BBC Acquires The Newsreader Season Two

The second season of the Australian drama The Newsreader is set to air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer this fall.

A year on from the events of season one, audiences once again meet Helen Norville (Anna Torv) and Dale Jennings (Sam Reid), now established as the golden couple of news. To the outside world, they present a glowing image of success and romance, but the truth is more complex.

The new season, starring Torv (The Last of Us, Mindhunter, Fringe) and Reid (Prime Suspect 1973, Lambs of God, Interview with the Vampire), welcomes both returning and new cast members such as Daniel Gillies (The Originals, Virgin River) and Rory Fleck Byrne (This Is Going to Hurt, Vampire Academy), among others.

The Newsreader was acquired from Entertainment One (eOne) and is produced by Werner Film Productions for ABC in association with eOne. Produced by Joanna Werner (Clickbait, Secret City), the series is directed by Emma Freeman and executive produced by Werner, Freeman and Stuart Menzies (The Cry), along with ABC executive producers Brett Sleigh and Sally Riley.

Sue Deeks, head of program acquisition for the BBC, commented: “Following the great success of series one, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome back the News at Six team and watch Helen and Dale navigate their ever more complicated personal lives whilst dealing with the pressures of covering the big news events of 1987.”