The Newsreader: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the maelstrom of a commercial television newsroom in 1986, Dale Jennings is a diligent young reporter, desperate to become a newsreader. Helen Norville is a notoriously ‘difficult' star newsreader determined to build credibility. Paired together over three months, Dale and Helen will cover an extraordinary chain of news events — from the shock of the Challenger explosion, to the hype of Halley's Comet, to the complexities of the AIDS crisis. From messy beginnings, a deep bond is formed that will upend their lives and transform the very fabric of the nightly news bulletin. This is a story of a grand, unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change.

Series details

• Title: The Newsreader
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2021-08-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-02-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ABC iview
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 47585
• IMDb ID: tt13925142
• TVDB ID: 393813

Cast and credited roles

• Anna Torv — Helen Norville
• Sam Reid — Dale Jennings
• William McInnes — Lindsay Cunningham
• Chum Ehelepola — Dennis Tibb
• Michelle Lim Davidson — Noelene Kim
• Stephen Peacocke — Rob Rickards
• Marg Downey — Evelyn Walters
• Robert Taylor — Geoff Walters
• Philippa Northeast — Kay Walters
• Chai Hansen — Tim Ahern
• Rory Fleck Byrne — Gerry Carroll
• Daniel Gillies — Charlie Tate

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-08-15; final listed air date 2021-09-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-09-10; final listed air date 2023-09-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-02-02; final listed air date 2025-02-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Newsreader on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.