The Down Under TV Viewing Guide: 2021 Archives lists the shows from Australia and New Zealand that premiered in the US on streaming services and linear TV channels in 2021. Non-premiere titles that were added to program offerings are also included.
For the archives of earlier years, go to the main archives page.
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December 2021 (program details here)
- Australia in Colour (AU) — Public TV stations
- Creamerie (NZ) — Hulu
- The Edge of the Bush (AU) — Prime Video
- Firebite (AU) — AMC+
- Small Claims (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Under the Vines (NZ) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- World’s Greatest: Seasons 1-8 (AU) — PBS Living
November 2021 (program details here)
- Frayed: Season 2 (AU) — HBO Max
- The Gulf: Season 2 (NZ) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Love Island: Australia: Season 3 (AU) — Hulu
- Packed to the Rafters: Season 1 (AU) — PBS Passport
- RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service (AU) — PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, PBS Passport
October 2021 (program details here)
- Cleverman: Seasons 1-2 (AU) — AMC+, AMC+ on Amazon
- Date Night (AU) — Prime Video
- Emerald Falls (AU) — Prime Video
- Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries: Season 2 (AU) — Amazon Video
- One Lane Bridge: Season 2 (NZ) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Rake: Seasons 1-3 (AU) — Prime Video
- The Saddle Club: Season 1 (AU-CA) — Prime Video
- Trial in the Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story (AU) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Vietnam (AU) — Prime Video
- Wakefield (AU) — Showtime, Showtime on Amazon
- Wentworth: Season 9 (AU) — Netflix
September 2021 (program details here)
- Back to the Rafters (AU) — Prime Video
- Dive Club (AU) — Netflix
- Good Grief: Season 1 (NZ) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Love on the Spectrum: Season 2 (AU) — Netflix
- Our New Zealand Escape (NZ) — Best of British Television
- The Tailings (AU) — Topic, Topic on Amazon
- Upper Middle Bogan: Series 2-3 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
August 2021 (program details here)
- Five Bedrooms: Season 2 (AU) — Peacock
- My Life Is Murder: Series 2 (NZ) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Mystery Road: Season 1 (AU) — Ovation TV
- Packed to the Rafters: Season 6 (AU) — Prime Video
- The Unusual Suspects (AU) — Hulu
- Upper Middle Bogan: Series 1 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
July 2021 (program details here)
- The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 2 (NZ) — Ovation TV
- Catching the Black Widow (NZ) — Prime Video
- The End (AU-UK) — Showtime, Showtime on Amazon Channels
- Fallout (NZ) — Prime Video
- The Heart Guy: Series 5 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Jack Irish: Hell Bent (Series 3) (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Luxe Listings Sydney (AU) — Prime Video
- The Map to Paradise (AU) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Mean Mums: Season 1 (NZ) — Prime Video
- Poisonous Liaisons (AU) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon, AMC+
- Snake Boss: Seasons 1-2 (AU) — Amazon Video
- Wellington Paranormal: Season 1 (NZ) — The CW, HBO Max
June 2021 (program details here)
- Boy (NZ) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 1 (NZ) — Ovation TV
- The Gulf: Season 2 (NZ) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Halifax: Retribution (AU) — PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel
- Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries: Series 2 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Packed to the Rafters: Seasons 3-4 (AU) — Prime Video
- Police Ten 7: Season 4 (NZ) — Prime Video
- Rūrangi: Season 1 (NZ) — Hulu
- Sweet Country (AU) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
May 2021 (program details here)
- Date Night: Season 1 (AU) — Prime Video
- Escape from the City: Season 1 (AU) — Hulu
- Farmer Wants a Wife: Seasons 7-10 (AU) — Hulu
- Mr Inbetween: Season 3 (AU) — FX, FX on Hulu
- Police Ten 7: Season 3 (NZ) — Prime Video
- Random Breath Test: Season 8-9 (AU) — Prime Video
- Underbelly Files (AU) — Prime Video
April 2021 (program details here)
- The Bad Seed (NZ) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Deadhouse Dark (AU) — Shudder, Shudder on Amazon
- One Lane Bridge (NZ) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Packed to the Rafters: Seasons 1-2 (AU) — Prime Video, Public TV stations (Season 1 only)
- Sea Patrol: Seasons 1-5 (AU) — Prime Video
- The Secrets She Keeps (AU) — AMC
- Underbelly: Season 5 (AU) — Prime Video
- Why Are You Like This (AU) — Netflix
March 2021 (program details here)
- The Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 7 (NZ) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Canal Road (AU) — Prime Video
- Crimes That Shook Australia: Seasons 1-2 (AU) — Amazon Video
- East West 101: Seasons 2-3 (AU) — Prime Video
- The Gloaming (AU) — Starz digital & linear, Starz on Amazon
- The Gods of Wheat Street (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Love My Way: Series 3 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Making Their Mark (AU) — Prime Video
- Sea Patrol: Season 4 (AU) — Prime Video
- The Strange Calls (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Underbelly: Season 1 (AU) — Prime Video
February 2021 (program details here)
- The Circuit: Series 1-2 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- The Cry (UK-AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- The Dead Lands (NZ) — Amazon Video
- Dead Lucky (AU) — Prime Video
- Harrow: Season 3 (AU) — Hulu
- Love My Way: Series 1-2 (AU) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- The Luminaries (UK-NZ) — Starz, Starz on Amazon
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (AU) — Prime Video
- Playing For Keeps: Series 2 (AU) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Random Breath Test: Seasons 7, 10 (AU) — Prime Video
- Romper Stomper (AU) — Prime Video
- The Sounds (NZ-CA) — Amazon Video
- There Is No “I” in Threesome (NZ) — HBO Max
- Wilfred: Seasons 1-2 (AU) — Peacock
January 2021 (program details here)
- Mystery Road: Season 2 (AU) — Amazon Video
- The Night Caller (AU-UK-US) — Sundance Now, Sundance Now on Amazon
- Nothing Trivial: Series 3 + Finale (NZ) — Acorn TV, Acorn TV on Amazon
- Penguin Bloom (AU) — Netflix
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