ABC iview – quick links
ABC iview: new this week
It’s Andrew! – 1 June
Children’s series. High above the clouds is Hornsby Downs, a magical world – where Andrew, a creative young rhino adopted by unicorns, lives with family and friends, turning everyday problems into playful solutions and a whole lot of fun.
Front Row with Megan Burslem – 6 June
Series. Presented by ABC Classic’s Megan Burslem, this new season of Front Row showcases the power, diversity and emotional depth of orchestral music, featuring landmark anniversaries, monumental masterworks, international artistry and bold contemporary voices.
The Hardacres Season 1 – 6 June
Series. A rags to riches family saga following the lives, loves and fortunes of the working class Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate in 1890s Yorkshire.
Race Around the World – 7 June
Series. The ABC’s original 90s documentary reality show returns with a new generation of filmmakers. Six storytellers. Ten films. One winner. The race is on.
Ground Up – 7 June
New six-part comedy series. After years of trying, Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL – but there’s a catch: the locals have to build a new stadium.
Given Tasmania has a housing crisis, and a health crisis, not everyone thinks the $1.13 billion taxpayer spend is the greatest idea.
AFL administrator Hugh Shen (Sam Pang) has been sent from Melbourne, tasked with establishing the club. There’s a divided public to win over, oppressive deadlines to meet, feisty protesters to handle and inoffensive mascots to employ.
Starring Sam Pang, Emma Harvie and Dylan Murphy.
The Capture Season 3 – 7 June
Series. A devastating attack puts Rachel Carey at the heart of a conspiracy more deadly than anything she’s encountered yet, as the glare of deepfake program ‘Correction’ turns squarely on her.
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Shetland Season 9 – 22 May
Series. Shetland returns for a brand-new six-part mystery. When a woman goes missing with her nine-year-old son, Calder and Tosh set out on a case that blurs the line between the personal and professional.
Restoration Australia Season 8 – 21 May
Series. In this brand-new series of Restoration Australia, architecture expert Anthony Burke meets a wide-eyed bunch of ambitious restorers staring down daunting challenges and resolutely following their vision to save our heritage buildings by giving them dramatic new roles.
Murder in the Skies: Who Downed MH17? – 19 May
A father and blogger assembles a team of amateur online detectives to uncover the truth about how 298 people were killed when flight MH17 crashed.
Shaun Micallef’s Going For Broke – 19 May
Series. Shaun Micallef investigates Australia’s tumultuous love affair with gambling, tracing how a national pastime became a 32-billion-dollar industry and asking how we became the world’s biggest losers.
Leonard & Hungry Paul Season 1 – 12 May
Series. Leonard & Hungry Paul follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties and the expansion of their universe.
Leonard, a ghost writer of children’s encyclopaedias, and Hungry Paul, a part-time postal worker who still lives at home, meander through leafy suburban life finding solace in their quiet routines.
Silent Witness Season 28 – 2 May
Series. A new season of crimes for the forensic team to solve and Jack is apprehensive about the arrival of new boss Professor Harriet Maven. He has heard she is difficult and, on arrival, she quickly rubs Jack up the wrong way.
Death in Paradise Season 14 – 2 May
Series. A brand new DI lands on Saint Marie with more confounding murders to solve. But Londoner Mervin Wilson ruffles some feathers as he clashes with the island’s way of life.
Urzila – 29 April
Series. Get ready to dive headfirst into the brilliantly chaotic mind of comedy powerhouse Urzila Carlson with her new sketch comedy series.
Urzila is gleefully outrageous, capturing Carlson’s fearless, no-filter approach to comedy in full flight. Each episode mashes up razor‑sharp stand‑up with cheeky, fast‑firing sketches, many of them plucked straight from the wildly funny stories she riffs on during her live shows.
It’s a TV series powered by two decades of stand-up comedy chaos: bold, boisterous, and unmistakably Urzila.
Joining her on this energetic ride is her handpicked ensemble of rising comedy talent: Bron Lewis, Carlo Ritchie, Andy Saunders and Anisa Nandaula.
Gruen Season 18 – 29 April
Australia’s favourite multi-award winning, multi-award losing, longest running (probably now that Neighbours has bitten the dust again), and most importantly, the only show about advertising is coming back for an 18th season.
