May brings the US premieres of the new seasons of a popular docuseries and a fan-favorite murder mystery-crime thriller series, both from Australia.
For updates about shows from Australia and New Zealand added to US linear TV and streaming channels throughout the month, see the Down Under TV Viewing Guide.
(For details about the premieres of shows from the UK, Canada, Ireland, and countries in Europe and elsewhere, visit The British TV Place, The Euro TV Place, and The Global TV Place.)
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NATIONAL PREMIERES
You Can’t Ask That: Season 5 (AU)
In this award-winning docuseries, people from marginalized groups respond candidly to questions that might be considered controversial about their identities and experiences. In Season 5, episodes feature individuals who are on the autism spectrum, have HIV, and live in public housing, amongst other groups.
You Can’t Ask That: Season 5 premieres in the US on Thursday, May 1, exclusively on Netflix.
Scrublands: Season 2 (AU)
Adapted from Silver, the second title in Chris Hammer’s best-selling “Martin Scarsden” novels, Season 2 of this crime thriller opens a year after the events of Season 1. Award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold, Black Sails, Nautilus) returns to his coastal hometown of Port Silver, Western Australia, to start a new chapter with his partner, Mandy Bond (Bella Heathcote (Pieces of Her, The Man in the High Castle). However, his plans begin to unravel when he discovers that his childhood friend, Jasper, has been brutally murdered — and that Mandy has been accused as the prime suspect. As Martin struggles with doubts about Mandy and his own instincts, he embarks on a relentless search for the truth, uncovering buried secrets about Port Silver and his own past.
Scrublands: Season 2, an AMC+ Original series, premieres in the US on Thursday, May 29, exclusively on AMC+ and its digital channels, including AMC+ on Prime Channels. New episodes will drop on Thursdays through June 19.
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“Martin Scarsden” novels by Chris Hammer
Catch up on Scrublands: Season 1
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NON-PREMIERE PROGRAMS BEING ADDED TO STREAMING SERVICES
The Dry (AU-US-UK)
Based on the best-selling novel The Dry by award-winning author Jane Harper, the first title in her “Aaron Falk” trilogy, this murder mystery-crime thriller stars Eric Bana (Memoir of a Snail, Dirty John) as Aaron Falk, a federal agent who returns to his drought-stricken hometown of Kiewarra in Victoria, Australia, to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke Hadler. Luke had allegedly murdered his wife and son before himself, and his parents ask Aaron to investigate the crime.
Aaron’s reappearance is not welcome by many of the townsfolk, as they still believe he killed his then-his girlfriend twenty years ago. Regardless, Aaron begins looking into the events surrounding Luke’s death with help from local cop Greg Raco (Keir O’Donnell, Ray Donovan), and ends up learning the truth about what happened in both cases.
The Dry begins streaming in the US on Friday, May 2, on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Prime Channels.
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (US-AU)
In this follow-up thriller film to The Dry, based on Harper’s novel Force of Nature, federal agents Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) and Carmen Cooper (Jacqueline McKenzie, My Life Is Murder, Pine Gap) compel Alice (Anna Torv, The Newsreader, Fringe), an employee of a company they’re investigating, to get evidence for them. However, after going on a hiking retreat in the mountains with four other women, Alice is the only one who doesn’t return…
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 begins streaming in the US on Friday, May 30, on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Prime Channels.
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Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 DVD
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