Australian TV review
Last night's TV, as watched by us
Gnomes review – Asa Butterfield takes on murderous garden ornaments in pulpy horror-comedy
Rightly described as ‘Gremlins meets Hot Fuzz’, this fun series has the high-spirit and gusto one hopes for in a show about evil killer gnomes
The F Ward review – Anna Friel medical drama doesn’t quite scrub up
The six-part Australian series about intern doctors at an underfunded hospital is missing an essential ingredient
The Killings at Parrish Station review – a whacked-out murder mystery packed with twists
Jumping between timelines, the pacy and pulpy series gets weirder as it goes on, with plot turns that can’t help but keep you engrossed
Ground Up review – Sam Pang stars in ABC’s easily digestible AFL office comedy
People love a good bureaucracy satire – but while this six-part series is tonally pleasant, it’s not belly-laugh material
Watching You review – surveillance thriller is barely worth watching
Based on a JP Pomare novel about a network of voyeurs, this series feels low-stakes and slow-paced in comparison – despite a haunting performance from Aisha Dee
‘Get angry about it’: Mark Humphries’ doco Sold! unpacks Australia’s housing crisis
In his new one-hour special for Foxtel and Binge, the satirist meets celebrity realtors and squatters – and puts Alan Kohler in a bathtub – to explore our toxic real estate obsession
The Narrow Road to the Deep North review – Jacob Elordi’s fine turn in complex, confronting war drama
Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s novel eschews battleground spectacle for a rich meditation on trauma that unfolds in three timelines
The Last Anniversary review – Liane Moriarty adaptation with one of Australian TV’s best ensembles
As expected, this six-part series is full of mystery, family drama and rich people hiding secrets. But it’s also surprisingly nuanced, thanks to its A-game performances
Mother and Son review – Matt Okine’s remake can’t hold a candle to the original
The salty genius of the beloved sitcom is lost in a flurry of antics where the laughs don’t land – despite some likable performances from Okine and Denise Scott
Black Snow review – Australian murder mystery has a corker of a premise
With twin narratives set in 1994 and 2019, the whodunnit centres on a buried time capsule – but struggles to maintain tension
Irreverent review – a Chicago criminal goes undercover down under
This very funny and bingeable Netflix series sees an American ‘mafia negotiator’ disguise himself as a priest in a small Queensland town
Colin from Accounts review – delightful romcom doesn’t shy from drama or toilet humour
Will-they-won’t-they chemistry between Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall drives this Australian TV series, which has a daggy kind of audacity
Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life review – not the reboot we hoped for from the comedy greats
With only 10 minutes of new material, the special was mostly just a cobbled-together highlight reel. Hopefully part two will offer more insight
Savage River review – small-town mystery is never terrible but never surprises either
This six-part ABC TV series lacks hard-hitting performances and oomph, despite veterans behind and in front of the camera
True Colours review – SBS detective drama plays it too by the book
This drama, starring Rarriwuy Hick as a detective returning to her community, pairs familiar police procedural elements with interesting cultural insights
Mystery Road: Origin review – Jay Swan is back and as great as ever
The outback detective investigates some strange robberies in this satisfying prequel series, which feels more like a six-hour film
Troppo review: addictive Queensland detective drama – with crocodiles
Steeped in formula, but appealingly written, the dynamic between an unlikely pair of investigators drives this moreish top end series
New Gold Mountain review – lush neo-western takes a new route through gold rush Australia
Beautiful, heightened drama series following the Chinese community in 1850s Ballarat gives a fresh, cinematic spin on history
Farewell Rosehaven: the five best low-stakes plotlines of TV’s sweetest show
Over five delightfully pleasant seasons, Rosehaven has become a TV series we will remember. Here are some of its most memorable, if inconsequential, subplots
Stateless review – thrilling, surprising drama interrogates painful Australian truths
The Cate Blanchett-led ABC series, just picked up by Netflix, offers a psychologically charged and nail-biting depiction of immigration detention
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