When The Newsreader first aired in 2021, it immediately connected with audiences. The Australian drama, set in a TV newsroom in the mid-’80s, centred on beautiful performances from Anna Torv as pioneering news anchor Helen Norville and Interview With The Vampire star Sam Reid as ambitious up-and-coming reporter Dale Jennings.
Add in the perfect period detail – suddenly the ’80s looks ancient, how did this happen? – and you have yourself a hit show. But what really elevates is the way it uses the real-life big stories of the day – the Space Shuttle disaster, Aids, Chernobyl and the emerging realisation
