ABC iview: best new shows streaming this week

Discover the best new shows to stream from 13 to 19 July 2026 on ABC iview with this guide.
Treasure & Dirt. Image: ABC iview.

ABC iview: new this week

Play School: Party Animals – 13 July

Calling all party animals! Play School is turning 60 and you’re invited to come celebrate. Your favourite Play School toys will be hosting different parties, from Arty Party, Superheroes to Animals, Space Explorers and Move & Groove!

When the River Rose – 14 July

Documentary. A deeply moving documentary revealing the social and economic impacts of the 2022 Lismore floods through intimate, character-driven storytelling. Flood survivor Kate Stroud guides audiences through compelling conversations with residents whose lives were reshaped by the record-breaking flood.

Back Roads Season 12 – 16 July

Series. Take a road less travelled to the small towns and communities that make Australia special, and discover remarkable stories and inspiring people you’ll never forget. Join Lisa Millar and guest presenters as Back Roads returns for its winter season.

Ninjago: Dragons Rising – 17 July

The Ninja become outlaws to sever Nya’s bond to the sea and, in doing so, uncover a plot to unite Ninjago’s greatest villains against them, orchestrated by the mysterious Crystal King. The Ninja turn to old allies and awaken new powers to protect their home and restore balance to Ninjago.

Treasure & Dirt – 19 July

Treasure And Dirt. Image: Abc Iview.
Treasure and Dirt. Image: ABC iview.

Series. Two detectives investigate a gruesome murder in a dying opal town in the Australian desert – and are drawn into a strange, surreal underworld of secrets, greed and old sins that won’t stay buried.

Believe Me – 19 July

The story of the victims of John Worboys – one of the most prolific sex attackers in British history – and how two of them took the Metropolitan Police to task for failing them.

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Spicks and Specks Season 13 – 8 July

Spicks And Specks Season 13. Image: Abc Iview.
Spicks and Specks Season 13. Image: ABC iview.

Series. Adam, Myf and Alan are back, pondering the big music questions as well as sweating the small stuff – such as can music be made using hospital equipment, what would Nessun Dorma sound like if it was about a butt-scooting dog and exactly what did Ed Sheeran get up to in Japan with Justin Bieber?

That Blackfella Show – 8 July

That Blackfella Show is back this NAIDOC Week, with Jessica Mauboy stepping in as host for a huge night of laughs, live music and a stacked line-up of First Nations talent including BARKAA and Baker Boy.

The Lady Grace Mysteries – 10 July

The Lady Grace Mysteries. Image: Zdf Studios. Streaming On Abc Iview.
The Lady Grace Mysteries. Image: ZDF Studios. Streaming on ABC iview.

Series. At the majestic court of Queen Elizabeth I, Grace Cavendish is an (almost) perfect lady-in-waiting … and the first ever teenage spy, solving mysteries and secrets for the Queen.

Saint-Pierre – 3 July

Saint-Pierre. Image: Cbc Atlantic. Streaming On Abc Iview.
Saint-Pierre. Image: CBC Atlantic. Streaming on ABC iview.

Series. Two detectives with different policing skills and approaches are partnered to solve crimes in Saint-Pierre, the French Territory nestled in the Atlantic Ocean. At first at odds and suspicious of each other, Arch and Fitz soon discover that they are better together.

Bluey in Yolngu Matha – 5 July

Bluey. Image: Ludo Studio. Streaming On Abc Iview.
Bluey. Image: Ludo Studio. Streaming on ABC iview.

The ABC brings Australia’s most loved blue heeler family to audiences in Yolngu Matha, the First Nations language of Northeast Arnhem Land. Five Bluey episodes have been translated, selected for their culturally relevant themes of family and country and will launch on ABC iview on Sunday 5 July and will also feature on the big screen at the Garma Festival in August.

Twenty Twenty Six – 10 June

Twenty Twenty Six. Image: Bbc. Streaming On Abc Iview.
Twenty Twenty Six. Image: BBC. Streaming on ABC iview.

Series. 48 countries, three host nations – former BBC head of values Ian Fletcher takes on the world’s biggest football tournament. So that’s all good then. Starring Hugh Bonneville.

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Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He is Head of Content at ArtsHub & ScreenHub. Insta: @dalgarnowrites