In a small town, a priest opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later, a journalist arrives to investigate the tragedy, and after digging beneath the surface finds himself in a life-and-death race to uncover the truth. This is the story of Stan Original Series Scrublands starring Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan.

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel, spoke with Luke Arnold while he was on set of the four-part series. They chatted about how the actors managed to distance themselves from the heavy content, the pressure of bringing the content from a book to screen and what how he doesn’t want any of his high school plays to end up online!

Stan Original Series Scrublands premieres on November 16.

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SBS’s deliciously provocative new series Erotic Stories is an anthology of bold and transgressive stories that explore sex and intimacy.

Through eight steamy stories there’s a star-studded cast like you’ve never seen them before. These intriguing tales star a formidable cast of Australian greats, including Golden Globe Best Actress nominee Frances O’Connor (The Importance of Being Earnest, Madam Bovary, The Missing), Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin, The Clearing, The Drover's Wife), Kate Box (Deadloch, Wentworth, Rake), Tim Draxl (In Our Blood, A Place to Call Home, The Newsreader) Danielle Cormack (Wentworth, Rake, The Secrets She Keeps), and more.

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel spoke with Mark Coles Smith who stars in episode six ‘Imperfect PawPaw’. He spoke about the way different forms of intimacy is portrayed through the series, how the women in his set the standard for how he conducts himself in relationships and also spoke about his one-episode arc on Blue Heelers, where he played a school student seduced by a teacher.

Erotic Stories premiere and Thursday, October 26 with all episodes available to stream on SBS On Demand and double episodes to air at 9:30pm on SBS each Thursday.
Mark’s episode airs on Thursday, November 9.

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Big Brother is back with its spiciest season ever! Fifteen sexy singles enter Big Brother’s House to play the most addictive, provocative and fun-filled game yet.

This season is packed with sizzling curveballs and seductive twists. Expect love, lust and jealously as the hottest Housemates ever try to get their hands on the $100,000 prize...and each other.

In the most explosive series yet, there are new rules, new rooms, new tasks, jaw-dropping twists, turns and heart-stopping challenges. But one thing remains the same… host Sonia Kruger!

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel chatted with Sonia about the new season, what she would have on her rider if she entered as a Housemate and why the new iteration is bringing the series back to its core.

Big Brother premiered Monday, 6 November and continues Monday to Thursday on Channel 7 and 7plus.

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Sophie Monk has just introduced a range of sexy new singles to the Love Island Australia Villa that has shocked the Islanders like never before, including Married At First Sight’s most talked about sister, Kirra. The Islanders must couple up and stay together in order to secure their spot, despite the temptations when a surprising new Bomb enters, causing chaos.

There has already been a wicked power shift where the girls took charge, following the juicy new
villain era plus risky challenges, date nights, and plenty more drama and romance! to the screen and hearts racing, before the winning couple of

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel chats to National Treasure Sophie Monk about the new season, her co-dependence with husband Josh, how reality TV has changed since her Popstars stint and how this generation of Islanders cash in on their 5 minutes of fame!

Love Island Australia Season 5 episodes drop daily from Monday to Thursday at 6pm AEDT on 9Now.

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Presented by beloved Australian actor, presenter and screen legend Noni Hazlehurst (June Again, Play School), the highly anticipated fourth season of SBS’s Every Family has a Secret uncovers a smorgasbord of shocking new revelations.

The gripping new season of SBS’s flagship documentary series follows everyday Australians as they discover the astonishing truth about their family’s past and confront the extraordinary secrets that have shaped their lives. 
 
From Nazi fraternisation to a baby swap, bigamy, criminal activity, a lost inheritance, secret adoptions, moving family reunions and life changing epiphanies – each episode unlocks a treasure trove of secrets that will keep audiences enraptured through every twist.

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel chats to Noni about the impact of the series on its subjects, how the families are supported through the process and recalls how her own experience of finding out about her own family gave her a sense of belonging. Plus, we just had to talk about the impact of Play School and the responsibility of reaching millions of children around the country.

Season Four of Every Family Has a Secret returned on October 19 on SBS and SBS on Demand, with episodes continuing weekly. 

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The most savage show on TV is back! SAS Australia has returned to Channel 7 with a new group of star recruits descending on one of the toughest environments faced by Special Forces operatives: the Middle East.

From being buried alive to launching live hand grenades and chaotic near drownings, this year’s recruits grapple with their biggest fears deep in the desert as they face SAS Australia’s punishing DS team led by Ant Middleton.


Former world boxing champion Anthony Mundine, ‘Cocaine Cassie’, Olympians Stephanie Rice, Peter Bol and Matthew Mitcham, Balinese princess Lindy Klim, Thai cave rescue hero Dr Craig Challen and Brownlow medallist Jason Akermanis are just some of the 14 Aussie celebrities who have volunteered for the toughest test of their lives: a series of physical and psychological tests from the real SAS selection process.

