SBS On Demand – quick links
SBS On Demand: new this week
Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes Season 4 – 4 May
Series. Actor and presenter Robson Green is on the road again in search of the perfect weekend escape. This time Robson extends his search into Scotland, visiting the roads less travelled in both the lowlands and highlands of the country. Along the way he spends time with friends, family and famous faces including the Reverend Richard Coles on a memorable trip to Holy Island; Alan Shearer, who takes to the North Sea to catch mackerel, and KT Tunstall to explore the singer’s childhood home in Scotland.
The Trial of Michael Jackson – 6 May
Four-part series. With exclusive new footage, unheard audio tapes of Michael Jackson and insiders from Jackson’s entourage and the police, this series delivers new revelations about the 2005 trial of Michael Jackson.
Series One, Episode One: With unseen footage, unheard audio tapes of Michael Jackson and exclusive interviews, The Trial of Michael Jackson tells the inside story of how the King of Pop was put on trial in 2005 for the alleged sexual molestation of a young boy.
Featuring new revelations about Michael Jackson’s relationship with the boy at the centre of the allegations, Gavin Arvizo, the series hears from Jackson’s inner circle who tried to protect him, the police officers who investigated the allegations of child abuse, and the lawyers who prosecuted and defended him.
The Corsican Line – 7 May
Series. After 10 years in prison for a heist gone wrong, Reda (Raphael Acloque) is finally free. In Corsica, loyalty is supposed to be everything, but his silence earns him nothing and he is cast aside by his former accomplice and the criminal underworld he once served. Meanwhile, his estranged sister, Ines (Lina El Arabi), arrives on the island for the first time.
As part of the newly formed Anti-Mafia Division, she is determined to take down Carlotti, the ruthless godfather who rules from the shadows. In a place where no one dares speak of the Mafia and trust is a deadly risk, the siblings form a dangerous alliance to dismantle Carlotti’s empire from within. As bodies pile up, their fight for justice may come at an unbearable cost.
SBS On Demand: recent highlights
Rick Stein’s Australia – 30 April
Series. In his debut Australian series, celebrated chef Rick Stein embarks on a deeply personal food journey across his second home, Australia. Across six episodes, Rick takes viewers on an immersive trip that retraces his life-changing adventures as a young nineteen-year-old.
From stunning Sydney harbour to remote outback towns, Rick revisits some of the places in New South Wales that first shaped him – and explores how Australia and its food is changing, and what makes it so unique.
The Americans Seasons 1-6 – 1 May
Series. The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington DC during the Reagan administration. The arranged marriage of Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but as the pressures and demands of the job grow heavier, the personal toll becomes almost too exhausting to bear.
Alongside real-life couple Rhys and Russell, the cast includes Margo Martindale, Noah Emmerich and Richard Thomas. Recurring cast members include Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Julia Garner (Ozark) and Miriam Shor (Pluribus, Younger).
Dark Winds Season 4 – 16 April
Series. Dark Winds follows Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police as their reservation is besieged by a series of increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s. Every mystery uncovers old wounds that run deep, not only in their own lives, but in the collective past of the community they serve. Each step closer to the truth forces the two men to confront their own personal demons, family trauma and evil forces that threaten the uneasy balance of reservation life.
