Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip

April on Foxtel – Foxtel highlights for the month of April include Barry, Somebody Somewhere, Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip, Conjuring Kesha, The Diplomat, Dreamland, Dave, Love & Death and Mrs. Davis. The headliners Barry (s4) Hitman Barry Berkman is staring down the barrel of some serious jail time after his beloved acting coach and mentor Gene Cousineau betrayed him in the most unexpected and heartbreaking way. Carted off in cuffs by SWAT, only time will tell what that means for our now-incarcerated protagonist in what’s been confirmed as the show’s final season. Duration: 30 mins x 8 | Premiering Express Monday April 17 at 9.30pm | Fox Showcase Somebody Somewhere (s2) After struggling to find her place in her small Kansas hometown while grieving sister Holly’s death, Sam made a breakthrough at the end of season one, buoyed by her growing friendship with former high-school classmate Joel. Having quit her job and rediscovered her love of performing, will a revitalised Sam start living life to the fullest? Duration: 30 mins x 7 | Premiering Express Tuesday April 25 at 9.30pm | Fox Showcase The ones you can’t miss Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip Veteran miner and Outback Opal Hunters star Rod Manning teams up with greenhorn James ‘JC’ Caruana for this spin-off series. With 12 weeks before Caruana is due to become a dad for the first time, the pair sets off on an epic Aussie adventure. Can Manning teach him the tricks of the opal trade in order to provide for his growing family? Duration: 60 mins x 6 | Premiering Thursday April 13 at 8.30pm | Discovery Channel Conjuring Kesha Grammy-nominated singer Kesha has long had a predilection for the unexplainable and, in a bid to connect with the spiritual world, she sets off with a bevy of famous friends to investigate some of America’s most haunted buildings, including an abandoned theatre, an old prison and the terrifying Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Duration: 60 mins x 6 | Premiering Friday April 28 at 9.30pm | Fox Arena The Diplomat When a young British man loses his life in a drunken jet-ski accident in Barcelona, it seems to be a straightforward case. However, nothing is quite what it seems in this new high-stakes drama from the makers of Line of Duty, starring Sophie Rundle as a British Consulate staffer assisting the grieving father. Duration: 60 mins x 6 | Premiering Friday April 14 at 8.30pm | BBC First Dreamland Lily Allen stars in this British comedy as Mel, a woman long estranged from her three sisters, mum and nan who returns home to Margate just in time for sister Trish’s baby celebration. But her arrival comes with surprising baggage, sparking a series of events that threatens to destabilise her family’s ‘dreamland’. Duration: 30 mins x 6 | Premiering Express Thursday April 6 at 8pm | Fox Showcase Must-watch entertainment Dave (s3) Dave Burd, aka Lil Dicky, is back for more shenanigans as he attempts to convince the world he’s the greatest rapper of all time. Now headlining his own tour, Dave learns the hard way the pressures actual fame puts on his various relationships. Expect plenty more A-list cameos as he hits the road. Duration: 30 mins x 10 | Premiering Express Friday April 7 at 7.30pm | Fox Showcase Love & Death Just what caused God-fearing Texas wife and mum Candy Montgomery to brutally attack and kill her friend Betty Gore – whose husband Allan she was having an extramarital affair with – with an axe one day in 1980 is at the centre of this gripping drama, starring Elizabeth Olsen. Duration: 60 mins x 7 | Premiering Express Thursday April 27 from 8.30pm | Fox Showcase Mrs. Davis Betty Gilpin stars in this drama as Simone, a nun on a mission to take down an all-powerful artificial intelligence called Mrs Davis, which has taken over the world with its ability to be everything to everyone. Duration: 60 mins x 8 | Premiering Sunday April 23 from 8.30pm | Fox Showcase Coming to Foxtel in April 2023  April 1  Fox Docos – Live At The Hordern Pavilion – Bloc Party (60 Minute Special) 7.30pm  The British indie mavericks delivered a thrilling show at Sydney’s Hordern Pavillion in March 2013. The UK four-piece delighted fans with a stellar set of surging new songs and favourites ‘Banquet’, ‘Like Eating Glass’, ‘Helicopter’. Investigation Discovery – The Price Of Glee (Season 1) 9.30pm  Glee’s cast and crew reveal surprising truths behind making the series and recount the meteoric rise of a Hollywood hit as well as the tragedies of some of its stars.  Discovery Turbo – Life Size (90 Minute Special) 7.30pm  Professional driver Nicole Lyons gets to do something most people only dream of. She takes life-size Hot Wheels cars from The Garage of Legends and hits the road. It’s a “behind the velvet rope” experience few get to see, let alone pilot.  Animal Planet – Puppy Bowl XIX (180 Minute Special) 6.30pm  Puppy Bowl XIX is the most historic matchup yet featuring over 120 rescue pups. The guys from Inside the NBA kick-off the epic rivalry with their game-day predictions and special guests cheer on Teams Ruff and Fluff in the cutest competition of the year!  April 2 Fox8 – Taskmaster (Season 15) 8.30pm   As the sun sets on the latest series of the international hit show, Taskmaster reveals a brand-new line-up of contestants who are set to compete in the 15th series of the critically-acclaimed task tournament. The infallible Greg Davies will resume his role as the formidable Taskmaster, accompanied by his faithful sidekick Little Alex Horne who is poised and ready to provide stats, data and occasional comfort in the most bizarre yet cut-throat show on television.  Fox Docos – The Costa Concordia: Why She Shank (Season 1) 8.30pm  The true story behind one of the biggest maritime disasters since the Titanic. Ten years on from one of the worst maritime disasters in living