What to watch on Stan – quick links
Stan: new this week
The Miniature Wife – 9 April
Series. A dark, comedic battle of wills between an egotistical scientist and his shrunken spouse. Starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, The Miniature Wife follows brilliant but egotistical scientist Les (Macfadyen). After accidentally shrinking his wife Lindy (Banks) during a failed experiment, he promises to fix it in a day or two, tops.
But as the days drag on, Lindy realises her captivity isn’t an accident… it’s control. Trapped in a dollhouse and armed with nothing but her wits, she begins to fight back. What starts as a marriage in crisis spirals into an epic, twisted battle for dominance and survival.
The series features an impressive ensemble cast including Ronny Chieng, Zoe Lister-Jones and Sofia Rosinsky.
Hacks Season 5 – 10 April
Series. Hacks is back with what is set to be a stellar final season after a tumultuous Season 4 finale. Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) get out of their creative funk after a tabloid accidentally reported that Deborah had died at the end of the season – this time, committing to actually writing the late-night show they fought so hard for.
Stan: recently added
Whale Shark Jack – 2 April
Film (2026). A heartwarming adventure about family, friendship, the natural world and moving forward when all hope seems lost.
Set on and around the breathtaking Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, Whale Shark Jack stars Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) and Michael Dorman (Territory) as husband and wife marine biologists, and Alyla Browne (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) as their daughter.
Whale Shark Jack follows the family’s idyllic life on their research catamaran, where together they follow the migratory path of the biggest fish in the ocean – the majestic whale sharks.
Sarah, who has been raised on the sea, is fearless and embarks on adventures with her only friend, Jack, an endangered whale shark she rescued as a pup, forming an unbreakable bond.
ScreenHub: Whale Shark Jack review: Aussie kids movie ventures to Ningaloo
Hunting Bundy: Chase For The Devil – 1 March
Docuseries. Explore the untold story of how detectives from multiple states joined forces to stop serial killer Ted Bundy, revealed through newly uncovered crime scene photos and dramatic police interview tapes.
Gone – 8 March
Series. From the co-creator of Hijack, and set against the backdrop of a prestigious private school, Gone is a chilling mystery focusing on local headmaster Michael Polly (David Morrissey, The Walking Dead), who becomes the prime suspect in his wife Sarah’s disappearance.
An upstanding member of the community, Michael Polly is inscrutable, and likes order and precision in his working life. Until, that is, he encounters the gutsy Detective Annie Cassidy (Eve Myles) and a compulsive game of cat and mouse begins as she chips away at his veneer in search of the truth. Beneath the surface of the mystery lies a deeper exploration of trauma, trust and the legacy of elite institutions.
Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout – 10 March
Docuseries. A single TikTok post unexpectedly launches William White into a viral sensation, with a devoted following that tests the limits between online celebrity and real-world relationships.
Nuremberg – 12 March
Film (2025). Starring Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, Nuremberg follows the immediate aftermath of the second world war, as the world grapples with the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust. US Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek) is assigned the extraordinary task of assessing the mental state of Hermann Göring (Crowe), the notorious former Reichsmarschall and Hitler’s second in command, along with other high-ranking Nazi officials.
As the Allies – led by the unyielding chief US prosecutor, Supreme Court Justice Robert H Jackson (Michael Shannon) alongside Sergeant Howie Triest (Leo Woodall), David Maxwell-Fyfe (Richard E Grant), Gustave Gilbert (Colin Hanks), Colonel John Amen (Mark O’Brien) and Burton C Andrus (John Slattery) – navigate the monumental task of creating an unprecedented international tribunal to ensure the Nazi regime answers for its atrocities, Kelley gets to know his ‘patients’. But he soon finds himself locked in a psychological duel with Göring, whose charisma and cunning reveal a sobering truth: that ordinary men can commit extraordinary evil.
The Borderline – 13 March
Series. Starring Minnie Driver, The Borderline follows a cop from the wrong side of the tracks who ventures beyond the line of duty to save a childhood friend, only to have everything unravel.
When his plan backfires, his carefully constructed life begins to collapse, thrusting him into a dangerous collision course with backstabbing criminals, suspicious colleagues, and vulnerable civilians who need him more than ever.
Set against the backdrop of a quiet riverside town in the Thousand Islands, officer Henry Roland (Stephen Amell) finds evidence linking a case of missing illegal substances to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley (Hamza Haq), with whom he shares a dark secret.
