Faking Hitler
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 1 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream)
When journalist Gerd Heidemann (Lars Eidinger) hears of a diary written by Adolf Hitler, he can’t resist the scoop of the century. Except the diary is the creation of charismatic art dealer, petty criminal, and prolific forger Konrad Kujau (Moritz Bleibtreu).
When Heidemann tracks him down, he’s excited to learn that Kujau has many more diaries and convinces respected magazine Stern to pay a huge sum to buy them. Only rookie reporter Elisabeth Stöckel questions whether the diaries are real, but her warnings are ignored and Heidemann starts selling the story for global syndication.
Bringing the mood of the era to life, Faking Hitler is an utterly compelling tale of greed, ambition, deception, and desire.
In German with English subtitles. Faking Hitler is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
Polish thriller
Illegals
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 1 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all ten episodes available to stream)
While taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, Konrad Wolski (Grzegorz Damiecki), the head of the Q Department, an elite unit of the Polish intelligence, learns about a planned terrorist attack in Sweden.
Konrad immediately activates Travis, a Polish sleeper agent in the Minsk division of the KGB, to get intelligence that would foil the terrorists’ plan. The whole thing is complicated by the fact that Travis has just been compromised by a Belarusian KGB officer. Sara (Sylwia Juszczak), an officer of the Polish Intelligence Agency, heads off to Minsk to exfiltrate Travis.
American survival reality
Alone (Season Eight)
**S8 New Series Premiere** **SBS On Demand Box-Set** Thursday, 1 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all twelve episodes available to stream)
Ten new participants brave Alone’s most terrifying location yet in pursuit of $500,000. Not only must they face the elements and complete isolation, but they also face the deadliest predator in North America – the grizzly bear.
The predators immediately make their presence known, and the participants must adapt from being the hunters to the hunted as they quickly realise that bears aren’t the only threat to their lives.
Alone S8 will also begin airing on SBS Viceland with new episodes coming weekly from Tuesday, 6 September at 8.30pm. S1-7 are currently available on SBS On Demand.
Australian dark comedy
A Beginner’s Guide To Grief
**Australian Premiere** **SBS Commission** Sunday, 4 September 2022 on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream)
Struggling to come to terms with the loss of two terminally ill parents within the same week, Harriet ‘Harry’ Wylde (played by writer and creator Anna Lindner) is forced to face her ultimate fear – absolute aloneness.
But when she stumbles across her dysfunctional foster sister, Daisy (Cassandra Sorrell), camping in the cemetery, Harry discovers that grief doesn’t play by any rules and soon, neither will she.
Based on Lindner’s personal story, the series looks beyond the flowers and hallmark cards, and dares to lean into the terrifying messy but transformative experience that is grief.
A Beginner’s Guide To Grief will also air as a one-hour package on SBS Viceland on Tuesday, Sunday, 4 September at 9.20pm. The six 10-minute episodes will be available on SBS On Demand at the same time.
A Beginner’s Guide To Grief is an SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand exclusive.
French medical drama
Interns (Seasons One & Two)
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 8 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all sixteen episodes available to stream)
Due to drastic preventative health measures undertaken in a public hospital, the doctors in charge of the intern department find themselves quarantined at home for 24 hours.
Three inexperienced interns and a medical examiner who do not know each other must tackle the situation head-on and handle the department on their own, unaware that this temporary quarantine is about to be extended indefinitely.
Interns stars Louise Bourgoin, Alice Belaïdi, Karim Leklou, and Zacharie Chasseriaud.
In French with English subtitles. Interns will also begin airing on SBS. Interns is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
True crime thriller
Operation Black Tide: The Suicidal Mission
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 8 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all four episodes available to stream)
Inspired by real-life events, Operation Black Tide: The Suicidal Mission is a gripping tale of the most widely covered drug trafficking operation to take place in Europe this century. Nando is an expert sailor who trains hard as an amateur boxer in his spare time.
