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Late final yr ABC, Seven, 9, 10, SBS and the Foxtel Group held their 2025 Upfronts, revealing a variety of recent titles to attraction to audiences and advertisers.

With simply weeks till survey resumes, listed below are a number of the model new native titles which needs to be price trying out in Drama, Leisure, Factual and Child’s TV.

ABC:

The Household Subsequent Door
It’s a scorching summer time on the top of the varsity holidays when Isabelle Heatherington rents a home in Nice Court docket, a quiet cul-de-sac within the well-liked beachside city of Osprey Level. When sharp-eyed realtor Ange intuits that her tenant has a hidden agenda, the native hearsay mill goes into overdrive. Who is that this mysterious girl, what does she need, and what’s the reference to their group? It quickly turns into obvious Isabelle has come to Nice Court docket seeking somebody. Isabelle’s relentless pursuit of clues and Ange’s growing suspicion impression the lives of 4 younger households throughout the tight Nice Court docket group. Every episode delves deeper into the lives of the important thing feminine characters, offering an insightful lens on up to date feminine relationships. Every girl turns into a suspect in Isabelle’s investigation as a result of all of them have one thing to cover. As a heatwave hits Osprey Level, rigidity rises with the mercury and deeply held secrets and techniques start to unravel. Isabelle’s obsessive quest to reunite one household could have penalties for all of them. Primarily based on Sally Hepworth’s novel of the identical identify and created for tv by Sarah Scheller.

The Piano
The Piano is a brand new and uplifting six-part collection unearthing on a regular basis pianists from throughout Australia by means of the celebration of the road piano. The collection provides common Australians the chance of a lifetime when they’re invited to play at busy places across the nation. What the pianists don’t know is that they’re being noticed by two famend skilled musicians, multi-award successful and musical powerhouse Harry Connick Jr, and one in all Australia’s biggest classical live performance pianists, Andrea Lam. The pair are hidden away watching each observe performed and collectively they may select a pianist from every location to mentor and play at a particular end-of-series live performance on one in all Australia’s most revered phases, Sydney’s Metropolis Recital Corridor.  Hosted by Amanda Keller, The Piano’s secret mission is to search out and meet unbelievable group pianists who don’t aspire to stardom however merely have a ardour for taking part in piano. A few of the most wonderful performances have been filmed and gone viral, watched by tens of millions on-line. However who’re these individuals taking part in the world’s favorite instrument?  One instrument. A common language and the facility of music to attach us all. This Arts collection makes use of the piano as a singular gadget to inform the tales of abnormal Australians, with a unprecedented musical present.

The Kimberley
Within the North-Western nook of Australia lies a panorama that defies time. “The Kimberley” stretches over 400,000 sq. kilometres and comprises inside its borders sprawling savannas, towering gorges, rivers, tropical coastlines and desert. The rugged geology of the area has supplied a final refuge for numerous mammals, reptiles and birds: from the world’s smallest marsupial to the world’s largest (and fiercest) reptile. Narrated by and that includes Mark Coles Smith, this landmark pure historical past collection captures never-beforeseen animal sequences as we discover a yr within the lives of the distinctive wildlife that decision The Kimberley residence, and comply with the missions of the Aboriginal custodians and passionate consultants working to save lots of the unbelievable biodiversity of the area.

Do Not Watch This Present.
Created by Andy Lee, Do Not Watch This Present brings to life the best-selling ebook collection Do Not Open This E book, illustrated by Heath McKenzie. Tapping into the identical enjoyable loved by tens of millions of children worldwide, the collection stars Wizz, the blue monster who’s determined for everybody to cease watching the present. He makes use of foolish f ibs, schemes and shenanigans to try to trick the youngsters into switching off!

Seven

As soon as In A Lifetime
Beloved vet Dr Chris Brown, embarks on world wildlife journeys, joined by entertaining Australian personalities (together with Mick Molloy, Amanda Keller, Kate Ritchie and Matt Preston) as his untrained and unqualified veterinary assistants. Collectively, they assist iconic animals whereas navigating unpredictable and sometimes humorous conditions. From saving endangered species to dealing with wild risks, these duos expertise the uncooked great thing about nature.

Stay It Up: The Psychological As Something Story
A hilarious and shifting documentary about one in all Australia’s most-loved bands that travels from the sticky carpets of Sydney pubs to the shiny stage of Prime of the Pops.

9

The Flooring
Step onto The Flooring, the largest, most enjoyable new format on the planet proper now. It’s the final word trivia showdown, hosted by Rodger Corser (Physician Physician, Underbelly). On this spectacular battle of brains, 81 Aussies will face off on a colossal, futuristic ground, all competing for a life-changing grand prize of $200,000. Combining intense technique, high-stakes trivia, and edge-of-your-seat suspense, The Flooring guarantees a gripping sport of wits and endurance that each member of the household can play together with at residence! The sport is easy: every participant begins with one tile on the ground, representing their topic of experience. Their intention is to problem and win their neighbours’ tiles and steal their space of The Flooring. Whoever wins the complete ground will rule all and declare the grand prize. The Flooring is like no different present you’ve seen earlier than. Already a smash hit in a number of nations, The Flooring is now able to mild up Australia. Who will rise above the remaining and declare victory? Discover out when The Flooring debuts in 2025 on the 9Network! The Flooring is produced by Eureka Productions and Talpa Studios for the 9Network.

