The Newsreader (2021)

Genre

drama television series

Country

Australia

Length

3 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drama set in a 1980s Australian television newsroom. It follows journalists and crew balancing their personal struggles with the pressure to report the day's stories.

dramaticcharacter-drivenslow-burnnostalgicearnesttensegritty

What happens

The Newsreader is an Australian television drama series created by Michael Lucas and broadcast on ABC Television, starring Anna Torv and Sam Reid. The show explores the personal and professional lives of the journalists and crew in a 1980s Australian newsroom. The first season premiered on 15 August 2021 and became the ABC's most-viewed drama program of that year. The second season premiered in September 2023. Each season was met with critical acclaim and received the most nominations of any show or film at the AACTA Awards in 2021 and 2023. The third and final season was released on 2 February 2025 on ABC iView. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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