Indholdsfortegnelse for March 2023 i Foxtel Magazine

Mark your calendars: with the 2023 NRL season kicking off on March 2 and the AFL following closely behind on March 16, rivalries are sure to explode once more, with the stage set for another thrilling competition no fan will want to miss. In celebration, we caught up with two of the codes’ most exciting players – Rabbitohs superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell and Carlton forward and Coleman Medallist Harry McKay. You can read our chats with both athletes from page 8. We also sat down with Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis ahead of the return of music trivia show RocKwiz. If drama’s what you’re looking for, then look no further than the season finale of post-apocalyptic saga The Last of Us or the long-awaited second outing of Matthew Rhys’s Perry…

If you love nothing more than a gripping real-life saga – from witnessing a paramedic response to a life-or-death medical emergency to the miracle of birth, a thrilling surf rescue and everything in between – then new channel Real Life is sure to be your new favourite destination. As it launches on channel 121 on March 1, Jim Buchan, FOXTEL’s Group General Manager, Factual, tells us what to expect from this exciting addition that he teases will “satisfy Australia’s growing love affair with observational documentary – aka ‘ob-doc’ – content”. What kind of programming can we find on Real Life? All the best ob-doc series will be available, ranging from policing and paramedics to pets, parenting and paranormal to great escapist travel series. Some of these show franchises include First…

1 FAMILY VALUES This Deadliest Catch spin-off follows Captain Sig Hansen as he and daughter Mandy return to their Norwegian homeland, hoping to build a new red king crab fishing empire and expand their family legacy. “I forgot what a pain in the arse it is to start over!” jokes the deep-sea fisherman. 2 GIRL POWER Despite protests from her father, Mandy was determined to follow in his – and their ancestors’ – footsteps, as well as set a strong example for her newborn daughter, Sailor Marie. “Fishing is part of my heritage and culture,” she says. “I wasn’t going to let anyone stop me, including my dad.” Would she let her own child join the family business? “I can’t wait to bring her out there!” 3 THE VIEW Relocating…

THE LAST OF US Season finale Monday March 13 EXPRESS at 1pm, Encore at 8.30pm and watch On Demand FOX SHOWCASE [112] To say that Ellie (Bella Ramsey) has the weight of the world on her shoulders is an understatement. The 14-year-old female protagonist of The Last of Us has spent her life behind the high walls of a strict quarantine zone due to a deadly parasite that’s ravaging humanity. But when it’s discovered that she’s quite possibly the only person on Earth immune to the cordyceps brain infection, she becomes the key to a potential cure. Forced to grow up fast as she embarked on a cross-country mission with Joel (Pedro Pascal) – a man haunted by his past after failing to save his daughter, Sarah (Nico Parker) – it’s not long before…

WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS Coming soon FOX SHOWCASE [112] They were the White House team of covert special investigators established under US President Richard Nixon to prevent damaging leaks – and hence nicknamed ‘The Plumbers’ – in the wake of the 1971 publication of the Pentagon Papers. But with their political espionage often crossing into illegal territory, the bungled 1972 burglary and wire-tapping of the Democratic National Committee’s Washington, DC headquarters at the Watergate Hotel would go down in history as a monumental own goal, toppling the very presidency they had sought to protect. After Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein famously followed the paper trail all the way to the Oval Office and a presidential cover-up was exposed, Nixon – facing almost certain impeachment and removal from office –…

QUEEN OF METH Starts March 4, Saturdays at 9.30pm on Crime + Investigation [135] and watch On Demand In this eye-opening three-part docuseries, Lori Arnold – sister of actor Tom Arnold – gets candid about her past as one of America’s most prolific drug dealers. At the height of her criminal activity, the ‘Queen of Meth’ was raking in US$200,000 a week, before she caught the eye of the DEA. ALONE POP-UP CHANNEL Starts Friday February 24 from 10am to Monday March 20 on Alone Pop-Up Channel [128] Fans of self-documented survival competition Alone will love this special pop-up, featuring all nine seasons of the original series, along with spin-offs Alone: The Skills Challenge and Alone: Frozen (contestant Callie, pictured).…

SUCCESSION This is number one in our house. We’re rewatching every episode in anticipation of season four this month. Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) makes me laugh out loud and Roman’s (Kieran Culkin, left) one-liners are zingers. Watch seasons 1-3 On Demand THE WHITE LOTUS The hotel destination we all want to stay at. I binged season two in days and thought the cast, character depth and storylines were perfect. Look, I’m just going to say it: the sequel was better than season one! Watch seasons 1-2 On Demand THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF We religiously tune in to the chaos unfolding in the tent. This show takes the cake! Watch seasons 1-13 On Demand SUNCORP SUPER NETBALL LIVE from Saturday March 18 from 5pm on FOX SPORTS 505…

