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  • Sep 10, 2023
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

  • ABC
  • Sep 10, 2023
  • ABC
  • Sep 10, 2023
The Newsreader
Season 2
Season Premiere: Sep 10, 2023
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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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Episode 1 • Sep 10, 2023 • 52 m
Decision 87
It's one year on and Helen and Dale are now established as 'The Golden Couple of News'. It's Election Night 1987 - Hawke vs Howard. Competitor Geoff Walters is also making a comeback on a rival network.
Episode 2 • Sep 17, 2023 • 54 m
People Like You And Me
The country is rocked by a shock mass shooting in Melbourne. When Helen races to air with confronting footage of the aftermath, she is seen as exploiting the tragedy and public sentiment shifts against her.
Episode 3 • Sep 19, 2023 • 51 m
Greed And Fear
With international stock markets in freefall, Helen is plunged into crisis when a gossip columnist threatens to expose her troubled past. Feeling hunted, she turns to embattled CEO Charlie Tate for help.
Episode 4 • Sep 19, 2023 • 51 m
The Hungry Truth
As Australia's 1988 Bicentennial approaches, Helen is determined to interview a fiery Aboriginal activist. Meanwhile Dale quietly plans an elaborate marriage proposal.
Episode 5 • Sep 19, 2023 • 56 m
A Model Daughter
The News At Six is approached by Geoff and Evelyn's daughter Kay Walters, who offers her story of addiction for a price, plunging Helen and Dale into an ethical dilemma.
Episode 6 • Sep 19, 2023 • 1 h
Fireworks

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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

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