Coming from a poor background and with no hope of advancement in life, he begins to wonder about his future. When he meets his estranged cousin Gema, he is taken aback by her luxurious lifestyle and is shocked to find out that this is funded by drugs trafficking.
With nowhere else to turn and in desperate need to make money, Nando reluctantly agrees to a drug smuggling operation and travels to Brazil. There, he and two companions must transport 3,000 kilos of cocaine across the Atlantic against all odds in a homemade submarine, battling storms, engine breakdowns and cabin fever.
At the same time, the Portuguese police authorities have become aware of their mission and are getting ever closer to catching them. Nando and his two companions must do everything they can to work together and survive, in this epic, underwater adventure.
An accompanying true crime documentary series titled Operation Black Tide: Suicide Voyage will be published on the same day.
Suicidal Mission is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
American drama
The Good Fight (Season Six)
**Australian Premiere** Saturday, 10 September 2022 on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly)
The sixth and final season of the brilliantly sharp and politically savvy law drama series, The Good Fight, has Diane (Christine Baranski) feeling like she’s going crazy, struggling with an uneasy sense of déjà vu, with everything from Roe v. Wade, to voting rights, to Cold War aggressions returning.
Meanwhile, the lawyers of Reddick & Associates wonder if the violence that they see all around them points to an impending civil war.
The quick production turnaround of The Good Fight allows this series to react to current political events in the Unites States, creating an incredibly topical feel, peppered with surrealism and biting humour.
The Good Fight S6 will also begin airing on SBS Viceland, with new episodes fast- tracked from the US coming weekly from Saturday, 10 September at 8.30pm. The Good Fight S6 is an SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand exclusive.
South Korean crime drama
Through The Darkness
**Australian Premiere** ** Thursday, 1 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all twelve episodes available to steam)
Through The Darkness is a South Korean true crime thriller set in the 1990s starring Kim Nam-gil, Jin Seon-kyu and Kim So-jin, that follows a criminal profiler who is tasked with tracking down a serial killer before they attack again.
Through The Darkness is based on the 2018 non-fiction book of the same title co-written by Korea’s first criminal profiler Kwon Il-yong and journalist-turned-author Ko Na-mu, which highlights Kwon’s field experiences.
In Korean with English subtitles.
American drama
The Handmaid’s Tale (Season Five)
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 15 September 2022 on SBS and SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly)
Set in a dystopian future, June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
In Season 5, June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose, and the widowed Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada.
Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) works with Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke, and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.
The Handmaid’s Tale S5 will also begin airing on SBS with new episodes fast- tracked from the US coming weekly. Following a double episode launch on Thursday, 15 September at 9.30pm, The Handmaid’s Tale S5 will air on SBS on Thursdays at 8.30pm and will also be made available on SBS On Demand. The Handmaid’s Tale S5 is an SBS and SBS On Demand exclusive.
Canadian romantic drama
Dog Days
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 15 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all eight parts available to stream)
As a dizzying heat wave hits Montreal and throws the city into a state of general torpor, the residents of the Saint-Henri neighbourhood fall prey to events that reason cannot explain.
This romantic drama-comedy, crossed by timeless characters and places, is an ode to love and to Saint-Henri. A veritable doorway to the intimate lives of its inhabitants, the series is based on a coherent universe dotted with dreamlike elements.
Dog Days stars Audrey Roger, Sacha Charles, Nate Husser, and Mireille Métélus.
In French Canadian with English subtitles. Dog Days is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
French thriller
The Collapse
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 15 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to stream)
What would become of society if essential resources became scarce? The Collapse is an eight-part anticipation anthology, focusing on the limits of modern society and the aftermath of its collapse.
Each sequence-shot episode lets you experience those crucial and dramatic moments, as eight groups of people undergo a sudden and forced energetic transition.
The Collapse stars Lubna Azabal, Philippe Rebbot, and Naël Malassagne.
