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The four new unmissable Australian productions you can watch on Stan this Summer.

 

It’s that time of year again, friends.

We’re just weeks away from the Christmas holidays and we all know what that means: it’s binge-watching season.

Now that we’re getting closer to the tail end of the year, all of our favourite TV shows are returning to our screens

And ahead of the Christmas break, Stan have released a teaser trailer sharing the new original series coming to the streaming service this summer.

Watch the teaser trailer for Stan’s upcoming releases below. Post continues after video.

From brand new murder mystery series The Gloaming to original movie True History of the Kelly Gang, the line-up looks exciting to say the least.

Here’s what we know about the four new additions coming to Stan this summer.

The Commons

Release Date: Christmas Day, December 25th

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The Commons. Image: Supplied.
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The Commons, which is set to drop on Stan on Christmas Day, is a disturbing look into the not too distant future.

The character-driven thriller, which will take place over eight hour-long episodes, is best described as a heady mix of relationship drama and intense mystery, all which plays out as rising temperatures give way to drought, dust storms and fires across Australia.

The series also puts a personal spin on what's at stake for both humanity and the planet in the future as climate change takes over.

The upcoming series stars Golden Globe winner and three-time Emmy nominee, Joanne Froggatt, who appeared in Downton Abbey as Anna Bates, as well as actors David Lyons, Ryan Corr and Rupert Penry-Jones.

Damon Herriman, who starred as Charles Manson in Mindhunter and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, will also appear in The Commons in a supporting role.

The Gloaming

Release Date: New Year's Day, January 1st

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The Gloaming. Image: Supplied.
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New eight-part murder mystery series The Gloaming will premiere on Stan on New Year's Day.

The series, which was created by executive producer and writer Vicki Madden, will star Australian actress Emma Booth in the show's lead role of Detective Molly McGee opposite Ewen Leslie as fellow police officer Alex O'Connell.

Filmed in Tasmania, Booth and Leslie's characters are both bound by a childhood tragedy. But when an unidentified local woman is brutally murdered, the two detectives team up in order to find her killer, while uncovering a world of superstition and supernatural forces.

True History of the Kelly Gang

Release Date: Australia Day, January 26th

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Peter Carey's famous novel, True History of the Kelly Gang, is finally coming to our screens in 2020.

Set in the 1800s in Outback Victoria, the original movie is a fictionalised re-telling of the life of legendary Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.

The film, which will be released on Australia Day, stars Russell Crowe, George MacKay, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Essie Davis and Claudia Karvan among many more.

The Other Guy

Release Date: December 13th

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The Other Guy. Image: Supplied.
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After the highly successful first season of Stan's original Australian series The Other Guy in 2017, the series is finally returning for a second season this December.

Every single episode of the new season will premiere on the platform on December 13th.

The series, which is directed by Gracie Otto, follows a successful radio host who finds himself in the dating world for the first time in a decade.

The six-part series stars Australian stand-up comedian Matt Okine, No Activity's Harriet Dyer, Romper Stomper's Lily Sullivan and Claudia Karvan.

The first season of The Other Guy is available to watch on Stan now.

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