January 2026 on SBS on Demand – highlights include Shorsey, The Change, Queen of F*cking Everything, Breaking New Ground, Warm Props, Daddy Issues, Catch-22, Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025, Reality, Priscilla, Pig, A Taxi Driver, In Flight, Nurse Jackie and The Gone.
Cult Canadian comedy
Shoresy (Season 5)
Australian Premiere Fast-tracked double episode premiere ** Weekly drop**
Friday, 26 December 2025 at 5.00pm on SBS On Demand (6 episodes)
It might have started as a Letterkenny spin-off, but Shoresy has evolved into a phenomenon all on its own, becoming one of Canada’s most beloved comedic series and one of their finest exports.
The fifth season will pick up with Shoresy and the Bulldogs fighting to protect the North American game. Creator and star Jared Keeso returns along with Taysa Teles who will be back as Nat, the owner of the Bulldogs.
Shoresy S1-4 is available now on SBS On Demand,
Shoresy Season 5 will be available to stream on SBS On Demand from 26 December with a double episode drop, followed by weekly episodes. Episodes will air weekly on SBS Viceland, Fridays at 11:30pm.
Resolutions, fresh starts, and new beginnings
New Year, New You
Featured collection
Thursday, 1 January 2026 on SBS On Demand
Start 2026 on the right foot, with a collection devoted to resolutions, fresh starts and new beginnings.
The Change – Linda, a 50-year-old mum, is not exactly thrilled when she finds out she is menopausal. To claim her identity back, she leaves her life behind to live in a caravan in the Forest of Dean. (Twelve episodes)
Queen of F*cking Everything – Australian Premiere – Linda, a luxury real estate agent, faces a harsh reality when her husband vanishes, leaving her millions in debt. With her finances seized, Linda struggles to keep her life together no matter what. Turning to her long-neglected childhood friend, Marke, for a loan, Linda finds herself pulled into a world of shady business dealings. (Six episodes)
Breaking New Ground – Robert Hartwell takes on the challenge of transforming a 200-year-old house with a complicated history into a home filled with love. It’s a renovation story that celebrates the resilience of Robert’s journey, as well as those who came before him. (Six episodes)
Warm Props – Caught between set life and home life, Charlie Flogim is thrust back to her hometown of Broome where she is forced to deal with a chaotic film shoot and face the one person she vowed never to see again. (Six episodes)
Returning British comedy
Daddy Issues (Season 2)
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop
Thursday, 1 January 2026 on SBS On Demand (6 episodes)
Boasting rave 5-star reviews from The Guardian, Daddy Issues returns with a second season starring Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus, Living) and David Morrissey (Britannia, The Walking Dead).
Gemma’s still coming to terms with life as a new mum when her estranged mother Davina moves in, forcing her dad Malcolm out. With mum being no help, missing her dad and in a state of despair, Gemma plots to oust Davina and move Malcolm back in. Along the way she tries to get back to her old self, sister Catherine decides she wants a baby, and incel pal Derek tricks Malcolm into helping him seek revenge on his ex-wife. However, a surprise visitor arrives, forcing Malcolm to confront his past, and Gemma to face her future.
Daddy Issues S1 is available now on SBS On Demand,
Can’t get enough Aimee Lou Wood? Check out the Academy Award nominated film Living starring Bill Nighy as a humourless civil servant who decides to take time off work and experience life after he receives a grim diagnosis. Directed by Oliver Hermanus (The History of Sound).
Daddy Issues Seasons 1 – 2 will be available to stream on SBS On Demand.
WWII satirical black comedy
Catch-22 Season 1
Box Set Drop
Thursday, 1 January 2026 on SBS On Demand (6 episodes)
Catch-22 is a satirical dark comedy based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. The series follows Captain John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) and airmen in World War II. Captain Yossarian is a United States Army Air Forces bombardier in World War II, furious that thousands of people are trying to kill him and that his own army keeps increasing the missions he must fly. He is trapped by the bureaucratic rule Catch-22, which considers a willingness to fly dangerous combat missions to be insane.
The series also features George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie and Lewis Pullman. It is executive produced by Clooney, Grant Heslov, Luke Davies, David Michôd, Richard Brown, Steve Golin and Ellen Kuras. The series was written by Davies and Michôd, and directed by Clooney, Heslov, and Kuras.
Need more iconic George Clooney roles? SBS On Demand is bringing you our favourite movies from the suave actor/filmmaker/activist including Syriana, Gravity, The Good German, Argo and The Tender Bar in our Focus On: George Clooney.
