The Newsreader

TV-MA
2021    53mDrama
7.8100%90%
Set in 1986, the show follows the unlikely bond between a young TV reporter (Reid) and a 'difficult' female newsreader (Torv), as they cover events such as the shock of the Challenger explosion, the hype of Halley's Comet and complexities of the AIDS crisis.

3 Seasons

  • Season 1
    Season 16 Episodes
  • Season 2
    Season 26 Episodes
  • Season 3
    Season 36 Episodes

Cast of The Newsreader

  • Anna TorvHelen Norville
  • Sam ReidDale Jennings
  • William McInnesLindsay Cunningham
  • Michelle Lim DavidsonNoelene Kim
  • Marg DowneyEvelyn Walters
  • Chum EhelepolaDennis Tibb
  • Stephen PeacockeRob Rickards
  • Philippa NortheastKay Walters
  • Robert TaylorGeoff Walters
  • Caroline LeeJean Pascoe
  • Chai HansenTim Ahern
  • Maria AngelicoCheryl Ricci
  • Damian CallinanFrank
  • Jackson TozerRoss McGrath
  • Meewon YangSoon-Hee Kim
  • Rory Fleck-ByrneGerry Carroll
  • Daniel GilliesCharlie Tate
  • Daniel HenshallBill McFarlane
  • Nick Simpson-DeeksPaul Stricker
  • Maude DaveyVal Jennings
  • Dan SpielmanVincent Callahan
  • Rhys MitchellBrian Mathers
  • John LearyMurray Gallagher
  • Joe ChoByung-Ho Kim
  • Andrew McFarlaneRichard Bertrand
  • Maria TheodorakisLeonie Briggs
  • Hany LeeJen Kim
  • Queenie van de ZandtDonna
  • Tom WilsonNick
  • Grant PiroWayne
  • Robin McLeavyMarcia Evans
  • Sorab KaidobadGerry's Floor Manager
  • Catherine GlavicicBev
  • Elise JansenDebra Phillips
  • Peter HoughtonABC Radio News Reporter
  • Somi HanBaby Hana
  • Ruby RohBaby Hana
  • Kieta SmithAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Christine BartlettAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Khisraw Jones-ShukoorTalk Show Assistant
  • Evan HockingWarm Up Guy
  • Cazz BainbridgeMarta
  • Jeremy StanfordPaddy Hewitt
  • Francis HomerGeoff's Floor Manager
  • Felicity SteelDi
  • Jane HarberCarla Carroll
  • Akina EdmondsDanielle
  • Hunter Page-LochardLynus Preston
  • Paula NazarskiAunty Tiny
  • Tony BriggsUncle Owie
  • Richard PiperHarold Page
  • Kylie MinogueKylie Minogue (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Nick FarnellWalshy
  • Sam ClarkUS Correspondent
  • Hugo GutteridgePublic Eye Make-Up Artist
  • Antonio RussoWaiter
  • Yuchen WangLee Zheng
  • Cameron SteensBert Newton Double
  • Andy MatthewsComedian as Dale
  • Faouzi DaghastaniAudience Feedback Group Member
  • James SaundersKeith Mitchell
  • Caspian DezfouliPhotographer
  • Dave LawsonTrevor Lehmann
  • Lachlan MartinRay
  • Rowan FrancisMilt
  • Richard AnastasiosPedestrian
  • Mike FrenchamGregory
  • Simon MaidenStephen Bramhall
  • Amanda BuckleyLinda
  • Alex CooperYoung Man #1
  • Oliver Pizzey StratfordYoung Man #2
  • Asmara FeikAlison Carroll
  • Tom OnleyUrgent Young Broker
  • Ian AndrewTwenty-Something Broker
  • Michael MackDaryl
  • Mike McLeishSeane
  • Geoff ReidZokky the Kangaroo
  • Em RuscianoRhonda
  • Paula ArundellNadia
  • Rhys PetherProtestor #1
  • Che BoniniProtestor #2
  • Ben CarterPolice Officer #1
  • Will JonesPolice Officer #2
  • Benoit VariGabriel
  • Gabriel PartingtonJulian
  • Max GettlerDamo
  • Jack Stratton-SmithClement
  • Nikki ShielsKerrie
  • Richard DaviesGlen
  • Deone ZanottoBeth
  • Dave MondonPhotographer #1
  • Barton EllisPhotographer #2
  • Nicholas FarnellWalshy
  • Daniel R. NixonJack - UK Camera Operator
  • Darko MeskoskiLance - UK Sound Recordist
  • Gillian CosgriffIrene McFarlane
  • Akhilesh JainPhotographer #1
  • Cameron GrantPhotographer #2
  • Roberto ZencaWaiter #1
  • Tim WotherspoonNorman Gunston Double
  • John DeeksLogies Announcer
  • Brock HudsonBert Newton Voice Double (voice)
  • Jack DohertyTerry Reid
  • Yves BoucaudJohn Sorrell Double
  • Wade PetersenBryan Brown Double
  • Maurice WanAssistant Director - Logies
  • Drew TingwellFloor Manager - Logies
  • Matt GoodluckPublic Eye Voice Promo (voice)
  • Harmehar SinghSharon
  • Justin SmithDoctor Gibbs
  • John Lloyd FillinghamProfessor Alan Tyndall
  • Madelyn LeechBaby Hana
  • Johanna WernerLibrarian
  • Carolyn BockAnn Bertrand
  • Robert JohnString Quartet #1
  • Leah HooperString Quartet #2
  • Jos JonkerString Quartet #3
  • Phoebe GreenString Quartet #4
  • Ryan A MurphyPublic Eye Editor - Hugh
  • Nicolette MinsterComedian as Helen
  • Katie FlaxmanAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Jasmine FullardAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Georgia Mabel ClarkeAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Michael LucasAudience Feedback Group Mediator
  • Stu DaulmanSouth Africa Correspondent
  • Gabriel AugustineRedfulla
  • Clarence John RyanDeano Prince
  • Annalise WalkerJeraleah
  • Oliver HortonPublic Eye - Sound Recordist
  • Sigourney WeaverSigourney Weaver (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Bryan BrownBryan Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Daryl SomersDaryl Somers (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Jason DonovanJason Donovan (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Edwina WrenCathy Norville
  • Mark MitchellBrian's Dad
  • Lewis MitchellDeclan Mathers
  • Callum MitchellKieran Mathers
  • Serge De NardoPriest
  • Romona AngelicoTessa
  • Laura VainaBridesmaid #1
  • Eliza OliviaBridesmaid #2
  • Andre SwitzerWedding Videographer
  • Eric FerreroCheryl's Dad
  • Peta BradyDaniela Aranz
  • Hannah CroftsWedding Cover Band Member
  • Janita FoleyWedding Cover Band Member
  • Joseph FoleyWedding Cover Band Member
  • Zoe TemplemanAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Peter TemplemanAudience Feedback Group Member
  • David ElliottAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Bok Sook LeeNolene's Grandmother
  • Kunhee HanPhotographer
  • Roger HindleAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Kim OzalpAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Lacey T. SmithAudience Feedback Group Member
  • Mark RobinsonPaparazzi
  • Lee AndrikopoulosPaparazzi
  • Bryan YapPolice Officer
  • Mick DaviesPolice Officer
  • Mitchell HollandJourno #1
  • Malaynee HaydenJourno #2
  • Bob HawkeBob Hawke (archive footage) (uncredited)

Watch The Newsreader Videos

  • The Newsreader
    The NewsreaderTrailer

 

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