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The Newsreader

Summary Set in 1986 Australia, star newsreader Helen Norville (Anna Torv) is paired up with reporter Dale Jennings (Sam Reid) to cover national and world news including the Challenger explosion, Halley’s Comet, the Russell Street bombing in Melbourne, and the AIDS crisis. [Aired originally in Australia on ABC TV on 15 Aug 2021; in the US on T...

Created By: Michael Lucas

  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • ABC
  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • ABC

The Newsreader

Season 1 Premiere: Aug 15, 2021
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
75
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Summary Set in 1986 Australia, star newsreader Helen Norville (Anna Torv) is paired up with reporter Dale Jennings (Sam Reid) to cover national and world news including the Challenger explosion, Halley’s Comet, the Russell Street bombing in Melbourne, and the AIDS crisis. [Aired originally in Australia on ABC TV on 15 Aug 2021; in the US on T...

Created By: Michael Lucas

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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90
Mar 21, 2022
Torv, a Melbournite, does more than bring the usual steely determination to the role of a female ladder climber in a man’s world. She also brings vulnerability, while mostly keeping it concealed from her colleagues. ... [It handles] universal topics in a low-key, immersive storytelling style that fans of thoughtful drama should enjoy, regardless of their country of origin.
By Aaron Barnhart FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 10, 2023
I have watched the whole series and, apart from one jump-the-shark moment for Helen, it is a treat.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 9, 2023
Ravenous story-hound Helen remains the show’s moral and magnetic core – so much so that she often occludes Reid’s Dale.
By Jasper Rees FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 25, 2022
The Newsreader was, is, a joy to watch, and this is mainly down to Anna Torv who plays with fabulous nuance Helen, a talented, takes-no-crap TV newsreader in an Australian newsroom in the 1980s, suffering sexism, male hostility and panic attacks.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 25, 2022
The Newsreader is the kind of solidly made and eminently watchable gem that could easily fly under the radar. It is absolutely worth seeking out.
By Rachael Sigee FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 21, 2022
It’s a well-told and engrossing drama, offsetting the franticness of a tumultuous industry with a dignified sensibility.
By Luke Buckmaster FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 25, 2022
Initially seems to go out of its way to be dreary, not helped by a colour palette in shades of beige and brown. If you make it past the first episode, though, it improves.
By Anita Singh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Screen Australia
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
  • Film Victoria
  • Werner Film Productions
  • Hats Off Media
Initial Release Date: Aug 15, 2021
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 11 Wins & 32 Nominations
Logie Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
The Equity Ensemble Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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