August brings new and returning Down Under TV series about dangerous animals, an Aussie family in a Kiwi town, and a mystery in the outback.
Aussie & Kiwi TV: US Premieres in August 2018

August brings new and returning Down Under TV series about dangerous animals, an Aussie family in a Kiwi town, and a mystery in the outback.
Woo hoo! Mega-hit series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is getting a groovy spin-off set during the Swinging ’60s: Ms. Fisher’s MODern Murder Mysteries.
Mark your calendars for a brand new Australian TV series and the return of other Down Under TV favorites, including the sixth and final season of A Place to Call Home.
There is a double dose of The Doctor Blake Mysteries this month, plus a new documentary from New Zealand and the final season of an Australian comedy-drama.
The new mystery-thriller series Mystery Road premiered in Australia a little more than two weeks ago. In roughly two months it will be streaming in North America.
Most stateside Down Under TV fans know Australian actor Rodger Corser from The Doctor Blake Mysteries and The Heart Guy, but there are more shows to see him in.
The start of summer in Down Under TV land features comedy, drama, and documentary series on four stateside streaming services and public TV stations.
The TV series may be over, but we haven’t seen the last of Miss Fisher or her murder mysteries. A feature film is in the works and it begins filming this fall.
Stateside fans of shows from Down Under have four to look forward to watching in May, including three national premieres of series from Australia.
Guy Pearce will be returning to stateside telly this fall when Acorn TV premieres the second season of the hit Aussie noir thriller Jack Irish.
Two TV series from Down Under premiere in the US in April, while three have their local broadcast debuts.
Netflix has announced the cast of Pine Gap, the new spy thriller produced by Screentime, makers of the hit series Janet King, Underbelly, and ANZAC Girls.