August bring the premieres of three new Australian and New Zealand series and seasons to the US and beyond, with additional titles added to streaming and linear channels.
Down Under TV Premieres in August 2022

August bring the premieres of three new Australian and New Zealand series and seasons to the US and beyond, with additional titles added to streaming and linear channels.
The second month of the year brings two new Australian series to the US, one an historical drama, the other a contemporary comedy-drama.
Season 2 of Max Original series Frayed is set to premiere in the US in a couple of days. Here’s a recap of Season 1 and the official Season 2 trailer. Check ’em both out.
Three new series and seasons from Oz premiere in the US in November, with two additional Aussie and Kiwi series being added to streaming services.
The CW has announced its acquisition of the new half-hour Australian comedy-drama series Bump for audiences in the US.
Fans of Packed to the Rafters, rejoice! Amazon has set the global premiere date for the beloved series’ revival, Back to the Rafters. Check out the trailer!
September brings the US premieres of a short-form drama, a family drama, and the new season of a feel-good reality series, plus the return of the final two seasons of a hit comedy.
Two new series and two new seasons from both Australia and New Zealand have their stateside premieres in June 2021, and there’s more besides.
The new year brings a new true-crime docuseries and a new feature film, both from Australia, to two stateside streaming services.
This year closes out with the stateside (and Canadian) premieres of two Aussie dramas, along with several titles from Down Under being added to a streaming service.
Two weeks ago today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Rodger Corser, the star of the hit Aussie drama The Heart Guy, which begins airing on KCET in two days.
Four dramas, four stand-up comedy specials, two comedy-drama series, and one reality TV show — all from Australia — premiere in the US in May.