STAN WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

This week on Stan Sport Ange Postecoglou is in desperate need of a victory as the Australian manager hunts for his first win in charge of Nottingham Forest. Liverpool host Manchester United in the middle of a rare form slump after losing their last three games and Wallabies hopefuls will get a golden opportunity to impress Joe Schmidt as they line up for Australia A against a Japan XV in Osaka.

STAN CONTINUES THE NATION’S BIGGEST CONVERSATION WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING NEW STAN ORIGINAL MAFS AFTER THE DINNER PARTY, COMING SOON.

MAFS After The Dinner Party is set to become the must-watch destination for every MAFS fan. Streaming exclusively on Stan, the series will air weekly, immediately following each explosive Married at First Sight dinner party on Channel 9 and 9Now. 

Picking up right where the drama left off and delving into the week’s most-talked about moments, this series is the ultimate hub for fans, providing an exclusive invitation into the MAFS inner circle. It’s the only place for viewers to find immediate participant interviews, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, expert analysis, and fan commentary. 

Each week, the show will spontaneously dive straight into the drama, unpacking the love, the conflict, and the truth.

The Stan Original MAFS After The Dinner Party is coming soon, only on Stan.

WATCH A SNEAK PEEK OF WILL FORTE AND D'ARCY CARDEN IN NEW STAN ORIGINAL SUNNY NIGHTS, PREMIERING BOXING DAY.

Sunny Nights follows straight-laced Martin (Forte), who teams up with his loose cannon sister, Vicki (Carden), to set up a spray tan business in Sydney. Home to one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world, Australia is also home to Martin’s estranged wife, whom he’s determined to win back. But as Martin and Vicki attempt to turn their company from a start-up operating out of the back of a van into a multi-million-dollar empire, the siblings become tangled up in Sydney’s criminal underworld, and when a ruthless gangster begins to catch up with them, the two must figure out how to stay alive, out of prison, and in the black.

Directed and executive produced by Trent O’Donnell (Stan Original Population 11 and No Activity, Hacks, Colin from Accounts), the first look scene features American siblings, Martin Marvin (Forte) and Vicki Marvin (Carden), in urgent need of a loan, signalling that the duo have found themselves in hot water.

The Stan Original Sunny Nights premieres Boxing Day, all episodes at once, only on Stan. ​ 

NEW AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL DRAMA ABOUT INTERN UNDERDOGS, THE STAN ORIGINAL THE F WARD IS NOW IN PRODUCTION.

This week Stan announced that production has commenced for the six-part Stan Original The F Ward, a medical drama about interns who have f*cked up and are on their last chance.

The F Ward is about brilliant, flawed interns whose careers are on life support. Sent to the under-funded Pines Hospital in Sydney for a final chance, they must overcome their insecurities, their past and their own expectations, in a hot house environment where the stakes are life and death.

The Stan Original The F Ward is now in production. 

CAMERAS ROLL ON THE SECOND SEASON OF THIS CITY IS OURS, WITH SHAUN EVANS AND ÁLVARO MORTE JOINING THE CAST.

Season two of This City is Ours picks up immediately after the season one finale. Michael and Diana have barely arrived in Spain when they are dragged back into the fold to answer questions around Ricardo’s death. Back in Liverpool, tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang. Meanwhile, an old school gangster from Ronnie’s era, recently out of prison, wants compensation from the firm.

The second season of This City is Ours is now in production. Watch season 1 now, only on Stan.

LED BY AUSTRALIA’S NICHOLAS DENTON, HORROR SERIES TALAMASCA: THE SECRET ORDER PREMIERES OCTOBER 20.

The six-episode series from Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe follows a secretive society called the Talamasca, comprised of men and women responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures scattered around the globe. 

Led by Australia’s Nicholas Denton, the series features an acclaimed international cast including Golden Globe® nominee Elizabeth McGovern, SAG® Award-winner William Fichtner, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Celine Buckens. SAG® Award-nominee Jason Schwartzman will guest star, while Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk will reprise their roles from Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire as crossover characters in the new series.

New series Talamasca: The Secret Order premieres October 20, only on Stan.

THE VERDICT IS IN. THE SEASON FINALE OF LEGAL DRAMA SERIES THE RAINMAKER PREMIERES TOMORROW, OCTOBER 18.

Based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan), who is fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son. 

The season finale of The Rainmaker premieres tomorrow, October 18, only on Stan.

THE EXPLOSIVE SEASON 3 FINALE OF THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON PREMIERES OCTOBER 20.

Season three of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon tracks Carol and Daryl as they continue their journey towards home and the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse. 

Starring franchise icons Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride, the series has been renewed for a fourth and final season. 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 finale premieres October 20, only on Stan.

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