Best SBS On Demand shows this week – quick links
SBS On Demand: new this week
Crime Season 2 – 9 December
Series. The streets of Edinburgh are the setting for Irvine Welsh’s Crime – the story of a tormented detective in a city on the edge of the abyss. Dougray Scott leads a stellar cast as Detective Inspector Ray Lennox, a man whose clear sight is as much a blessing as it is a curse.
The Count of Monte Cristo – 11 December
Series. Alexandre Dumas’ classic is reimagined with an international cast including Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons. Having just been promoted to captain on the eve of his wedding to the love of his life, Edmond Dantes’ future is suddenly snatched away by three selfish men, each intent on furthering his own cause. Edmond is wrongly accused of being a Bonapartist and is incarcerated in the island prison of the Castle d’If.
Fifteen despairing years pass by before Edmond encounters the Abbe Faria, a fellow inmate and learned man who imparts his vast knowledge to the young man, including the whereabouts of a hidden treasure.
SBS On Demand: recently added
United States of Tara Seasons 1-3 – 1 December
Series. Suburban wife and mother Tara Gregson (Toni Collette) juggles her family and career while experiencing the everyday challenges of Dissociative Identity Disorder. It’s never a dull moment in the Gregson household as her various identities may appear on any given day, all while her supportive husband Max (John Corbett) and their two teenage children, Kate (Brie Larson) and Marshall (Keir Gilchrist), try to lead as much of a ‘normal’ life as possible.
Raised By Refugees Seasons 1-2 – 1 December
Series. It’s the new millennium in Auckland City and Pax Assadi (Kenus Binu) is a 12-year-old who’s obsessed with hip hop, basketball, girls and Eddie Murphy.
His parents came to New Zealand in the late 80s as refugees and all they want him to do is study hard and eventually become a doctor. All Pax wants to do is fit in and feel accepted, but with 9/11 a very fresh memory, that’s easier said than done for a part-Pakistani part-Iranian kid.
Best of 2025 – 1 December
Featured collection. Rewind and relive the best of what 2025 had to offer with a collection devoted to the series that Australia couldn’t get enough of this year.
The Handmaid’s Tale. The Handmaid’s Tale returned for its sixth and final season, exclusive to SBS.
Rogue Heroes. The stakes are higher, the missions bolder, and the heroes more rebellious than ever. Facing the threat of disbandment, season two of Rogue Heroes saw the unit trying to once again prove their significance.
Alone Australia. Alone Australia returned with the wildest and toughest season yet for season three.
Blue Lights. For season three, our favourite officers from Blackthorn Station are back and ready to take on Belfast’s most powerful, including a formidable new opponent.
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution – 7 December
Series. This landmark series examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down.
Voiced by an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Damian Lewis, Samuel L Jackson, Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman.
