Stan – quick links
Stan: new this week
Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz – 5 August
Documentary. Premiering on the 15th anniversary of his death, Revealed – Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz explores how internet phenomenon Australian bodybuilder Aziz ‘Zyzz’ Shavershian constructed a viral persona powerful enough to outlive him.
Featuring never-before-seen archival material, the documentary explores the circumstances of his tragic death in 2011 at just 22 years old. With testimony from those who were closest to him at the time, including Zyzz’s brother Said ‘Chestbrah’ Shavershian, Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz is an intimate perspective on the man who sparked a cultural movement, one that shaped young men’s identities and may still resonate with young men today.
Stan: recent highlights
Dead City Season 3 – 27 July
Series. In Season 3, Maggie (Lauren Cohan)and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?
Pillion – 1 August
Film (2025). When directionless wallflower Colin meets Ray, an impossibly handsome and enigmatic biker, Colin becomes desperately devoted to him and his dedicated submissive. Entering a completely new world, Colin must decide the limits of his devotion.
The BAFTA-nominated Pillion is a hilarious yet surprisingly tender love story starring Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies, The Northman) and Harry Melling (The Queen’s Gambit).
Fightland – 1 August
Series. A new crime drama from executive producer Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Fightland is a gripping story of redemption and relentless ambition within the brutal and power-hungry world of British boxing.
It follows Maduka ‘Duke’ Kilroy, a disgraced and formerly incarcerated boxing champion who returns to London, seeking vengeance against the crime family he thinks betrayed him. Starring Howard Charles (Top Boy), Nicholas Pinnock (For Life, Long Bright River), Deborah Ayorinde (Them), and Charles Babalola (The Outlaws, Black Mirror), Fightland dives into a world of money, power and betrayal.
Drag Race Down Under vs The World – 24 July
Series. Fan-favourites from Drag Race Down Under go head-to-head with sickening queens from around the world – all vying for the ultimate crown. Get ready for new looks, louder drama, and legendary lip-syncs as the battle for global drag dominance begins.
Five iconic Drag Race Down Under queens will battle six formidable drag artists from around the world, each representing their own country and international series of Drag Race.
The icons competing to be crowned Queen include Art Simone (Down Under),Coco Jumbo (Down Under), Estrella Xtravaganza (España), Flor (Down Under), Lala Ri (USA), M1ss Jade So (Philippines), Michael Marouli (UK), Nikita Iman (Down Under), Nicole Paige Brooks (USA), Raven (USA), and Vybe (Down Under).
Married At First Sight USA – 13 July
Series. The phenomenon returns in the latest season of Married at First Sight USA, where singles marry strangers in the social experiment of a lifetime.
The new season will be the first to be modelled on the successful Australian format, introducing a brand-new panel of experts, as the couples navigate the highs and lows of married life.
All American Season 8 – 14 July
Series. The eighth and final season of All American picks up six months after the football cliffhanger at the end of last season, spanning just one week in the lives of our favourite Beverly and Crenshaw crew. A week that will have them wondering if everything they’ve been through over the course of their lives has prepared them for this moment. A week that will ultimately reunite old with the new, friend with enemy, and alter the course of each of their futures forever.
Follow Jordan (Michael Evans Behling), Layla (Greta Onieogou), Coop (Bre-Z), Cassius (Osy Ikhile), KJ (Nathaniel Logan McIntyre), Khalil (Antonio J. Bell), Amina (Alexis Chikaeze) and Preach (Kareem Grimes) in the pursuit of their dreams in the aftermath of Season 7, which left relationships tentative at best.