In French with English subtitles. The Collapse will also begin airing on SBS. The Collapse is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
French thriller
Surge
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 15 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all five episodes available to stream)
Nora (Golshifteh Farahani) is a night driver for a ridesharing app. Addicted to amphetamines, her life is falling apart – she is drowning in debt, divorced, and she’s now sleeping in her car to save enough money to rent an apartment and obtain joint custody of her daughter.
When her brother Ben (Vincent Heneine), also a cab driver, crashes his car, Nora offers to deliver a strange package for him and ends up being generously paid. Without realising it, Nora is now bound to a mysterious and dangerous underground network. Tonight, will be the darkest night of her life.
In French with English subtitles. Surge will also begin airing on SBS. Surge is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
Danish survival reality
Alone Denmark (Season Four)
**Australian Premiere** **SBS On Demand Box-Set** Thursday, 15 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all seven episodes available to stream)
Alone Denmark follows hardcore survivalists as they seek to stay alive in extreme locations around the world. In this extreme survival experiment, 10 Danes are dropped off in the Norwegian wilderness to test how long people can survive on their own.
In total isolation and with a minimum of aids, they must film their own fight against hunger, the cold, the rugged nature and not the least themselves! The goal is to survive for as long as possible. In Season 3, the survivalists will only have the option to fish and forage – no hunting allowed – and the last person standing wins.
In Danish with English subtitles. Alone Denmark S1-3 are currently available on SBS On Demand. Alone Denmark is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
American comedy
Atlanta (Season Four)
**Australian Premiere** ** S1-3 SBS On Demand Box-Set** Friday, 16 September 2022 on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly)
In the fourth season of Atlanta, Earn (Donald Glover), Van (Zazie Beetz), Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), and Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) return to their Georgia roots after their European adventures.
Atlanta S4 will also begin airing on SBS Viceland with new episodes fast-tracked from the US coming weekly from Friday, 16 September at 8.00pm, following a double-episode launch. Atlanta S1-3 are currently available on SBS On Demand. Atlanta S4 is an SBS Viceland, NITV and SBS On Demand exclusive.
Australian documentary series
The Australian Wars
**Australian Premiere** **SBS Commission** Wednesday, 21 September 2022 on SBS, NITV and SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly)
The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been kept silent – until now. Over three parts, this ground-breaking documentary series gives voice to the story of The Australian Wars – the battles fought on home soil, as the colonial frontier pushed forward, and First Nations peoples resisted. The series directed and presented by filmmaker Rachel Perkins, reveals the truth of Australia’s past.
The British claim to the Australian continent, that disregarded First Nations peoples’ sovereignty and their custodianship of Country for thousands of years, set in train brutal conflicts that unfolded for more than 100 years. Over three episodes, Rachel journeys across the continent to explore the breadth of warfare, strategy, and forceful
resistance that occurred. The lives of Aboriginal warriors – men and women amongst them – children, military men, governors, and settlers are illuminated as they grapple with the forces of war. It’s also an exploration of the here and now, the legacy of war, and how Australia today engages with this truth.
The Australian Wars presents a compelling awakening to an Australian history not commonly known or understood. Dramatic reconstructions combine with interviews with historians, Aboriginal Elders, descendants of warriors and survivors, to bring this sweeping story to life.
The Australian Wars will also begin airing on SBS and NITV with new episodes coming weekly from Wednesday, 21 September at 7.30pm. The Australian Wars is an SBS, NITV and SBS On Demand exclusive.
Swedish true crime thriller
The Congregation
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 22 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream)
This adaptation of the Jonas Bonnier novel Knutby: The Day of the Lord, centres on the notorious real-life Swedish cult murder in Knutby that shook the nation in 2004.
In the summer of 1999, soul-searching Anna (Alba August) moves to Knutby, a small village not far from Stockholm, Sweden, to start her new life in the tight-knit Pentecostal community. There is something extraordinary about Knutby, the leadership within the congregation ‘knows’ that the Second Coming of Christ will occur in their little village. And when Christ returns, he will take his bride.
