The Newsreader (2021)

The end of an era.

An unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change; a star newsreader and an ambitious bisexual reporter join forces in a ruthless 1986 newsroom, as events unfold that will change their lives.

The Newsreader

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Philo

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as Helen Norville

as Dale Jennings

William McInnes

William McInnes

as Lindsay Cunningham

Michelle Lim Davidson

Michelle Lim Davidson

as Evelyn Walters

Stephen Peacocke

Stephen Peacocke

as Rob Rickards

Philippa Northeast

Philippa Northeast

as Geoff Walters

as Cheryl Ricci

Damian Callinan

Damian Callinan

as Ross McGrath

as Soon-Hee Kim

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Rory Fleck-Byrne

as Gerry Carroll

as Charlie Tate

Daniel Henshall

Daniel Henshall

as Bill McFarlane

Nick Simpson-Deeks

Nick Simpson-Deeks

as Paul Stricker

as Val Jennings

as Vincent Callahan

as Brian Mathers

as Murray Gallagher

as Byung-Ho Kim

Andrew McFarlane

Andrew McFarlane

as Richard Bertrand

Maria Theodorakis

Maria Theodorakis

as Leonie Briggs

Queenie van de Zandt

Queenie van de Zandt

as Marcia Evans

as Gerry's Floor Manager

Catherine Glavicic

Catherine Glavicic

as Debra Phillips

as ABC Radio News Reporter

as Audience Feedback Group Member

Christine Bartlett

Christine Bartlett

as Audience Feedback Group Member as News At Six Female Caller

Khisraw Jones-Shukoor

Khisraw Jones-Shukoor

as Talk Show Assistant

Cazz Bainbridge

Cazz Bainbridge

Jeremy Stanford

Jeremy Stanford

as Paddy Hewitt

as Geoff's Floor Manager

as Carla Carroll

Hunter Page-Lochard

Hunter Page-Lochard

as Lynus Preston

as Kylie Minogue (archive footage) (uncredited)

as US Correspondent

Hugo Gutteridge

Hugo Gutteridge

as Public Eye Make-Up Artist

as Waiter as Waiter #2

as Public Eye - Camera Operator as Bert Newton Double

as Comedian as Dale

Faouzi Daghistani

Faouzi Daghistani

as Audience Feedback Group Member

as Keith Mitchell

Caspian Dezfouli

Caspian Dezfouli

as Photographer

as Trevor Lehmann

Richard Anastasios

Richard Anastasios

as Stephen Bramhall

as Young Man #1

Oliver Pizzey Stratford

Oliver Pizzey Stratford

as Young Man #2

as Alison Carroll

as Urgent Young Broker

as Twenty-Something Broker

as Zokky the Kangaroo

as Protestor #1

as Protestor #2

as Police Officer #1

as Police Officer #2

Gabriel Partington

Gabriel Partington

Jack Stratton-Smith

Jack Stratton-Smith

as Photographer #1

as Photographer #2

Nicholas Farnell

Nicholas Farnell

Daniel R. Nixon

Daniel R. Nixon

as Jack - UK Camera Operator

as Lance - UK Sound Recordist

Gillian Cosgriff

Gillian Cosgriff

as Irene McFarlane

as Photographer #1

as Photographer #2

Tim Wotherspoon

Tim Wotherspoon

as Norman Gunston Double

as Logies Announcer

as Bert Newton Voice Double (voice)

as John Sorrell Double

as Bryan Brown Double

as Assistant Director - Logies

as Floor Manager - Logies

as Public Eye Voice Promo (voice)

as Doctor Gibbs

John Lloyd Fillingham

John Lloyd Fillingham

as Professor Alan Tyndall

as Ann Bertrand

as String Quartet #1

as String Quartet #2

as String Quartet #3

as String Quartet #4

as Public Eye Editor - Hugh

Nicolette Minster

Nicolette Minster

as Comedian as Helen

as Audience Feedback Group Member

Jasmine Fullard

Jasmine Fullard

as Audience Feedback Group Member

Georgia Mabel Clarke

Georgia Mabel Clarke

as Audience Feedback Group Member

as Audience Feedback Group Mediator

as South Africa Correspondent

Gabriel Augustine

Gabriel Augustine

Clarence John Ryan

Clarence John Ryan

as Deano Prince

Annalise Walker

Annalise Walker

as Public Eye - Sound Recordist

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

as Sigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Bryan Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Daryl Somers (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Jason Donovan (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Cathy Norville

as Declan Mathers

Callum Mitchell

Callum Mitchell

as Kieran Mathers

Romona Angelico

Romona Angelico

as Bridesmaid #1

as Bridesmaid #2

as Wedding Videographer

as Cheryl's Dad

as Daniela Aranz

as Wedding Cover Band Member

as Wedding Cover Band Member

as Wedding Cover Band Member

as Audience Feedback Group Member

Peter Templeman

Peter Templeman

as Audience Feedback Group Member

as Audience Feedback Group Member

as Nolene's Grandmother

as Photographer

as Audience Feedback Group Member

as Audience Feedback Group Member

as Audience Feedback Group Member

Lee Andrikopoulos

Lee Andrikopoulos

as Police Officer

as Police Officer

Mitchell Holland

Mitchell Holland

Malaynee Hayden

Malaynee Hayden

as Bob Hawke (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Episodes season 1

1x1

Three, two, one…
1x2

Once in a lifetime
1x3

The white marquis matinee jacket
1x4

A step closer to the madness
1x5

No more lies
1x6

Meltdown

Episodes season 2

2x1

Decision 87
2x2

People like you and me
2x3

Greed and fear
2x4

The hungry truth
2x5

A model daughter
2x6

Fireworks

Episodes season 3

3x1

Night of nights
3x2

A new era
3x3

Behind the front line
3x4

One team, all brothers
3x5

On the brink
3x6

The fall

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