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Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow, who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow's total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them. But when a terrible secret from his past threatens his family, his career and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile and forensic genius not to solve a crime but to keep it buried.

Six-part paranormal drama series. Senior Constable James Hayes is called to a local cemetery in the middle of the night. Here he makes the discovery of six dead people rising but in perfect health. They have no memory of their identities, as disbelief soon turns to determination to find out what happened to them.

Helen Tudor-Fisk is a contracts lawyer who is not good with people. When her personal and professional lives implode spectacularly in Sydney, Helen runs home to Melbourne and takes a job at Gruber & Gruber, a small suburban law firm specialising in wills and probate. Helen is brought in to replace Roz Gruber, a recently suspended solicitor who has temporarily appointed herself the office manager. No longer allowed to sit in with clients, Roz now has nothing else to do but get all up in Helen's business. Ray Gruber, Roz's brother hired Helen in a fit of laziness because he couldn't 'be arsed interviewing any more people' but also because Helen is a 'mature lady' which has proven to be the preferred option for clients who are grieving. With the help of the quirky probate clerk, George, Helen attempts to find her feet in the messy world of probate; where the clients are at their most irrational and it's never as simple as just dividing up the money.

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries follows the adventures of Phryne Fisher, a modern woman in 1920s Melbourne who uses her wit and pistol to fight injustice. With a glamorous and sassy style, Phryne navigates the city's back lanes and jazz clubs to solve crimes and bring justice to those in need.

Troppo centers on disgraced ex-cop Ted Conkaffey, who is mismatched with eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell to help uncover the whereabouts of a missing Korean family man and tech pioneer. As they begin to uncover a string of bizarre deaths, the unlikely duo is thrust into a mutual fight for survival and sanity in the wilds of Far North Queensland.

A young girl uncovers a statue of the legendary Monkey King, but in order to release this ancient God from his stone prison she must first find his golden crown, a crown that has fallen into the hands of Demons. Whilst waitressing in a tavern in Palawa, the girl sees the reflection in a man's cup of the very same Font Demon that stole the crown. Then she notices the crown in his bag. It is the Font Demon in disguise. She waits until the main starts dozing, then she chooses her moment and swipes the crown. The man realizes the crown is missing and transforms into the Font Demon, pursuing the girl. She heads into the forest towards the Monkey King's statue. Just as she reaches the statue, grappling to put the golden crown on its head, she is yanked back by the demonic power of the Font Demon. But it's too late. The Monkey King has been released. He appears, and parries with the Font Demon, eventually overpowering him. Having released the Monkey King, Tripitaka is shocked to find him indifferent to the Scholar's mission. Struggling to keep him on side, and still being pursued by Demons, she finds help in the unlikeliest of places.

Aussie and American employees juggle on-the-job tensions and personal relationships at a joint intelligence facility in remote Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Josh navigates the ups and downs of growing up and discovers that his parents are just as lost as he is in this charming comedy-drama. With heartwarming moments and laugh-out-loud humor, Please Like Me is a must-watch series for anyone who has ever felt like they don't have it all figured out.

A look at how four peoples' lives are deeply affected by the world's current immigration systems.

Set in Melbourne in the 1960s, Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries revolves around the personal and professional life of Peregrine Fisher, who inherits a fortune when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea. Peregrine sets out to become a world-class private detective in her own right, guided by a group of exceptional women in The Adventuresses' Club, of which her aunt was also a member.

The Newsreader is set in the maelstrom of a commercial television newsroom in 1986. Dale Jennings is a diligent young reporter who is desperate to become a newsreader and Helen Norville is a notoriously 'difficult' star newsreader determined to build credibility. Over three months, the pair cover an extraordinary chain of news events from the shock of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, to the hype of Halley's Comet and the complexities of the AIDS crisis. A deep bond is formed that will upend their lives and transform the very fabric of the nightly news bulletin.

Set in the wilds of Tasmania, Marta will play lead character Stella Heikkinen whose fall from grace is as spectacular as it is life threatening. Betrayed by her own company and in immediate danger - single mother of two Stella has no option but to move her young family to the last place on earth anyone would expect. This town isn't the kind of place they put on postcards, this is a tiny community rife with simmering feuds, crime and sometimes, murder.

Audrey is determined not to be defined by motherhood. In theory, this seems fairly easy. In practice, her career-focused husband, self-obsessed mother & fancy-free best friend, make it damn near impossible.

Jack Irish (Guy Pearce) is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

This series follows politics in Australia, a satirical comedy that follows the decision making process within politics and then passing them off as something productive.

A drama series which tells tells the story of two brothers who discover some information that those at the highest levels of political power are determined to keep secret.

It's 1959. Dr Blake has returned to a place he once called home, to take over his deceased father's medical practice. Everything seems peaceful on the surface, but seething underneath are the age-old passions of a regional town clashing head-on with the tensions and fears of the decade to come.

It's 1999, and Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer arrives at his new station. Fresh from the city and tipped for big things, Jay might be the new copper, but he's not new to this town. His estranged father Jack lives here, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary. Mystery Road: Origin will explore how a tragic death, an epic love, and the brutal reality of life as a police officer straddling two worlds, form the indelible mould out of which will emerge, Detective Jay Swan.

When Alex Irving, a charismatic and contradictory Indigenous woman, is thrust into the national limelight after a horrific event, Australia's embattled Prime Minister Rachel Anderson, sees a publicity goldmine for her party. In a bold power play, she handpicks Alex for the Senate. But Alex wants to be more than just a political stunt: she wants to make a difference. So, when the Prime Minister's cynical calculations betray her, Alex sets out for revenge that will send the political establishment into meltdown.

An Australian drama television series based on the Tomorrow series by John Marsden, produced by Michael Boughen and Tony Winley and executive produced by Christopher Mapp, Matthew Street and Kim Vecera. The series, consisting of six one-hour episodes, is set to premiere on ABC3 in April 2016, with the first season set to roughly cover the events of the first novel, Tomorrow When the War Began.

Daniel McCallum returns to his rural Tasmanian hometown, Rosehaven, to help his mother's real estate business, but soon realizes it's not as easy as it seems. With quirky townspeople, unexpected challenges, and a complicated friendship with his business partner, Daniel must navigate the ups and downs of small-town life in this charming Australian comedy.

At Maralinga in 1956, atom bombs were not the only things being tested. At the height of the Cold War, the human capacity for loyalty and betrayal were constantly pitted against each other. But not just in terms of espionage. Friend against friend. Lover against lover. Government against its people. If only trust could bloom in an infinite desert. But these are not trusting times.

This fantasy action-adventure series follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that they are in an alternate world identical to theirs except for one startling difference - they were never born.

The compelling eight-part drama series Wakefield explores the fine line between sanity and madness. Set in a hospital in the spectacular Blue Mountains outside Sydney, the show tackles the taboo subject of mental illness head on. It does so through an engaging ensemble of unique characters, each with their own compelling story. At its centre is a psychological mystery: Nik Katira , a gifted psychiatric nurse, is the most stable person in what tends to be a pretty crazy place. But right now his grip on his own sanity is slipping. The question is ... why? With both humour and heart, Wakefield is a powerful and highly original series that will be compulsory television viewing.

A group of women known as the "ladies in black" are introduced to shy sixteen-year-old Lisa when she starts a summer vacation work in a large Sydney department store at the beginning of 1959.