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The Newsreader

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AMC+ | Release Date: March 18, 2022

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 TheSet 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 The Roku Channel on 18 Mar 2022; Season 2 in the US on AMC+ on 7 Aug 2025]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

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Critic Reviews

100

Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz

Aug 13, 2025

Season 2 Review: Though set in the ’80s, “The Newsreader” feels timely, especially in the way it portrays journalists wanting to do the right thing when it comes to holding power to account, only to be overruled by corporate bosses. It’s also a show attuned to the smallest details of an actor’s performance. .... Even the show’s writing is delicious. Read full review

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Primetimer

Aaron Barnhart

Mar 21, 2022

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

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The Times Carol Midgley

Jul 25, 2022

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

80

The Guardian Luke Buckmaster

Mar 21, 2022

Season 1 Review: It’s a well-told and engrossing drama, offsetting the franticness of a tumultuous industry with a dignified sensibility. Read full review

80

i Rachael Sigee

Jul 25, 2022

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

80

The Observer (UK) Barbara Ellen

Sep 10, 2024

Season 2 Review: If this series feels a shade jerkier than the first – sometimes it’s as if it doesn’t know what to do with Helen and Dale as a couple – it remains classy, laser-focused and like nothing else on the box. Read full review

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Jul 25, 2022

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 2025
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Season 2

87
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 7, 2025
Season 1

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  Air Date: March 18, 2022