STAN WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

THE STAN ORIGINAL THE F WARD MAKES HISTORY AS THE FASTEST-SELLING AUSTRALIAN DRAMA EVER.

The Stan Original The F Ward has made its mark as the fastest-selling Australian drama ever pre-launch, securing licensing deals in 100 international markets. The buzzy new Australian comedy medical drama follows a group of medical interns sent to the underfunded Pines Hospital in Sydney for one final chance to complete their medical training. Here, they must overcome their insecurities, their past, and their own expectations in a hot-house environment where the stakes are life and death.

Starring International Emmy® Award winner Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies, Marcella), Ioane Sa’ula (Bump), Lola Bond (Last Days of the Space Age), Dan Wyllie (Love My Way), Alex Fitzalan (Prosper), Emily Barclay (Babyteeth), Annie Boyle (Colin from Accounts) and Rishab Kern.

The Stan Original The F Ward is now streaming, all episodes at once.

BRIDEY DRAKE: PURE AVERAGE IS THE WILDLY UNFILTERED NEW COMEDY DOCU-SERIES FROM ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST POPULAR CREATORS, NOW STREAMING.

Led by one of social media’s most magnetic and authentic voices, Bridey Drake: Pure Average offers audiences unprecedented access to the influencer behind the screen, revealing the highs, lows, and hilariously unpredictable moments that have shaped her extraordinary journey—from an average outback girl to the founder of a global pyjama empire. Featuring a cast of some of Australia’s favourite digital creators with a combined following of 15 million, including Jiny Maeng, Michael Drake, Yulina Collins, Soraya Duggan, and Jimmy Horton, the series is, at its heart, a love letter to individuality and self-acceptance—celebrating the beauty of being unapologetically yourself in a world increasingly obsessed with perfection.

Bridey Drake: Pure Average is now streaming, only on Stan.

THE STAN ORIGINAL SACCHARINE, THE LATEST BODY HORROR FROM NATALIE ERIKA JAMES, IS NOW STREAMING.

Following the global success of Apartment 7A (a prequel to Rosemary's Baby) and the breakout horror hit Relic, writer and director Natalie Erika James has confirmed her place as a distinctive new voice in cinema. Her latest film and Stan Original Saccharine presents a uniquely modern horror: Hana, a lovelorn medical student becomes fixated on losing weight after seeing the dramatic physical transformation of a friend taking a controversial new diet pill made from human ashes. Unable to afford the pills herself, Hana resorts to stealing bones from the cadaver she dissects in her anatomy class. As the weight falls away, she finds herself haunted by the restless ghost of the woman she is consuming. As the entity begins to overpower her, Hana must find a way to break free from it before losing control entirely.

Starring Midori Francis (Grey's Anatomy) and Australian actors Danielle Macdonald (The Tourist) and Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time), the Stan Original Saccharine joins a prestigious lineup of recent Australian horror films.

The Stan Original Saccharine is now streaming, only on Stan.

BROOKE SHIELDS LEADS NEW MURDER MYSTERY SERIES YOU’RE KILLING ME, PREMIERING AUGUST 17.

Set in a quiet New England town, You’re Killing Me follows bestselling novelist, Allie, who joins forces with an aspiring writer and podcaster, Andi, to investigate the murder of a close friend. The unlikely duo run into trouble, however, when they clash with a local police detective. Executive produced by and starring Brooke Shields, the series co-stars Amalia Williamson (Sullivan’s Crossing) and Tom Cavanagh (The Flash, Scrubs).

You’re Killing Me premieres August 17. All episodes at once, only on Stan.

INSPIRED BY THE HARROWING TRUE STORY, AMERICAN HOSTAGE STARRING JON HAMM PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 20.

A psychological thriller set in the 1970s, American Hostage is inspired by the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter. When hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program, Heckman is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis.

Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage stars Emmy® winner Jon Hamm (Your Friends & Neighbors, Fargo, Mad Men) as Fred Heckman alongside Emmy® Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, On the Verge, Sneaky Pete) as Tony Kiritsis.

American Hostage premieres September 20 with a double episode, only on Stan.

FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW GRIPPING SEASON OF THIS CITY IS OURS, COMING SOON.

The hit crime drama This City Is Ours weaves between the love affair of Michael (James Nelson-Joyce) and Diana (Hannah Onslow) among a battle for power in a cocaine-trafficking gang.

The new season picks up with Michael and Diana having barely settled in Spain before being dragged back into questioning around Ricardo’s death. Meanwhile in Liverpool, internal tensions continue to rise among the remaining gang members, with new threats arising from an old school gangster from Ronnie’s era. The new season will see new cast members Shaun Evans (Until I Kill You, Endeavour) and Álvaro Morte (Money Heist, Immaculate, The Wheel of Time).

The new season of This City is Ours is coming soon, only on Stan.