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[11/19/24 - 10:10 AM]
AMC Networks' December Highlights Includes "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point," "Joe Bob's Christmas Carnage" and More!
December also features new seasons of Acorn TV's "Dalgliesh" and "Darby & Joan"; plus new series premieres on AMC+ and Sundance Now including Natalie Dormer thriller "White Lies," "The Newsreader" atarring Sam Reid, and true crime documentary "Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness & The Hare Krishnas."

[09/08/23 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 4-8
Updates include: Roku is the latest streamer to pull originals, acquisitions; HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" to sign off with current season; and Warner Bros. Television suspends overall deals.

[08/29/23 - 03:41 AM]
BBC to Air Second Series of Hit Drama "The Newsreader"
Created, written and produced by award-winning writer Michael Lucas, and directed by Emma Freeman, the six-part series will air on BBC Two and iPlayer later this autumn.

[07/25/22 - 11:25 PM]
Development Update: Monday, July 25
Updates include: TBS cancels "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" after seven seasons; Disney+ eyes "Eragon" TV adaptation; and NBC's "Quantum Leap" reboot taps new showrunner.

[03/09/22 - 09:31 AM]
Video: "The Newsreader" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Set in 1986 and centered around the frantic world of broadcast news, "The Newsreader" follows the unconventional relationship between an ambitious young TV reporter, Dale Jennings (Sam Reid), and star female news anchor, Helen Norville (Anna Torv).

[02/22/22 - 06:01 AM]
Multi-Award-Winning Australian Drama "The Newsreader" to Premiere in the United States Exclusively on The Roku Channel as a Roku Original on March 18
Set in the 1986 and centered around the frantic world of broadcast news, "The Newsreader" follows the unconventional relationship between an ambitious young TV reporter and the difficult star female news anchor as they cover extraordinary current events of the time.







NEWSREADER, THE (SUNDANCE NOW)
Returns in TBA 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
3/18/22 - ???
STATUS:
returning in 2024/2025 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (6 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
canceled by Roku on 9/7/23, may air elsewhere
DESCRIPTION:
(from Roku's web site, March 2022) An ambitious reporter and a notoriously “difficult” star newsreader join forces to survive in the high-octane world of a 1986 newsroom.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anna Torv as Helen Norville
· Chai Hansen
· Chum Ehelepola
· Marg Downey
· Michelle Lim Davidson
· Robert Taylor
· Sam Reid as Dale Jennings
· Stephen Peacocke
· William McInnes
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brett Sleigh as EP
· Emma Freeman as DIR
· Joanna Werner as PROD
· Michael Lucas as CRTR/PROD/WRTR
· Sally Riley as EP
· Stuart Menzies as PROD
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Entertainment One