10

Untitled Sam Pang Challenge
Daniel Monaghan stated: “Sam Pang has been a part of the ten household for over a decade and we’re delighted to have commissioned his brand-new present for 2025. Sam’s fast wit has stored Aussies laughing for years, and we all know his contemporary new program will give audiences precisely what they need. We’re at present within the remaining phases of improvement, and we will’t wait to share it with viewers within the new yr.”

Staycation
A feature-length, reside motion Christmas film from Ludo, the producers of the smash hit collection, Bluey. This madcap comedy sees a dysfunctional middleclass household try and survive their Christmas break at residence, solely to search out themselves by accident blended up with some very harmful characters certainly. With greater than a nod to the uproarious Nationwide Lampoon movie franchise, this Aussie comedy will likely be able to unwrap Christmas on 10 and Paramount+.

SBS

2.6 Seconds
A youngster is killed by a younger policeman. Three pictures. Lower than three seconds aside. 2.6 Seconds is a real crime documentary collection, a truth-telling of a deadly assembly between two younger males in an remoted group in Australia’s central desert. One black, the opposite white. The tearing aside of their lives and that of their households, and the conflict of two notions of justice. 2.6 Seconds is a co-commission between SBS and NITV with the manufacturing of Blackfella Movies. Main manufacturing funding from Display screen Australia’s First Nations Division in affiliation with SBS. Financed with help from Display screen NSW. Produced in affiliation with ALL 3 Media Worldwide.

Robodebt (Working Title)*
The Robodebt scandal ranks as one of many darkest chapters in Australian historical past. In a extremely politicised marketing campaign to claw again cash from social welfare recipients allegedly ‘rorting’ the system, $1.8 billion was extracted from over half-a-million individuals between 2015 – 2019, resulting in hundreds of Australians struggling to outlive and a number of suicides. Robodebt is an bold hybrid collection combining highly effective factual storytelling with high-end drama to inform the story of this infamous scandal that struck on the coronary heart of inequality and social cohesion in Australia. The collection will acquire entry to the victims, the journalists, whistleblowers and people on the within, testifying to present us the complete emotional and dramatic image of the story because it unfolded, for the very first time. 

Journey House – David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil, a Yolŋu man, was one in all Australia’s most excellent Indigenous actors. Since his 1971 debut in Nicholas Roeg’s movie ‘Walkabout’ he mesmerised audiences, showing in over eighteen movies. With a profession spanning over 50 years, Gulpilil’s contribution to the Australian movie trade is a part of the historical past of each the Australian cinema and its illustration of Indigenous Australians. That is the story of David Gulpilil’s journey residence after his passing in 2021, again to his birthplace in Japanese Arnhem Land within the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a uncommon perception into a robust ceremony of renewal and regeneration – informed from the Yolŋu perspective and the angle of his household. This outstanding occasion attracts a direct line between the up to date world of worldwide fame and 60,000 years of Indigenous tradition. Journey House is a Savage Movies, Brindle Movies and Savage Movies NT manufacturing for NITV. Principal manufacturing funding from Display screen Australia in affiliation with Display screen Territory and VicScreen. Native distribution by Madman Leisure. Developed with help of NITV, Display screen Australia, VicScreen and Display screen Territory. Journey House is written and directed by Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas, produced by Trisha Morton- Thomas, Rachel Clements, Jida Gulpilil and Maggie Miles. Govt Producer is Witiyana Marika and Affiliate Producer is Cathy Gallagher.

Foxtel / Binge

The Final Anniversary.
Primarily based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, The Final Anniversary is a wickedly humorous, heartfelt dramedy wrapped in a gripping thriller about household, motherhood and the ladies who outline the generations that come after them. Samantha Strauss serves as head author, with John Polson directing all six episodes. The Final Anniversary is about on Scribbly Gum Island, a spot of many secrets and techniques. The one which made it well-known – the disappearance of a younger couple a long time in the past – may need made the island a vacation spot for true crime vacationers however in terms of secrets and techniques, the three generations of ladies that decision Scribbly Gum residence maintain much more. When Sophie Honeywell (Palmer) inherits a home on the island, left solely to her by her ex-boyfriend’s great-aunt Connie, it’s the contemporary begin she’s craving, regardless of the unwelcome reception she receives on arrival. Single and approaching 40, Sophie is intrigued by one thing else Connie left her – a promise that she would possibly lastly discover the person of her goals on Scribbly Gum Island. However maybe what Sophie wants is an island full of ladies as a substitute?