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Canada’s Drag Race All Stars – 10 July
Series. Nine iconic queens return to the runway to battle for the title of ‘Canada’s Ultimate All-Star.’ Brooke Lynn Hytes hosts and judges alongside Priyanka and Jimbo on a historic, all-drag panel.
The Westies – 12 July
Series. Set in early 1980s New York, The Westies is a raw and propulsive new crime drama following the infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. From the co-creator of Narcos and Godfather of Harlem, the series stars JK Simmons, Stanley Morgan, Jessica Frances Dukes, and Titus Welliver.
When the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Centre encroaches on The Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen, the gang sets their sights on the profits. Despite being vastly outnumbered by the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality allows them to share in the spoils through a fragile détente.
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Secret Service – 2 July
Series. Adapted from the novel by journalist and author Tom Bradby, Secret Service follows Kate, a woman who appears to be working an everyday role as a civil servant, alongside her husband. Beneath this facade lies the real Kate: a dedicated MI6 agent and Head of the Russian Desk.
With a British election on the horizon, Kate uncovers information suggesting a politician set to become Prime Minister may be a Russian asset.
Starring Gemma Arterton and Rafe Spall.
The Killings at Parrish Station – 24 June
Series. It’s 1987, and Detective Georgia Cooke (Mia Wasikowska) is called in to investigate the massacre of four scientists who have been brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, with a lone survivor the obvious suspect. But as Georgia digs deeper, unravelling a complex case entangled in mania, ritual and the occult, her obsessive quest for the truth spirals into a nightmare that will put her family, career and sanity on the line.
Some 37 years later, a chilling new spree of murders will pull Georgia (Heather Mitchell) back into this nightmare as she confronts the terrifying possibility that the horrors at Parrish Station were never fully buried.
Alongside Mia Wasikowska and Heather Mitchell, the cast includes Xavier Samuel, Robert Taylor, Alan Dale, Emma Lung, Doris Younane, Kat Hoyos, Nic English, Alex Malone, Geoff Morrell, Rob Carlton, Alex Lee, Cameron James and newcomer Grace Owens. Watch the trailer.
Alone Season 13 – 18 June
Reality series. Season 13 of Alone raises the stakes like never before – crowning the first-ever World Champion. For the first time in the series’ history, 10 elite survivalists from around the globe will be dropped deep inside the Arctic Circle, along the unforgiving Richardson Mountains of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Representing Australia is Nero Buys from regional New South Wales. After a career in the Australian Army including serving in Afghanistan, he left the army to become a stay-at-home dad. During this time, he discovered a love for bushcraft and sharing this knowledge with others, including setting up a children’s outdoor program alongside his wife Jen. Now he is keen to bring his years of Australian bushcraft experience to the Alone challenge and compete for the title of World Champion.
Beast – 4 June
Film (2026). Russell Crowe is commanding as Sammy, the trainer whose relationship with champion fighter Patton James embodies tough love, hard-won forgiveness and the complex bonds between mentors and the fighters they shape.
Beast is a powerful story of redemption, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bonds of family that pulse through every frame. Read ScreenHub‘s review.
