The Newsreader on ABC – A year on from the events of series one, we 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.
Episode 2
The News At Six, and indeed the country, is rocked by a shocking, unprecedented event— a mass shooting in Clifton Hill. A huge and consequential story, it activates everything that compels Helen about the job. She wants to be first to cover the event from every angle— the details, the timeline, the gun-rights debate, the motivations of the shooter.
But when she races to air with confronting early footage of the aftermath, the News At Six is seen as exploiting the tragedy.
Production credit: A Werner Films Production for the ABC. Major production investment from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with VicScreen. Worldwide distribution is managed by Entertainment One (eOne).
Created by Michael Lucas. Written by Michael Lucas, Kim Ho, Adrian Russell Wills and Niki Aken. Directed by Emma Freeman. Produced by Lucas and Joanna Werner. Executive Producers Werner, Stuart Menzies and Emma Freeman. ABC Executive Producers Brett Sleigh and Sally Riley.
The Newsreader on ABC TV and ABC iview – Sunday 17 September, 2023 at 8.30pm
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The Newsreader on ABC