Catch-22 will be available to stream on SBS On Demand.
Year-end quiz show
Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025
Australian Premiere
Thursday, 1 January 2026 on SBS On Demand (1 episode)
What was the first thing Katy Perry did when she returned from space? Why did two members of the public go viral for attending a Coldplay concert together? And what did Lily Allen allegedly find in the West Village apartment? All these questions and more will be answered in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025.
Helping Host Jimmy Carr ask the big questions are Charles Dance, the children of Mitchell Brook primary school and a whole host of celebrity question setters, including Richard Ayoade, Lou Sanders, Nick Mohammed, Katherine Ryan, Roisin Conaty, and Jonathan Ross.
Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2025 will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand and air on SBS on Thursday, 1 January at 7.30pm.
World-class films
Summer of Movies Collection
Film collection
From Thursday, 1 January 2026 on SBS On Demand
This summer collection offers a rich mix of gripping dramas, standout indies, bold international gems, and crowd-pleasing favourites perfect for long, warm evenings spent discovering something new. From thought-provoking stories to stylish thrillers and surprising bursts of humour, these films bring fresh perspectives and unforgettable performances. Films available to stream in this collection include:
- Anatomy Of A Fall
- The Zone of Interest
- Godzilla Minus One
- Triangle of Sadness
- Pig
- The Whale
- Priscilla
- La Chimera
- Bring It On
- Reality
- Benedetta
- A Taxi Driver
- What We Do in the Shadows
Summer of Movies collection will be available to stream on SBS On Demand and a selection will air on SBS World Movies from Thursday 5 January.
British crime drama
In Flight
Australian Premiere Box Set Drop*
Thursday, 8 January 2026 on SBS On Demand (8 episodes)
Jo Conran (Katherine Kelly) is a single mum working as a flight attendant when her son (Harry Cadby) is imprisoned in Bulgaria for a murder he swears he didn’t commit. She is approached by the mysterious Cormac Kelleher (Stuart Martin), who knows all about her son and blackmails her into smuggling drugs.
Jo finds herself pulled into a murky underworld of corruption, forced to carry out orders with no escape. Becoming more and more ensnared in the gangsters’ plot, her mission remains the same: to keep her son alive and prove his innocence, no matter the cost.
In Flight will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand on 8 January with episodes airing weekly on SBS, Thursdays at 9.30pm.
Edie Falco’s dark medical comedy
Nurse Jackie (Seasons 1-7)
Box Set Drop
Thursday, 8 January 2026 on SBS On Demand (80 episodes)
Nurse Jackie is a half-hour dark comedy that is at turns wicked, heartbreaking and funny. Emmy Award winner, Edie Falco stars as the title character Jackie Peyton, a strong-willed and brilliant, but very flawed, emergency room nurse working in the frenzied environment of a New York City hospital.
A lapsed Catholic with a weakness for painkillers, Jackie keeps the hospital balanced with her unique bedside manner and own brand of medical justice. Every day is a high-wire act of juggling patients, doctors and fellow nurses along with her indiscretions.
Jackie’s relentless dedication to her profession and her family come into conflict with the complicated decisions she’s faced with on an hourly basis, leaving her in many moral and ethical quandaries.
The cast also includes Emmy Award winner Merrit Weaver (Tiny Beautiful Things on SBS On Demand), Peter Facinelli (Twilight series), Bobby Cannavale (Nine Perfect Strangers), Betty Gilpin (GLOW) and Eve Best (House of the Dragon).
Nurse Jackie will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand on 8 January.
Addictive Irish crime drama
The Gone (Season 2)
Box Set Drop
Thursday, 15 January 2026 on SBS On Demand (6 episodes)
Dark and intense mystery drama The Gone returns for a gripping second season. Fresh off solving the case of a missing Irish couple, Detective Theo Richter (Richard Flood) is set to leave Mt Affinity, New Zealand for Ireland when he learns that journalist Aileen Ryan (Carolyn Bracken) has vanished.
Joining forces once again with Māori detective Diana Huia (Acushla-Tara Kupe), Theo dives into a frantic search for Aileen. The pair soon find themselves ensnared in a deadly game with the Goatman.
The elusive killer behind the Mountain Murders, who terrorized the town nearly two decades ago, has returned more dangerous than ever. Aileen’s disappearance appears linked to her investigation into the town’s infamous Mountain Murders.
The Gone S1 is available now on SBS On Demand,
The Gone Season 2 will be available to stream as a box set on SBS On Demand from 15 January.
January 2026 on SBS on Demand
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