Tassie Mysteries, Comedy Gold, and Wellness Exposs: Here's What's Next on Netflix Australia in 2025

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Tassie Mysteries, Comedy Gold, and Wellness Expos s: Heres Whats Next on Netflix Australia in 2025

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30 January 2025

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Youre not ready to get swept into a murder mystery that haunts the Tassie coast in The Survivors

You're not ready for Theo & Nathan Saidden to bring more laughs to the character you love in their series Son of A Donkey;

You're not ready for THAT pink turtleneck in Apple Cider Vinegar.

No matter what you're looking forward to this year, there's no way to be completely ready for what's next on Netflix, said Bela Bajaria, Netflix Chief Content Officer, at the company's annual showcase of films, series and games coming in 2025. As Bajaria said, With more than 700 million people watching, we can't just be one thing. We need to be the best version of everything from TV series and films to games. Sharing highlights from the upcoming slate, she predicted that 2025 could be Netflix's biggest year ever.Aussie stories - The Survivors, Son of A Donkey and Apple Cider Vinegar join returning fan favourites such as Stranger Things, Wednesday and Squid Game; new films like The Electric State and Frankenstein; the best-of-unscripted and Live Events including Million Dollar Secret, NFL Boxing Day Games, WWE and more will be released on Netflix in 2025.

A peek into what's to come for Aussie stories include:

THE SURVIVORS *Cast announced & new behind-the-scenes images*

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Cast: Charlie Vickers (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart) Yerin Ha (Bridgerton, Dune: Prophecy); Robyn Malcolm (After the Party, Far North); Damien Garvey (The Artful Dodger, Nautilus); Thom Green (Of An Age, Apple Cider Vinegar); George Mason (One Night, The Power of the Dog); Jessica De Gouw (The Union, The Couple Next Door); Miriama Smith (Ka Whawhai Tonu, The Gone); Johnny Carr (Wellmania, Five Bedrooms); Martin Sacks (Irreverent, Wentworth); Julian Weeks (Prosper, Savage River); Shannon Berry (Watson, The Wilds); Catherine McClements (Apple Cider Vinegar, Total Control); Don Hany (Secret City, Strike Back)

The adaptation of Australian bestselling author Jane Harper's novel of the same name, The Survivors is a crime-mystery series set in a Tasmanian seaside town, which explores the impact of unresolved grief.

Synopsis: Kieran Elliott's life changed forever when three people died in the seaside town of Evelyn Bay. Fifteen years later, Kieran and his young family return home and are confronted by the past when another young woman is killed. Desperate for answers, the Evelyn Bay community are forced to uncover the mysteries that continue to haunt them.

Produced by: The award-winning team at Tony Ayres Productions (Fires, Clickbait, Stateless), which is backed by Matchbox Pictures and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Principal photography was based on traditional land of the muwinina people in Nipaluna/Hobart, Lutruwita/Tasmania, with additional production and post-production also taking place on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people (Melbourne, Victoria).

Tony Ayres is the showrunner, executive producer and writer. Andrea Denholm, Matt Vitins, Cherie Nowlan and Jane Harper will also serve as executive producers, with Nowlan (La Brea, Clickbait) and Ben C Lucas (Nautilus) directing. Tony Ayres is joined in the writing team by Belinda Chayko (Fires), Christian White (Clickbait), Peter Templeman (Wanted) and Alberto Di Troia (The Spooky Files). The series will be produced by Andrew Walker (Deadloch, Rosehaven).

The series is supported by VicScreen through the Victorian Production Fund and the Victorian Digital Screen Rebate, with production support from Screen Tasmania.

SON OF A DONKEY *New sneak peek video from Theo & Nathan Saidden*

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Theo and Nathan Saidden will bring back their iconic Superwog characters for a new standalone series, Son of a Donkey. The Saidden's will write, direct, produce and star in the series also produced by Princess Pictures for Netflix.

In the six-episode standalone series Son of a Donkey, we meet Theo just as he moves out of his home to claim his independence - until he's faced with the harsh realities of adulthood. From driving fines and daddy issues to internet scams and a lot of therapy, Theo and his best friend Johnny get up to their usual antics as they come to terms with what's most important: family.

Production took place on location in Melbourne. The series is supported by VicScreen through the Victorian Screen Incentive (VSI).

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR *New clip*

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Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true. This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down.

The limited series was created by Samantha Strauss, directed by Jeffrey Walker and Executive Produced by See-Saw Films, Picking Scabs and Kaitlyn Dever.

Cast: Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick, Unbelievable), Alycia Debnam-Carey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Fear the Walking Dead) Aisha Dee (The Bold Type, Safe Home), Tilda Cobham-Hervey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, I Am Woman), Ashley Zukerman (Succession), Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin), Susie Porter (Irreverent, Wentworth), Matt Nable (Transfusion, Last King of the Cross), Phoenix Raei (The Night Agent), Chai Hansen (Night Sky, The New Legends of Monkey), Rick Davies (Offspring), Kieran Darcy-Smith (Mr Inb

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