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel speaks to Ant about why the series casts some of the country's most controversial faces, what the recruits learn about themselves and if he ever thought he'd be walking red carpets after serving in the SAS.

SAS Australia premiered on Monday, October 9 on 7 and 7Plus.

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Australia has voted former back-up singer and mum-of-two Tarryn Stokes as winner of The Voice Australia 2023.

The 40-year-old powerhouse performer from Melbourne was shocked after host Sonia Kruger announced the life-changing result.

Alongside The Voice crown, Tarryn won $100,000 prize money and a recording contract with Universal Music Australia.

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel spoke to Tarryn about her win, the very famous duo behind her new single and what she wants to do next.

Tarryn's new single Nobody is now avaialble to download and stream.

Stream all episodes of The Voice Australia 2023 on 7Plus now.

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Australia, dust off your passports and get your bags packed as The Amazing Race Australia is back for another big adventure!

This time around, our loveable host Beau Ryan will be taking 11 teams of celebs and their loved ones on a race across the globe, battling not just for the glory of the win but also for $100,000 for their chosen charity.

Trading their lives of luxury and putting their relationships to the ultimate test, these 11 duos will face challenges, pit stops and detours like they've never experienced before, but who will come out on top?

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel spoke to Beau about the most “brutal” season yet, why the celebrities were so determined to win plus Beau reveals the celebrity he’d race with if given the opportunity — and it’s completely unexpected!

The Amazing Race Australia 2023: Celebrity Edition begins on Wednesday, October 4 at 7.30pm on 10 and 10Play.

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Our troops aren’t safe. Neither are our DMs in Stan Original Series C*A*U*G*H*T.

After the Australian Minister of Defence texts a ‘secret file’ to the Princess of Behati Prinsloo, a small island nation, he sends four Australian soldiers into the war-torn country on a secret mission to retrieve the file. Mistaken for Americans, they are captured by freedom fighters and produce a hostage video that goes viral. When the soldiers reach celebrity status on social media, they realise that being caught might just be the best thing that could’ve happened to them. They’re about to make search history.

The series also stars the biggest ensemble of Hollywood and home-grown talent in an Australian original television production with Susan Sarandon (Blue Beetle), Travis Fimmel (Vikings), Nicholas Hammond (The Sound of Music) and Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey) joining director, producer and writer Kick Gurry (Edge of Tomorrow) alongside Sean Penn (Gaslit), Matthew Fox (Lost), Bryan Brown (Palm Beach), Ben O’Toole (Detroit), Lincoln Younes (Last King of the Cross), Alexander England (Stan Original Series Black Snow), Mel Jarnson (Mortal Kombat), Fayssal Bazzi (Stateless) and Dorian Nkono (The Twelve). Also starring in the series is Rebecca Breeds (Clarice), Bella Heathcote (Stan Original Series Scrublands) and Erik Thomson (Stan Original Series Black Snow). Phew!

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel chatted with Alexander England about the absolute chaos that is this series, how the series came off the ground and just how on earth they managed to secure some of the biggest names in the world!

The Stan Original Series C*A*U*G*H*T premieres 28 September, all episodes at once and only on Stan.

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There’s a fizz in the air and change is afoot with SBS Original series While The Men Are Away.

In the eight part dramedy series, Australia’s at war, so a lot of the men are away for a bit. And to be honest this is pretty exciting for anyone who isn’t a man! While The Men Are Away follows Frankie (Michela De Rossi), who’s left in charge of her suffering apple farm after her husband is sent to war (or was he?). She enlists Gwen (Max McKenna) and Esther (Jana Zvedeniuk), the freshly enlisted naïve city-recruits of the Women’s Land Army, to join herself, local Indigenous farmhand Kathleen (Phoebe Grainer) and certified coward Robert (Matt Testro).

Often (but not always) wildly historically inaccurate, While The Men Are Away is about people who don’t normally hold the reins of power suddenly having them shoved in their hands and told to giddy the hell up. It’s about five individuals who find each other, and for a glorious moment in time, sample a life tinged with promise, hope and acceptance. And once they taste it, it’s impossible to go back.

In this episode, host and head of entertainment at Mediaweek and Chattr, Anita Anabel chatted with Jana Zvedeniuk and Matt Testro about their own links to 1940s wartime, the incredible cast which makes up the series and reveals why the series is so important to modern day Australia.

All 8 episodes of While The Men Are Away will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand from Wednesday 27 September, with double episodes premiering on SBS each Wednesday at 8.30pm.

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