New this week on Apple TV: Slow Horses season 6 leads the lineup – Slow Horses returns for its sixth season as the centrepiece of a busy week on Apple TV, joined by fresh episodes of the Australian thriller Last Seen, Dark Matter, Ted Lasso and Women in Blue.
The new arrivals follow a major awards weekend for Apple TV. Its programmes collected 29 wins at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, led by 14 awards for Widow’s Bay. The comedy took the awards for outstanding comedy series, lead actor, supporting actor and supporting actress.
For Australian viewers, this week’s update combines returning global hits with locally made drama. Last Seen was filmed in Victoria, while Australian star Joel Edgerton continues to lead the second season of Dark Matter. The result is a broad weekly slate rather than a single headline premiere.
Apple TV’s Emmy wins
Widow’s Bay emerged as the service’s biggest winner and became the most-awarded new comedy in television history. Its 14 wins covered the series itself and several of its leading performances.
Pluribus also delivered two significant drama wins. Rhea Seehorn won lead actress in a drama series, while creator Vince Gilligan received the writing award for a drama series.
Slow Horses won for directing, giving the spy drama another honour just as its sixth season arrives. Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Palm Royale and Mr. Scorsese were also among Apple’s Emmy winners.
Slow Horses season 6
Gary Oldman returns as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of Slough House. The department remains home to the British intelligence service’s sidelined agents, whose mistakes and misfortunes have removed them from the centre of MI5 operations.
This time, the Slow Horses find themselves on the run. Diana Taverner draws the team into a dangerous cycle of retaliation and revenge, forcing Lamb and his agents to work outside their already fragile comfort zone.
Kristin Scott Thomas returns as Taverner, with Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Rosalind Eleazar, Joanna Scanlan, Samuel West, Ruth Bradley, Tom Brooke, Jonathan Pryce and Hugo Weaving. Lenny Rush joins the ensemble for the new season.
The six-episode season begins with its first episode now streaming. New episodes arrive every Wednesday through 21 October.
Last Seen continues its Australian mystery
Last Seen reaches its third episode, titled The Lie. A closer examination of the phone call at the centre of the case turns Ian Ridley’s world inside out and raises new questions about the voice he believes belongs to his missing daughter.
Patrick Brammall leads the six-part Australian thriller as Ian, a police dispatcher whose daughter Maggie disappeared 11 years earlier. When he answers an emergency call, he becomes convinced the caller is Maggie and begins a desperate search for answers.
Kris Mrksa adapted the story from Ryan David Jahn’s novel The Dispatcher. The series was set and filmed in Victoria, with Maxine Peake, Brendan Cowell, Daniel Henshall, Jessica Wren, Zahra Newman and Chloe Jean Lourdes completing the principal cast.
Christian Schwochow directs and executive produces the series. Episode three is now streaming, with new episodes every Wednesday through 7 October.
Dark Matter reaches breaking point
Dark Matter season two continues with episode four, Stars, Hide Your Fires. The episode pushes the Dessen family towards breaking point as their attempt to find safety across alternate worlds becomes increasingly unstable.
The second season follows Jason, Daniela and their family after they appear to settle into a safer world. That security proves temporary. Jason’s fixation on the Box intensifies, while Daniela grows more suspicious of the decisions being made around her.
Amanda and Ryan also join forces, Blair takes a stand and Leighton continues his pursuit of a supposedly perfect world. Their intersecting choices widen the story beyond the Dessens’ immediate struggle.
Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly return with Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, Oakes Fegley and Amanda Brugel. Episode four premieres on Friday, 18 September, followed by new episodes every Friday through 30 October.
Ted Lasso steps outside the comfort zone
Ted Lasso season four delivers episode seven, Yes & Baby. Alice and Ted are both pushed outside their comfort zones, while Zelda helps resolve a problem at Richmond.
The fourth season has shifted Ted into a new challenge as coach of a second-division women’s football team. That move has allowed the series to retain its familiar Richmond relationships while opening the door to new players and stories.
Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift are among the returning cast. Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely are among the season’s additions.
Episode seven is now streaming. Further episodes arrive every Wednesday through 7 October.
Women in Blue faces growing pressure
Women in Blue, also known as Las Azules, continues its second season with episode six, Gilberto. Public anger towards police grows after the Executioner’s latest victims are discovered.
The season finds María serving as a lieutenant when the body of a student activist is discovered. The case reaches back to Mexico’s 1968 student massacre. Another connected body then raises the stakes for María and the women around her.
Bárbara Mori, Ximena Sariñana, Natalia Téllez and Amorita Rasgado lead the series. Miguel Rodarte, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Christian Tappan, Horacio García Rojas and Bruno Bichir also star.
Episode six is now streaming, with weekly Wednesday episodes continuing through 30 September.
Coming soon to Apple TV
Brothers
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play fictionalised versions of themselves in the eight-episode comedy Brothers. Their famous friendship faces a very personal complication when the pair begin to wonder whether they could actually be brothers.
Holland Taylor plays Ma Mac, with Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan and Oona Yaffe also joining the cast.
The first two episodes premiere on Wednesday, 23 September. New episodes then arrive weekly through 4 November.
