SBS On Demand – quick links
SBS On Demand: new this week
Alone Australia Season 4 – 15 July
Series. Smash-hit survival series Alone Australia drops its highly anticipated fourth season into its most ambitious location yet, plunging 10 brave souls into the brutal, yet spectacular wilds of the Arctic Circle.
Deep in the northernmost reaches of Sapmi, Finland, they face a gruelling survival experiment where the subzero landscape grows deadlier by the day.
Set against a breathtaking backdrop of dancing Northern Lights, this season delivers a brand-new spectacle of bushcraft, ingenuity and survival. Thrust into an unfamiliar Arctic environment, participants must navigate unknown flora, risky first-time foraging challenges, where a single mistake identifying fungi could turn a life-saving meal into a lethal one, and rapidly dwindling resources – all while coexisting with formidable predators.
Cold Haven – 16 July
Series. This Icelandic-Portuguese crime thriller is a tense psychological drama of betrayal, resilience, and the cost of truth. On the remote Icelandic island of Vestmannaeyjar, the close-knit fishing community is shaken when Maria Santos (Maria Joao Bastos), a devoted mother and factory worker, is found dead on a desolate roadside. Her death sets off a chain reaction, exposing long-buried secrets and threatening to unravel the fragile bonds holding the town together.
Trade Secret: The Polar Bear market – 17 July
Documentary. From Executive Producer Adam McKay and Australian director-producer Abraham Joffe, this documentary offers a gripping investigation of the polar bear fur trade, revealing how conservation, politics and commercial interests collide.
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Frame by Frame – 9 July
Series. Hosted by acclaimed filmmaker and proud Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman Rachel Perkins, Frame by Frame is a compelling interview and short-film series celebrating the creative vision and cultural legacy of First Nations filmmakers.
Across the series, Perkins sits down with influential storytellers including Leah Purcell, Sally Riley, Erica Glynn, Tanith Glynn-Maloney and Hunter Page-Lochard to explore their careers, creative process and contribution to First Nations screen storytelling.
Living Black | Kutcha Edwards – Becoming One – 6 July
In a special edition of Living Black, host Karla Grant sits down with proud Aboriginal singer-songwriter Kutcha Edwards for an intimate and deeply personal conversation.
Removed from his family at just 18 months old as part of the Stolen Generations, Edwards reflects on the lifelong impact of separation and his journey of reconnection with his mother and culture. Speaking candidly about healing, survival and finding his identity, Edwards shares what it means to be ‘deadly’, and how music has become a powerful vehicle for storytelling, truth-telling and cultural strength.
The Expanse Seasons 1–3 – 11 July
Series. Hundreds of years in the future, humans have colonised the solar system. The UN controls Earth. Mars is an independent military power. The planets rely on the resources of the Asteroid Belt, where air and water are more precious than gold.
Developed by Academy Award nominated screenwriting duo Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and based on the book series of the same name by James SA Corey.
Couples Therapy Season 5 – 1 July
Series. Acclaimed psychoanalyst Dr. Orna Guralnik counsels four new couples in crisis, navigating stark political differences fuelling daily fights in a volatile marriage; a discovery of secret, paid cuddling sessions that blindside a couple; two people on the brink of moving in together who get derailed by an autism diagnosis; and teenage sweethearts who, 20 years later, wonder if they’ve outgrown the relationship.
