Best new shows on streaming this week – quick links
Reckless (12 November) – SBS On Demand
- Genre: Drama
- Format: Series
This bold new First Nations drama follows feuding siblings June and Charlie. After they cover up a deadly hit and run in their hometown of Fremantle, their lives spiral wildly out of control. As the lies pile up, so do the consequences and soon, everyone in town has something to lose.
Written by Kodie Bedford (Mystery Road, Return to Paradise) and Stuart Page (Total Control, Cleverman), Reckless is a fast and fearless take on crime and chaos where small-town secrets, family feuds and guilt make for explosive TV. Watch the trailer.
The Iris Affair (13 November) – Stan
- Genre: Thriller
- Format: Series
From the creator of Luther, this British thriller tells the story of enigmatic genius Iris Nixon (Niamh Algar), who cracks a string of complex online puzzles.
Iris is led to a piazza in Florence, where she meets charismatic entrepreneur Cameron Beck, who invites her to work with him to unlock a powerful and top-secret piece of technology. Her curiosity piqued, she accepts. But when Iris discovers its dangerous potential, she steals the journal containing the device’s activation sequence and vanishes. Watch the trailer.
Malice (14 November) – Prime Video
Genre: Thriller
Format: Series
Series. Adam is a charismatic tutor who charms his way into the life of the wealthy Tanner family while they’re on holiday in Greece. When the family’s nanny falls dangerously ill, Adam orchestrates his way into their London home and his true vengeful nature begins to emerge.
Adam now starts to turn Jamie Tanner and Nat against each other and secretly plots to bring down the entire family. When Adam’s obsession with the family raises questions, and those who dig deeper into his past find themselves playing a dangerous game. With his world collapsing around him, Jamie starts to realise that Adam may be responsible for all their recent disasters – but is it too late to save his family? Watch the trailer.
The Seduction (14 November) – HBO Max
- Genre: Drama
- Format: Series
To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others’. Marquise de Merteuil embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the series is a thrilling exploration of the price of emotional and sexual freedom in a world where women had little. Watch the trailer.
Return to Paradise Season 2 (15 November) – ABC iview
- Genre: Crime Drama
- Format: Series
Logie Award-winning Return To Paradise is back, and Dolphin Cove’s favourite pariah, Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke, is facing a whirlwind of impossible murder mysteries to solve, from trailblazing shark labs to aggro rock bands. But Mackenzie’s most challenging puzzle will be negotiating matters of the heart with her ex Glenn.
