Homebodies is a bold, surprising and heartfelt Australian family drama that explores the courage it takes to accept the ghosts of our past.
Starring Bump favourite, Claudia Karvan, Luke Wiltshire & Jazi Hall.
Following Darcy (Wiltshire), a trans man who reluctantly returns to his regional hometown to care for his estranged mother Nora (Karvan). But home isn’t as he left it. Nora has been living with a secret housemate: Dee (Hall), the teenage ghost of Darcy’s pre-transition self.
Homebodies is another one of those short and sharp miniseries on SBS On Demand .
This six × 10 minute series was recently selected for the prestigious Series Mania festival in France. So being that short (compared to recent local series, Deadloch) this was a one night and done affair.
Lead, Luke Wiltshire is terrific, whilst Claudia Karvan brings a name to this SBS original. She will also soon star in The Airport Chaplin. This also takes us back to a shirt lived series on Foxtel, Sprited. Which also starred Karvan.
This felt, original, bold and eye opening. It was beautifully told and shot across NSW.
We have had a solid, diverse and fascinating first quarter of local TV in 2026. I managed to sneak this in ahead of Q2's new blog series.
Tonight Paradise wraps on Disney+, then the RATED for the last few HOT months lands.
They Will Kill You stars Zazie Beetz, Industry's Myha’La, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, & Patricia Arquette.
The film unleashes a blood-soaked, high-octane horror-action-comedy in which a young woman must survive the night at the Virgil, a demonic cult’s mysterious and twisted death-trap of a lair, before becoming their next offering in a uniquely brazen, big screen battle of epic kills and wickedly dark humour.
The plot follows an ex-convict who answers an ad to be a housekeeper at a mysterious New York City high-rise, not realising she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years.
They Will Kill You has received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $2 million thus far.
I see exactly why its had mixed reviews. It started OK, then it just went bat shit crazy!
Honestly by the end I was ready for bed. This was a lot.
So much blood, but a lot of the time the kills were for no reason. See the film and you'll get it.
Honestly I have seen some solid films in 2026, sadly this wasn't all that. I have to hold a standard here in 2026. This film sadly isn't going to pass.
Love Story is an American biographical romance anthology television series created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Kim Rosenstock, and Hines.
This is the fifth instalment in the American Story media franchise, streaming in Australia on Disney+.
The first season, John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, charts the whirlwind courtship and marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
The limited series that explores the undeniable chemistry, whirlwind courtship and high-profile marriage of one of the most iconic couples of the 20th century.
The first instalment in Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story” anthology is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.”
The USA/the world, watched John F. Kennedy Jr. grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation. She was a star in her own right. Fiercely independent and with a singular style, she rose from being a sales assistant to an executive at Calvin Klein, and became a trusted confidante of its eponymous founder.
As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart. The series charts the complex and heartbreaking journey of a couple whose private love became a national obsession.
It has undoubtedly been Ryan Murphy TV season. The Beauty just wrapped, 9-1-1 and the spin-off Nashville are currently also streaming on Disney+.
Ryan Murphy is TV royalty. This was back to his best. A short nine episode, highly glamorous season. High fashion, great soundtrack and loads of drama!
The finale was of course heartbreaking by Constance Zimmer, as Ann Messina Freeman, Carolyn's mother. Losing both her daughters in that plane crash.
Also starring Sarah Pidgeon as lead, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, local Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy, and Paul Kelly would lead the series as John F. Kennedy Jr.
This was a solid watch. Also a Disney+ title, Paradise season two will wrap early next week. The Scorchin' Summer Streamin' 26 series is almost done. Autumn also finally landed yesterday. Took a hot minute!
Oh Deadloch, Australia's is funniest black comedy crime mystery created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan.
Starring Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Alicia Gardiner, and Nina Oyama. Deadloch's second season landed last week on Prime Video.
Returning home to Darwin to investigate Bushy's death Eddie and Dulcie are thrown into a murder case of a local icon.
Detectives Dulcie Collins and Eddie Redcliffe are in Darwin to investigate the death of Eddie’s former policing partner Bushy. However, their plans are soon diverted when a body part is discovered in a remote town called Barra Creek. With the Northern Territory police force focused on a large-scale search for two missing backpackers, Dulcie and a very reluctant Eddie are tasked with identifying the John Doe.
Sticky, sweaty and juggling comprehensive thrush infections, the detectives find themselves embroiled in a world of crocodile-fuelled tourism, overstretched Indigenous rangers, cagey locals, and seven-metre prehistoric predators – all of whom call Barra Creek’s stretch of land, and water, their home.
As the humidity builds, and Eddie and Dulcie dig deeper, more questions arise for our duo – not only about the case, but the many secrets that lie beneath the surface of this small town.
With season one favourites, Luke Hemsworth joins season two as Jason Wade, alsongside Mentos AKA, Jean Tong as Leo Lee, Genevieve Morris as Pat Heffernan, Steve Bisley as Frank McCallister, Sharri Sebbens as Miki Evans, Damien Garvey as Superintendent Col Culkin, Anthony J Sharpe as DJ Darrell, Ling Cooper Tang as Lynn, Bev Killich as Colleen Darrell & Talijah Blackman Corowa as Alira.
In the action packed finale, Dulcie finds herself in the centre of an illegal operation, and inches closer to the truth at the heart of the case. While at Don's funeral, tensions in the Darrell family erupt as the rains begin to fall.