The Last First: Winter K2
Documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev examines the high-risk 2021 winter expedition to K2. The film follows mountaineers John Snorri Sigurjónsson, Ali Sadpara and Sajid Sadpara as elite climbers, commercial teams and high-profile adventurers converge on the mountain.
The documentary also explores the forces shaping modern mountaineering. Strategy, class, caste, money and power all affect who receives support, who gets attention and who carries the greatest risk.
The Last First: Winter K2 premieres on Friday, 2 October.
Sisters Grimm season 2
Sisters Grimm returns to Ferryport Landing one year after the disappearance of Sabrina and Daphne’s parents. The sisters continue to navigate a town where fairy-tale characters are real and family mysteries refuse to stay buried.
The animated series is based on Michael Buckley’s books. Ariel Winter, Leah Newman, Laraine Newman, Abubakar Salim, Billy Harris and Harry Trevaldwyn are among the voice cast.
Season two premieres on Friday, 2 October.
Small Prophets
Small Prophets follows Michael Sleep, played by Pearce Quigley, seven years after the disappearance of Clea. Michael lives with his father Brian, played by Michael Palin, and attempts to create tiny living beings from a mysterious recipe.
Lauren Patel plays coworker Kacey, Mackenzie Crook plays manager Gordon, and Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing appear as Michael’s neighbours. The comic series premieres on Wednesday, 7 October.
Matchbox The Movie
John Cena leads Matchbox The Movie as undercover CIA agent Sean. A reunion with his childhood friends turns into a globe-spanning mission that pulls the group into a much larger adventure.
Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, Arturo Castro, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Danai Gurira and Golshifteh Farahani also star. Sam Hargrave directs the film from a screenplay by David Coggeshall, with Skydance and Mattel behind the production.
The movie premieres on Friday, 9 October.
Tenzing
Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom directs the story of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest. Genden Phuntsok plays Tenzing, while Tom Hiddleston plays Hillary.
Thinley Lhamo plays Tenzing’s wife Dawa. Caitríona Balfe appears as Jill Henderson, and Willem Dafoe plays expedition leader John Hunt. Tenzing premieres on Friday, 16 October.
Where’s Wanda? season 2
Apple’s first German-language series returns with the Klatt family facing another extraordinary crisis. After Wanda is seen standing over a dead body, Dedo, Carlotta and their family must prove that she is innocent.
The dark comedy began with the desperate search for the missing 17-year-old Wanda. When police failed to find her, her parents and tech-savvy brother Ole used surveillance equipment to investigate their suburb. The operation revealed that their neighbours were hiding lives very different from their public faces.
Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein, Lea Drinda and Leo Simon return. Oliver Lansley created the series and executive produces with Nataly Kudiabor and Sebastian Werninger. Season two premieres on Wednesday, 21 October.
Nocturne
Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz and Stephen Graham lead the 10-part crime drama Nocturne. The series draws on the novels Lazarus and The Sandman by bestselling writing duo Lars Kepler.
Schreiber plays Jonah Lynn, a former soldier who has become a homicide detective. He leaves the streets of Philadelphia for a quieter life in western Pennsylvania. That plan collapses when serial killer Jurek Walter, played by Graham, threatens the town and Jonah’s family.
The search for Jurek’s final missing victim forces Jonah to put FBI agent Saga Bauer, played by Beetz, directly in the killer’s path. Bill Camp, Rory Culkin, Chrissy Metz, Poorna Jagannathan and Gary Carr also star.
John Hlavin developed the series for television and serves as showrunner. Rowan Joffé created it for television, while Tim Van Patten directs the first two episodes. The first two episodes premiere on Friday, 30 October, followed by weekly episodes through 25 December.
Stick season 2
Owen Wilson returns as Pryce Cahill when Stick begins its second season. The comedy continues to explore a found family within the world of golf. Peter Dager, Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño, Lilli Kay, Judy Greer and Timothy Olyphant return.
Rhea Seehorn joins the ensemble in a supporting role. John Higgins, Billy Zane, Rex Linn, Sasha Alexander and Missi Pyle also appear, while broadcasters Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman return as guests.
Jason Keller created the series and serves as showrunner. Season two launches with two episodes on Wednesday, 4 November, then continues weekly through 30 December.
Being Heumann
Siân Heder directs Being Heumann, a drama inspired by disability rights activist Judy Heumann and the historic 1977 occupation of a United States federal building.
Ruth Madeley plays Heumann, a young disabled woman who joins a coalition of activists after officials refuse to respond to their demands. What begins as an impulsive protest becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in United States history.
Mark Ruffalo plays the bureaucrat under pressure to act, with Dylan O’Brien and Madeline Delp also starring. Heder wrote the film with Rebekah Taussig. It reaches Apple TV on Friday, 13 November, after a limited cinema release.
12 12 12
Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star in and executive produce the eight-part heist drama 12 12 12. Its structure moves between the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the crime and the 12 days that follow.
Mackie plays a disgraced FBI agent, while Dornan plays an American career criminal. Their pursuit becomes a contest across Europe, built around an audacious raid on a bank vault beneath the streets of Zurich.