Slowly, the idyllic façade that surrounds the Congregation begins to disintegrate, revealing a sex cult and sinister web of intrigue, in which a deeply rooted and dangerous devotion to faith drives Anna to kill in the name of the Lord.
The Congregation also stars Sara Alexandersson, and Edvin Bredefeldt.
In Swedish with English subtitles. The Congregation is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
Spanish dramedy
Cardo
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 22 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all six episodes available to stream)
Cardo tells the story of María (Ana Rujas), a Madrid girl in her thirties with seemingly not a lot to offer to the world. Hooked to drugs and to unwinding through toxic and sexual relationships, she hates her body while using it to achieve ephemeral challenges.
Faced with such a sense of emptiness, she tries to turn her life around and sets out to help Puri (Juani Ruiz), a 65-year-old woman whose neighbourhood flower shop is about to be closed. After a humiliating encounter with her last partner, an accident will change her life and force her to face some uncomfortable truths.
In Spanish with English subtitles. Cardo is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
Australian competition series
Celebrity Letters And Numbers (Season Three)
**Australian Premiere** **SBS Commission** Monday, 26 September 2022 on SBS and SBS On Demand (new episodes coming weekly)
The popular SBS comedy quiz format returns for a new season as celebrities pit their linguistic and numerical skills against each other and the clock with often hilarious results.
Celebrity Letters And Numbers is hosted by Michael Hing and features wordsmith David Astle and numbers expert Lily Serna. The new season will also feature a special guest each week in Dictionary Corner, assisting David and providing their own brand of knowledge in a dedicated segment. And the compulsive play along letters and numbers games are back with the all-important conundrum buzzer round to crown the winning celebrity.
Celebrity Letters And Numbers S3 also being airing on SBS, with new episodes coming weekly from Monday, 26 September at 7.30pm. Celebrity Letters And Numbers S1-2 are currently available on SBS On Demand. Celebrity Letters And Numbers is an SBS and SBS On Demand exclusive.
French thriller
Rebecca
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 29 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to steam)
Six years after quitting the Paris police force and abandoning the hunt for a serial killer, Rebecca (Anne Marivin) is back on the job. And as she investigates a spate of brutal murders that all carry the same signature, she becomes convinced the killer has resurfaced. Obsessed with the case, betrayed by her husband, and hampered by both depression and crippling blackouts, she throws herself into work to avoid falling apart. But Rebecca’s attempts to track down the murderer only bring her demons to the surface.
When one of the victims turns out to be her husband’s young mistress, Rebecca struggles to piece together the fragments of her erratic memory. As the evidence piles up, she is faced with the terrifying realisation that she herself may be the culprit. Overwhelmed by emotion and by the unravelling relationship with her children, Rebecca is haunted by a traumatic family event she doesn’t remember. Struggling to discern fact from fiction, she tries to hide her spiralling reality from those around her – all while uncovering the truth of the investigation, and her own painful past.
Rebecca also stars Benjamin Biolay, Clotilde Courau, and Samir Guesmi.
In French with English subtitles. Rebecca will also air on SBS. Rebecca is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
Norwegian comedy
King Johan: The Last King Of Norway
**Australian Premiere** Thursday, 29 September 2022 on SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to steam)
King Johan: The Last King Of Norway is a hilarious eight-part political satire that revolves around the family dynamics of the modern Norwegian royal family. King Johan (Atle Antonsen), along with his wife Queen Isabella (Ine F. Jansen), Crown Prince Heinrich (Jonas Strand Gravli), and daughter Ellinor (Chloé-Fleur Kolstad), reside in the Royal Palace where King Johan has proudly maintained centuries-old royal traditions and considers himself to be an excellent king.
Packed with raw humour the series circles the royal family’s dynamics, unending youth drama and a tug-of-war between the King and the antagonistic Prime Minister. All starting with a newspaper poll claiming that only 48 percent of Norwegians think that the royals do a good job.
In Norwegian with English subtitles. King Johan: The Last King Of Norway is an SBS On Demand exclusive.
