The Newsreader: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

AMC+ | Season Premiere 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; in the UK on BBC2 on 24 Jul 2022]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Meltdown
Air Date: September 19, 2021
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S1:E5. No More Lies
Air Date: September 12, 2021
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S1:E4. A Step Closer to the Madness
Air Date: September 5, 2021

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Aaron Barnhart

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. Read full review

The Guardian Luke Buckmaster

Mar 21, 2022

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

The Times Carol Midgley

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. Read full review

i Rachael Sigee

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. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

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. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 3

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

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

75
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 18, 2022
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  S1:E6. Meltdown
  Air Date: September 19, 2021
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  S1:E5. No More Lies
  Air Date: September 12, 2021
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  S1:E4. A Step Closer to the Madness
  Air Date: September 5, 2021
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: July 31, 2022
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  S1:E2. Once in a Lifetime
  Air Date: August 22, 2021
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  S1:E1. Three Two One
  Air Date: August 15, 2021