The Newsreader

The Newsreader
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GenreDrama
Created byMichael Lucas
Written by
  • Michael Lucas
  • Jonathan Gavin
  • Niki Aken
  • Kim Ho
  • Adrian Russell Wills
Directed byEmma Freeman
Starring
ComposerCornel Wilczek
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Joanna Werner
  • Stuart Menzies
Producers
Production locationsMelbourne, Victoria
Running time51–60 minutes
Production companyWerner Film Productions
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) –
present
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The Newsreader is an Australian television drama series created by Michael Lucas, 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 August 15, 2021, and became ABC's most-viewed drama program of 2021. [1] This was followed by a second season, which premiered in September 2023.[2] Each series was met with critical acclaim and received the most nominations of any show or film at the AACTA Awards.[3][4] A third and final series was confirmed in late 2023. [5][6][7] and filming began in January 2024, scheduled for broadcast in 2025.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ Knox, David (17 February 2022). "The Newsreader sells to Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America". TVTonight. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Returning: The Newsreader". TVTonight. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ Burke, Kelly (31 October 2021). "AACTA awards 2021: The Newsreader, Nitram and High Ground scoop nominations". The Guardian. Guardian Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ Knox, David (9 December 2023). "AACTA Awards 2024: nominees". TVTonight. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ Knox, David (25 September 2023). "The Newsreader S3, Ladies in Black dramas funded for ABC". TVTonight. Retrieved 25 September 2023. A six-part third instalment of the ABC series that digs behind the indelible images of the 1980s for a compelling, intimate, vital look at an era of great change. From The Newsreader season 2 is returning team, director/executive producer Emma Freeman, writer/producer Michael Lucas, writers Niki Aken and Adrian Russell Wills, producer/executive producer Joanna Werner and executive producer Stuart Menzies. Season 3 is also written by Christine Bartlett (Five Bedrooms). It has received major production investment from the ABC in association with VicScreen. International sales are managed by eOne.
  6. ^ Vann-Wall, Silvi (6 October 2023). "The Newsreader confirms season 3; major funding from Screen Australia". Screenhub. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. ^ Lucas, Michael [@MrMichaelLucas] (15 October 2023). "Thank you to everyone who watched #TheNewsreader season two. Thrilled that we will indeed return for a third act. Possibly in the form of a Christmas musical (or possibly not). See you again in 1989 to close out the 80s" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @abctv (11 January 2024). "This just in… filming has officially begun for The Newsreader Season 3". Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ "2024 Upfronts: ABC". TVTonight. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ^ Knox, David (5 June 2024). ""Emotional conclusion": The Newsreader S3 the end for News at Six team". TVTonight. Retrieved 5 June 2024.