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04 February 2026

The Bride!

The Bride

Violence, sexual violence, and offensive language

The Bride! is a horror-romance reimagining of Mary Shelley’s The Bride of Frankenstein. Set in 1930s Chicago, USA, a mad scientist resurrects a dead woman to serve as a companion for Frankenstein’s Creature. Instead, she asserts her autonomy and inspires a revolution.

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11 February 2026

Scream 7

Scream VII

Graphic violence and offensive language

When a new Ghostface begins terrorising the town where Sidney Prescott has started over, her worst fears resurface – especially when her daughter becomes the killer’s latest target.

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25 February 2026

Violence, content that may disturb

A Caribbean woman gets her secret past revealed when her island is invaded by vicious buccaneers.

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03 February 2026

Wuthering Heights

“Wuthering Heights”

Sex scenes and offensive language

A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Inspired by Emily Bronte’s classic novel of the same name.

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09 February 2026

Small Town Scandal, Season One

Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal, Season one, Episodes 1-2

Coarse language, sexual references, violence

Small Town Scandal follows Toby, a disgraced journalist turned podcast host, who returns to his rural hometown to investigate the bizarre death of his millionaire uncle - killed, suspiciously, by an automatic lawnmower.

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09 February 2026

Sex scenes, offensive language, sexual references

Comedian Bert Kreischer stars as himself in this show about parents trying to fit in at their daughters’ swanky new private school. The crass humour in this show is in keeping with Bert Kreischer’s public persona and stand-up comedy performances.

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29 January 2026

Sex scenes and nudity

After meeting a mysterious woman in silver at the Bridgerton masquerade ball, the Ton’s most eligible rake, Benedict Bridgerton, decides he’s ready to find a wife. Determined to track her down, his search sends high society into a frenzy - and even catches the Queen’s attention. Meanwhile, a young maid named Sophie struggles with her employment and her past, as it becomes clear there is more to her story.

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24 January 2026

Content that may disturb

In a live special, free solo climber Alex Honnold scales one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers in Taipei, Taiwan. With no ropes or safety gear, audiences around the world watch as he slowly and methodically makes his way to the top.

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22 February 2026

Violence, sex scenes, offensive language, content that may disturb

Sent to Paris after a wave of unexplained supermodel deaths, two FBI agents uncover a virus that turns beauty into something deadly.

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08 January 2026

Violence, sex scenes, offensive language, nudity & wound detail

In 1950’s New York, shoe salesman Marty Mauser chases his dream to become a table tennis champion regardless of the cost to those around him.  

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17 June 2025

The Secret Agent

O Agente Secreto

Violence & content that may disturb

In 1977, a technology expert who finds himself on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realises that the city is far from being the non violent refuge he seeks.

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15 January 2026

Sex scenes

A fictional historical drama about William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes and their family life. The devasting death of their beloved 11-year-old son inspires Shakespeare to produce the play Hamlet which transforms their grief.

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