Jack Kesy, Agathe Rousselle, Sallie Harmsen, José Garcia and Kali Reis also star. Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble created the series, and Kari Skogland directs multiple episodes. The first two episodes arrive on Friday, 13 November, followed by weekly episodes through 25 December.
Way of the Warrior Kid
Chris Pratt stars as Jake, an injured Navy SEAL who becomes a mentor to his shy nephew Marc in Way of the Warrior Kid. He adapts the principles of his military training to help Marc prepare for high school and develop confidence.
Jude Hill plays Marc, with Linda Cardellini, Ava Torres, Levi McConaughey, Darien Sills-Evans and Parker Young also in the cast. McG directs the film, which arrives in November.
Bad Monkey season 2
Vince Vaughn returns as Andrew Yancy in a new original story for Bad Monkey season two. Yancy witnesses the murder of a prominent Florida fixer. He is then paired with a forensic accountant as he pursues the case and tries to win back his detective’s badge.
The investigation draws him into a fight between rival criminal organisations. At the same time, he faces unresolved feelings for Dr Rosa Campensino and trouble caused by an animal relocation business that threatens the local environment.
Natalie Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz return. John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski and Zavior Phillips join the main cast, with Dax Shepard and Sofia Boutella among the guest stars. The 10-episode season begins on Wednesday, 2 December and continues through 3 February 2027.
Neuromancer
William Gibson’s landmark science-fiction novel reaches the screen as a 10-episode series. Callum Turner plays Case, a damaged but gifted hacker drawn into digital espionage and high-stakes crime.
Briana Middleton plays Molly, a razor-girl assassin who becomes Case’s partner in a heist targeting a corporate dynasty. Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard, Max Irons, Dane DeHaan, Junia Rees, Jordan Kouamé, Emma Laird, Marc Menchaca, André De Shields and Isabella Pappas also appear.
Graham Roland and JD Dillard created the adaptation for television, with Roland serving as showrunner. The first two episodes premiere on Friday, 22 January 2027, followed by weekly episodes through 19 March.
Now streaming on Apple TV
Mayday
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team for the Cold War action comedy Mayday. Reynolds plays pilot Troy Kelly, who becomes stranded in Russian territory and forms an unlikely partnership with former KGB agent Nikolai, played by Branagh.
Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova and David Morse also star. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein wrote and directed the film, which is now streaming.
Silo season 3
Silo begins its third season with Juliette Nichols, played by Rebecca Ferguson, facing the consequences of memory loss. The story also reaches into the Before Times through Helen Drew and Daniel Keene, played by Jessica Henwick and Ashley Zukerman.
Common, Harriet Walter and the established ensemble return as the mystery expands beyond the silo’s familiar boundaries. The third season is now streaming.
Trying season 5
Nikki and Jason face a new family challenge in Trying season five when biological mother Kat enters their lives. Esther Smith and Rafe Spall return, with Charlotte Riley joining the story.
The comedy continues to examine parenting, relationships and the complications that come with building a family. Season five is now streaming.
Lucky
Anya Taylor-Joy leads the limited series Lucky, based on Marissa Stapley’s novel. Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr and William Fichtner round out the cast.
The series is now streaming on Apple TV.
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies
The three-part documentary charts the dominance of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball programme. The Huskies have won 12 NCAA titles under coach Geno Auriemma.
Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong are among the players featured as the series examines the standards, personalities and pressure behind the dynasty. All three parts are now streaming.
Stillwater season 5
The gentle children’s series Stillwater returns with five new episodes. Inspired by Jon J Muth’s books, it follows a wise panda whose stories help young friends approach everyday problems with patience and mindfulness.
Season five is now streaming.
Sugar season 2
Colin Farrell returns as private investigator John Sugar with a new case, while the mystery surrounding his missing sister continues. Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, Tony Dalton, Laura Donnelly, Sasha Calle and Shea Whigham join him in the second season.
Sugar season two is now streaming.
Cape Fear
Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Javier Bardem lead the new interpretation of Cape Fear. Nick Antosca created the series, with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg among its executive producers.
The series is now streaming on Apple TV.
What to watch first
Viewers following the weekly releases have several different schedules to track. Women in Blue reaches the end of its second season first, with episodes continuing on Wednesdays through 30 September.
Last Seen and Ted Lasso both continue on Wednesdays through 7 October. The Australian mystery offers a contained six-part story, while Ted Lasso uses its new women’s football setting to extend the world around Richmond.
Slow Horses then continues each Wednesday through 21 October. The six-episode format makes it the week’s main returning drama and gives viewers a new Jackson Lamb instalment alongside Apple’s broader slate.
On Fridays, Dark Matter continues through 30 October. That schedule places the science-fiction thriller alongside the service’s film premieres, including The Last First: Winter K2, Matchbox The Movie and Tenzing.
The coming months also widen the mix of genres. Brothers and Stick deliver comedy, Nocturne and 12 12 12 add crime and thriller stories, and Being Heumann brings a fact-based drama to the film slate. Bad Monkey returns in December, while Neuromancer carries the schedule into 2027.
All dates are Australian streaming dates supplied by Apple TV and remain subject to change.
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