BINGE commits $130 million to Australian stories in 2027 slate of originals, revivals and global series
With their 2027 slate revealed, BINGE is lining up a successor to Colin from Accounts as it sets out a schedule of new Australian commissions, revived franchises and incoming international series.
The streamer today unveiled their new slate, along with the titles still due before the end of 2026. Those include Deadliest Dinners, a second season of High Country, Wentworth: Halfway Home, reality series Apocalypse and a three-part Christmas special of The Other Bennet Sister.
Colin from Accounts remains the local show the company measures itself against. The Sydney-set comedy premiered on the service in 2022, has enjoyed major success internationally and is now in its third and final season. Foxtel Group Executive Director, Entertainment Content Daniel Monaghan has called it the “North Star” for commissions — writing, performance and language that stay specifically Australian.
The 2027 Australian originals are led by Tough Love, a new comedy created by and starring Rick Donald alongside Miranda Otto, Liz Kingsman, Hugo Johnston-Burt and Jay Ryan. Directed by Trent O’Donnell and Madeleine Dyer, the pair behind Colin from Accounts, it follows a mother trying to prepare her three adult children for life without her. The Real Housewives of Melbourne is returning, with Gina Liano confirmed and further cast still to be announced. Selling Houses Australia will reach a 19th season with Andrew Winter, Wendy Moore and Dennis Scott.
Also commissioned for 2027 is The Ministry of Time, a six-part adaptation of Kaliane Bradley’s bestselling novel. Alice Birch (Normal People, Dead Ringers) is adapting and Aneil Karia is lead director. Aoife Hinds stars as civil servant Sophy opposite Billy Howle as Victorian polar explorer Commander Graham Gore, one of several historical “expats” brought into a secret government department testing time travel. BINGE is co-producing the series with the BBC and A24.
Still to land before year’s end are Deadliest Dinners, following chef and adventurer Mario Kalpou through dangerous country in search of wild ingredients; High Country, with Leah Purcell, Brendan Cowell and Ryan Corr; Wentworth: Halfway Home, bringing back Katrina Milosevic, Nicole da Silva and Kate Box and adding Rachel Griffiths; Apocalypse, narrated by Jonathan LaPaglia; and the Other Bennet Sister Christmas episodes.
The local push sits against a changed catalogue. Warner Bros. Discovery launched HBO Max in Australia in March 2025 and took the HBO titles that had been central to BINGE, among them The White Lotus, The Last of Us and Game of Thrones. Earlier this year Foxtel also closed down their news streaming service FLASH, and LifeStyle moving all of that lifestyle onto BINGE, making the streamer the group’s single entertainment home. They continue ti operate Kayo Sports separately.
Monaghan said the company was committing $130 million to Australian news, drama and entertainment.
“We’re continuing to invest in Australian stories and talent, while expanding the depth and breadth of the offering available to audiences on BINGE,” he said.
International arrivals are mostly syndicated from various other networks and studios, including a number of comedies from Peacock (the U.S. streamer by NBC Universal). For 2027 those include Yaga, a folklore thriller with Hudson Williams, and Dig, which casts Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie as archaeologists working in Greece. Returning titles include season two of The Day of the Jackal, with Eddie Redmayne back in the role that became BINGE’s biggest new-series launch of 2024; season two of Jennifer Garner’s The Five Star Weekend; and a second run of Ella Purnell’s Sweetpea. Also due are Seth MacFarlane’s Ted: The Animated Series, Irish coming-of-age drama The Rachel Incident, James McAvoy’s Glasgow crime thriller Meantime, Daisy Haggard’s Maya with Bella Ramsey and Tobias Menzies, Glenn Close as a killer in Up to No Good, period drama The Cadburys and Lucy Liu’s A24 crime series Superfakes.
The live offer is being widened on the same service. Monaghan said audiences would get more of the major codes, including AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, cricket, surfing and golf, as well as news from News24, BBC News, CNN and Fox Sports News. If audiences want to see sport on demand however, they’ll still have to subscribe separately to Kayo Sports.
“There’s a lot for BINGE audiences to get excited about,” he said. “From some of Australia’s biggest stories and returning favourites, to bold new international series and more live sport, we’re bringing audiences more of what they love, and plenty they won’t see coming.”
Off the success of Colin from Accounts, new shows like Tough Love set a promising scene for the future of Australian television on streaming. The rest of slate, with strong international offerings too, will offer a wide variety for audiences to keep watching through 2027 and beyond.