This was excellent. I enjoyed the backdrop of the NT. The heat, the swearing, the Dulcie/Eddie duo. This needs to come back for season three. I can wait! This was gold!
Amazon needs local content. This and Top End Bub need to return to the NT, stat!
I reckon a Canberra series of Deadloch could be incredible. Or Adelaide. The options are endless.
This was TOP viewing. A late entry to the Scorchin' Summer Streamin' 26, however it is top notch! I didn't think all six episodes were to drop at once. I was imagining this series to land in my autumn TV series.
Q1 has had some solid content. A lot has been on Amazon. Well done Jeff!
The Madison has had one of the most random release schedules of recent times. The Taylor Sheridan/ Paramount+ series, gave us three episodes a week over two weeks, totalling six episodes.
The Madison follows the Clyburn family, originally from New York City, who relocate to the Madison River valley of southwest Montana for emotional recovery following a major life-changing tragedy that both shocks and permanently changes the family.
Michelle Pfeiffer & Kurt Russell lead as the heads of the family, alongside Beau Garrett, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, & Lost's Matthew Fox.
Last August, (way) ahead of the series premiere, The Madison was renewed for a second season.
So production on this Yellowstone style drama kicked off a while back. The first season began in August 2024, with recording set to take place in Montana, New York, and Texas. Over six weeks was spent shooting in Three Forks, Montana before moving to Boulder in early November.
Crews then moved to Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas later in the month, with with Downtown Fort Worth eventually standing-in for the New York City-set scenes. Filming there continued into December before wrapping that year.
The second season followed a similar filming schedule in 2025. To accommodate Russel's availability all of his scenes in the first season were shot alongside the season two.
Filming started in September in Montana and shifted to Dallas, Denton, and Fort Worth in December. In Texas, the second season held soundstages at new studios co-owned by Sheridan and Glasser in Alliance.Shooting then wrapped shortly before Christmas.
The Madison has had mixed reviews, the SMH weren't kind with a two star review today. However I liked this.
Paramount+ has some solid series right now. Weekly Y: Marshals, a Yellowstone story, NCIS Sydney, with Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey coming.
56 Days is a buzzy thriller series on Amazon Prime Video. Lots of media interest reporting "lot's" of sex. Realistically though, compared to Pornhub, this was nothing! So TAME
Developed by Karyn Usher and Lisa Zwerling, based on Catherine Ryan Howard's 2022 novel of the same name, and executive produced by James Wan. Yes that Aussie James Wan, who does like MEGAN, Saw, decent stuff. Well this isn't decent, it's trashy AF. Almost not in a good way trashy!
Starring hunky, Avan Jogia, alongside Dove Cameron, Karla Souza, & Dorian Crossmond Missick.
Over eight episodes, the series alternates between two timelines, following Oliver and Ciara's relationship after meeting in a supermarket, and 56 days later, when a corpse is found in their apartment with two detectives trying to uncover what happened.
Landing mid-February, I'm almost up to date with my Amazon series. Just have Cross season two and local series Deadloch to watch. The later only returned Friday with all six episodes.
So give me more info on this trashy, not that sexy series. Oliver Kennedy (Jogia) and Ciara Wyse ( Cameron) start an intense relationship after meeting in a supermarket but police fear it has ended in murder after an unidentifiable body is found.
This was LAME AF in my mind.
With hunky Avan Jogia, James Wan behind the scenes, I was expecting more. Not to mention the hype the series received online.
Amazon has had a CRACKING start to 2026. Steal, The Night Manager and Scarpetta all in the first quarter. Deadloch and Cross returning. The Boys next month! They are shitting on Netflix right about now!
This is a solid AF lineup!
So back to 56 Days, this gave solid, everything is wrapped up miniseries vibes, so I may change this when I publish RATED for Q1, 2026. Here's a line about the dreary finale.
Karl and Lee put together some final pieces to truly understand everything about Oliver and Ciara's intense, charged and fatal love affair.
Well that proved Amazon need to stick to their macho male series, teeny bopper Summer I Turned Pretty's or The Boys franchise. Cause this ain't it!
Before stepping into Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, I was sure I saw the OG at the cinema. And yes I did. It was back in a simpler time. The series that year was Cinema Slut #2019. Here is my review from back then.
This serves as a direct sequel to Ready or Not, with Samara Weaving reprising her role as Grace MacCaullay.
Alongside Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, & Elijah Wood all star.
Set immediately after the events of the first film, it follows Grace (Weaving) as she must protect her estranged sister while being hunted by four rival elite families in a high-stakes ritual to claim a seat of ultimate power.
Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Newton) at her side.
Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival earlier this month. The sequel has thus far received generally positive reviews from critics.
What did I think though? I gave the original 3.5 stars, how will the sequel fair?
Look this was a bit of Friday fun. The cinema was mostly packed too! Is cinema making a comeback? Is horror always going to dominate?
A lot of questions. No answers. Just this was a bit of fun. Samara Weaving is fab. Whilst getting TV legends on board for this. Iconic.
Scream queen, Buffy boss and recently Dexter recruit, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Animal Kingdom's moody brother, Shawn Hatosy and recent Yellowjackets, former teen hunk Elijah Wood! What a cast.
I liked this. Will there be a third? Time will tell. Hopefully not another 7 or so year wait.
