Headlines:

Deborah Mailman inducted into Logie Hall of Fame

Much-loved and trailblazing actor Deborah Mailman will be inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame on Sunday — the first of three inductees this year.
August 15 | tvtonight.com.au

Australian drama The Artful Dodger renewed for third and final season

Australian Disney+ drama The Artful Dodger has been renewed for a third and final season, with the streaming platform promising ‘more grit, bigger heists and bolder hijinks’.
August 05 | www.screenhub.com.au

Shortland Street gets $2.3m funding for 2027, returns four nights a week

Shortland Street has been given a lifeline, with NZ On Air committing to $2.3 million in funding for the next year, with episodes increasing from three to four nights a week... It will be the soap’s 35th year on screen.
August 03 | www.nzherald.co.nz

Filming to commence on Wentworth: Halfway Home

The new series takes the Wentworth story beyond prison walls and into a new world of redemption and survival. It follows a group of former inmates as they attempt to rebuild their lives on the outside.
July 24 | tvtonight.com.au

Netflix heads to New Zealand with first locally commissioned series Queenstown

Netflix has unveiled Queenstown, its first locally commissioned New Zealand series, with production now underway in the South Island’s famous alpine resort.
July 21 | www.theaureview.com

Obituary: Terence Donovan

Terence Donovan, theatre, film and television actor, has died peacefully in Melbourne at age 90.
July 20 | televisionau.com

Treasure & Dirt review – a gloriously strange detective mystery, unlike any you’ve seen before

A beheading in the outback kicks off this terrific six-part series, in which the greatest pleasure is not solving the crime but learning about the peculiar locals
July 20 | www.theguardian.com

It is rare to watch an Australian TV drama that feels as effortless as The F Ward

Comedy drama, The F Ward, is the latest Australian medical show. And it’s a good one.
July 16 | www.thenewdaily.com.au

Actor Sir Sam Neill dead at 78

Kiwi actor Sir Sam Neill has died, his family has announced.
July 13 | www.rnz.co.nz

Obituary: Sam Neill

Sam Neill, the Northern Ireland-born, New Zealand raised actor who found fame in Australia and overseas, has died at the age of 78.
July 13 | televisionau.com

Australian Survivor’s Final Season? Inside the LaPaglia Feud That Sank the Show

With a change of location to Malaysia, sources tell me production company Endemol Shine is struggling to make a reduced budget work, and the whole thing is already turning into a sh*t show.
July 08 | tvblackbox.com.au

'Not a normal process': Alison Whyte on making hit 90s series Frontline

Three decades since satirical news mockumentary Frontline broke into Australian lounge rooms, mercilessly skewering the ratings-obsessed world of current affairs, star Alison Whyte is still regularly approached by eager fans.
May 24 | www.thesenior.com.au

Ben Fordham slams ABC over Bluey financial fail: 'The world's worst deal'

Ben Fordham has slammed the ABC over a deal involving TV hit Bluey and the BBC, which he claims cost the national broadcaster billions.
May 01 | www.msn.com

Dan Brumm on sound designing the hit TV series, Bluey, with Sennheiser and Neumann

…Bluey has become one of the world’s most-watched television series, winning over children and parents alike with its warmth, humour and unmistakable Aussie spirit. Through the clever and inspired work of sound designer Dan Brumm, the series brings the everyday beauty of Australian life to audiences worldwide through sound…
April 28 | www.cxnetwork.com.au

John Kim Joins Hunter Page-Lochard & Kat Stewart In Australian Drama ‘Fortitude Valley’

John Kim has joined Hunter Page-Lochard and Kate Stewart in Australian TV drama Fortitude Valley. The Cruel Intentions actor, who is set to star in 2027 pic Voltron, will play Gavin Chang, a Detective Senior Constable seconded to an operation to solve two cold-case murders.
March 31 | deadline.com

Kitty Flanagan and Anne Edmonds clash in new ABC comedy BAD COMPANY

The ABC has released a first look and premiere date for Bad Company, a sharp backstage satire comedy following a theatre company on the brink and the two women pulling it in completely opposite directions.
March 27 | tvblackbox.com.au

Updates:

August 01…
Head Girl [NZ] added, guide completed
Colin From Accounts guide updated to ep 3.03
Last Days of the Space Age (2024) added, guide completed
Colin From Accounts guide updated to ep 3.04
July 01 - 31
The ​F Ward added
Bust Up [NZ] added
The Killings at Parrish Station added
High Flyers (1999) gets a big update with an episode guide (not complete) and a cast page
Treasure & Dirt added
Ground Up added, guide complete
Colin From Accounts series 3 guide started
June 15 - 30
The site is on a brief hiatus while I get surgery deal with an ongoing health issue.
June 22: Back home from hospital but recovery will still take time so no updates for the next while.

previous updates

premieres:

August
13 - My Brilliant Career (Netflix)

birthdays:

August
1 - Les Hill (1973)
2 - Sam Worthington (1976)
4 - Jamie Croft (1981)
5 - John Jarratt (1951)
6 - Melissa George (1976)
7 - Sophie Lee (1968)
7 - Graeme Blundell (1945)
9 - Eric Bana (1968)
10 - Alan Cinis (1960)
11 - Chris Hemsworth (1983)
12 - Kim De Lury (1970)
12 - Christopher Stollery (1965)
14 - Kate Ritchie (1978)
14 - Leah Purcell (1970)
15 - Vince Poletto (1972)
15 - Rel Hunt (1974)
15 - Brooke Anderson (1981)
15 - Jacek Koman (1956)
16 - Brendan Cowell (1976)
17 - Noni Hazlehurst (1953)
17 - Shane Briant (1946)
17 - Shane Porteous (1942)
18 - Brooke Harmon (1985)
18 - Vikki Blanche (1966)
19 - Tammin Sursok (1983)
20 - Rebecca Croft (1978)
20 - John Noble (1948)
21 - Peter Weir (1944)
21 - Roger Oakley (1943)
21 - Anne-Louise Lambert (1955)
22 - Catherine Wilkin (1945)
22 - Shane Withington (1958)
23 - Gil Tucker (1947)
23 - Rowena Wallace (1947)
25 - Aaron Jeffery (1970)
25 - Keegan Joyce (1989)
29 - Jay Ryan (1981)
30 - Kimberley Joseph (1973)
31 - Jack Thompson (1940)