From Queer as Folk to Reservation Dogs, this is a Pride Month special edition of what we’re streaming.
- Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
This month’s streaming lineup is full of bold and provocative conversation starters.
When Darcy returns home in this new SBS series, he realises there’s another presence in his childhood home: a ghost of his younger pre-transition self, Dee.
Australian TV has changed significantly over the past 15 years, with a boom in queer stories since the 2010s. New research sheds light on how these changes happened.
New series from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand dominate this month’s suggestions for what you should stream next.
The terms ‘gritty’ and ‘real’ have come to characterise Aussie teen drama. Invisible Boys is no exception, and will give you something to challenge your worldview.
From Dance Academy to Wentworth, Australian TV experienced a boom of queer representation over the 2000s and 2010s.
Like other recent queer rom-coms that pitched to the mainstream, Red, White & Royal Blue explains gay contexts to non-queer audiences.
Bros star and creator Billy Eichner blamed the poor box-office showing on “straight people” who “just didn’t show up”.
Australian children’s television is a leader in onscreen queer representations, due in part to its primarily cultural role.
Long before Drag Race, Carlotta was foundational in establishing a specifically Aussie mode of drag: outlandish, flamboyant, irreverent and ocker.
The death of this iconic show warrants a health-check for the Australian TV industry.
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