the series. The series ranked fourth in Variety 's top 13 list of The Best International TV Shows of 2021. Karl Quinn, in a five-star review for The Sydney Morning Herald, called the series "brilliant" and a "terrific ensemble piece", "beautifully handled by director Emma Freeman, working from series creator Michael Lucas’s incisive, empathetic and funny scripts", and concluded it was "the most fun had watching telly in a long time." ĭavid Free, also in The Sydney Morning Herald, commented it was "the best show seen in yonks", lavishing praise on the attention-to-detail in the series, in the clothes, language and propwork. He did, however, offer critique, opining that "the show is pretty toothless in terms of industry and cultural commentary", noting anachronistic diversity in representation of Australian newsrooms of the time. The Guardian 's Luke Buckmaster, in a four-star review, praised Torv and Revid in "deliver fine performances as characters you want to keep spending time with, though you’re not sure exactly why", the cinematography in lending the series a "placid and non-confronting tone, reflected in the graceful camerawork and scaled-back colour schemes", and the writing for "using real-life media stories as the scaffolding for character-related fiction, the former complementing the latter, without big-noting the subjects or rearranging history". It was ABC's highest-rated new drama premiere of the year in the 25-54 age demographic. The Newsreader was ABC's most-watched drama programme of 2021, achieving an average audience of 1.5 million viewers across linear and on-demand platforms. Torv commented that "Making The Newsreader was one of the most satisfying and joyous creative experiences that I've ever had." Reception The series was filmed during late 2020 and early 2021, under COVID-19 restrictions. Joanna Werner and Stuart Menzies, along with Brett Sleigh and Sally Riley on behalf of the ABC, executive produced the series. Filmed in Melbourne, the series was written by Michael Lucas, Jonathan Gavin, Niki Aken and Kim Ho. The series was created by Michael Lucas and Joanna Werner and was directed by Emma Freeman. Helen struggles with Dale's revelations, while news emerges of an incident at Chernobyl. The Russell Street bombing throws Helen and Dale's plans up in the air.Ī potentially career-making interview with a HIV-positive mother goes awry for Dale. Helen and Dale find themselves competing for a landmark interview with Lindy Chamberlain, due to be released from prison. Newsreader Helen and reporter Dale tackle their first assignment together: covering the aftermath of the Challenger disaster.ĭale discovers that orbiting Helen is getting him attention, while the pair cover the return of Halley's Comet. On March 30, 2022, ABC confirmed that The Newsreader would be renewed for a second season, to be set in 1987. Nathan Lloyd also won Best Casting in a TV Drama, TV Miniseries & Telemovie at the 2021 Casting Guild Awards. The Newsreader won Most Popular Australian Drama at the 2021 TV Blackbox Awards, and Anna Torv and Stephen Peacocke were nominated for Most Popular Actor. The show won the categories of Best Drama Series, Best Lead Actress in a Drama ( Anna Torv), Best Supporting Actor in a Drama ( William McInnes), Best Direction in a Drama or Comedy ( Emma Freeman) and Best Production Design in Television (Melinda Doring). Īt the 11th AACTA Awards, the show was nominated for more awards than any other program. The six-part series premiered on 15 August 2021. The Newsreader is an Australian television drama series created by Michael Lucas, broadcast on ABC.
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