The Newsreader Season 2 to Begin Streaming on AMC+
AMC+ will exclusively stream the critically acclaimed second season of The Newsreader, starring Sam Reid (Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat) and Anna Torv (Mindhunter), beginning August 7.
The six-episode period drama, which received an International Emmy nomination for Best Drama Series, will kick off with two episodes and then roll out new episodes weekly.
Set in 1987-88, season two of The Newsreader dives into a nation in flux – amid election drama, financial upheaval, and a cultural reckoning. As Australia grapples with identity, Helen (Torv) and Dale (Reid) must confront who they are to each other and to the world.
In addition to Reid and Torv, season two cast members include William McInnes (NCIS: Sydney), Michelle Lim Davidson (After the Verdict), Marg Downey (Fisk), Chum Ehelepola (Nautilus), Chai Hansen (Apple Cider Vinegar), Stephen Peacocke (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), Phillipa Northeast (Territory), Rory Fleck Byrne (This Is Going to Hurt), Daniel Gillies (Coming Home in the Dark), and Robert Taylor (Longmire).
Filmed in Australia, The Newsreader is produced by Werner Film Productions for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Created by Michael Lucas, executive producers include Brett Sleigh, Sally Riley, Joanna Werner, Stuart Menzies, and Emma Freeman, who also directs.
AMC+ is AMC Networks’ premium streaming bundle featuring an extensive lineup of popular and critically acclaimed original programming from AMC, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV, and full access to targeted streaming services Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited, which feature content such as A Discovery of Witches, Creepshow, and Boyhood.
The service features a continually refreshed library of commercial-free content, with iconic series from the AMC Networks portfolio including Mad Men, Halt & Catch Fire, Hell on Wheels, Turn: Washington’s Spies, Rectify, Portlandia, Orphan Black , and series from The Walking Dead Universe, among many others.
The service also offers a growing slate of original and exclusive series, including Gangs of London, Dark Winds, and the various series in a new Anne Rice universe, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, and Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order.