2023 TOYOTA AFL PREMIERSHIP LIVE from Thursday March 16 at 7pm FOX FOOTY [504] 2023 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP LIVE from Thursday March 2 at 7pm FOX LEAGUE [502] March signals the start of footy season and, this year, fans are in for a real treat, with a new broadcast deal meaning every single home and away, and finals AFL game will be available live in 4K Ultra HD#. As another thrilling, must-watch season takes over our screens for 2023, FOXTEL magazine catches up with two of the codes’ standout players – the AFL’s Harry McKay and NRL heavyweight Latrell Mitchell – to get the lay of the land. HARRY McKAY Carlton resurrection story It’s been a long 25 years for loyal Carlton fans. Despite being a powerhouse AFL club, the past quarter of a…

CHERNOBYL On April 26, 1986 an explosion at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant led to one of the world’s worst man-made catastrophes. Jared Harris and Emily Watson star in this tense dramatisation of those who tried to avert disaster. THE LEFTOVERS Three years after two per cent of the world’s population inexplicably vanished, the residents of Mapleton, New York – including police chief Kevin Garvey Jr (Justin Theroux) – attempt to pick up the pieces. Y: THE LAST MAN In a post-apocalyptic world where all mammals with a Y chromosome have been eradicated, only cisgender man Yorick (Ben Schnetzer) and his pet monkey are spared. Do they hold the key to saving mankind?…

1940 DARKEST HOUR Just days after becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) faces the biggest trial of WWII: brokering peace talks with the Nazis or fighting on, come what may. 1960 BRIDGE OF SPIES An insurance lawyer (Tom Hanks, pictured) is called in to negotiate the exchange of a US pilot (Austin Stowell) from the CIA’s top-secret U-2 spy plane program, captured in the USSR during the Cold War. 1995 INVICTUS To unite post-Apartheid South Africa, President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman, left) supports its rugby team’s 1995 World Cup bid, led by captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon, right).…

WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (M) Available from March 29 MARGARET’S TOP PICK This dramatisation of the life and times of Whitney Houston, the late singer regarded as the ‘voice of her generation’, is both tender and uplifting. The film is enhanced by the vulnerable central performance of Naomi Ackie (pictured), who is no mean singer herself, although for most of the film it’s Houston’s real voice we’re hearing, as Ackie expertly lip-syncs. Also impressive is Stanley Tucci as producer Clive Davis and Tamara Tunie as Houston’s mother, Cissy. Houston’s relationship with Robyn Crawford (Nafessa Williams) is also explored, as is her marriage to Bobby Brown (Ashton Sanders). There’s interesting insight into the award-winning singer’s instinct for choosing the music she wants to sing and the burden her…

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, FOX SPORTS will present a day of programming that showcases Australia’s incredible stable of female athletes. “The rise of women’s sport during the past decade has been phenomenal,” Supercars presenter Jess Yates tells FOXTEL magazine. “You only have to turn on the TV these days and you have the full buffet of women’s sporting codes to watch. The shift has been enormous. “[My daughter] is able to see women compete at the highest level on television. When I was a little girl, that wasn’t the case. Just look at FOX NETBALL, which is setting the bar for every broadcaster. Talented women deserve the opportunity to be taken to the masses. “[They] are such wonderful ambassadors and they should be household names. “There…

ROCKWIZ Starts February 24, Fridays at 7.30pm and watch On Demand FOX8 [108] When RocKwiz ended its run in 2016 after 14 epic seasons, co-creator and co-host Brian Nankervis felt like the show still had plenty left in the tank. “We’ve spent the last six years doing live shows, but there’s always been this feeling that we should still be on the TV, and you get sick of people saying, ‘When are you coming back?’” Nankervis explains to FOXTEL magazine. “That was the frustrating thing – we felt we were at the top of our game and the shows towards the end were as strong as anything we’d done.” But fans won’t have to ask that question anymore, with RocKwiz returning to screens – this time on FOXTEL – with Brian and…

RAIN DOGS Starts EXPRESS March 7, Tuesdays at 9.30pm and watch On Demand FOX SHOWCASE [112] When Cash Carraway’s memoir Skint Estate: Notes from the Poverty Line was published in 2019, the Irish playwright and screenwriter laid bare the rather profound experience of being poor in Britain. As a single mother escaping domestic violence, her journey was harrowing and yet, as she would describe it, sadly common. Opening the public’s eye to the policies and prejudices that have kept women like her marginalised and struggling, Carraway found a broader audience, with The Times hailing her as “the new voice of a generation”. Even so, the spectre of her past was never far from her conscience. “It’s constant chaos,” says Carraway. “I always talk about the chaos of poverty – my mindset hasn’t recovered from…

PERRY MASON (s2) Starts March 7, Tuesdays EXPRESS at 1pm, Encore at 8.30pm and watch On Demand FOX SHOWCASE [112] It’s been almost three years since we last saw the morally dubious Perry Mason investigate his way through the underbelly of Depression-era Los Angeles. First conceived as a limited eight-part series, HBO’s origin story of how Perry – infamous legal eagle of numerous TV, film and radio iterations – goes from disillusioned war veteran to shady investigator and idealistic defence attorney was quickly renewed for a second season due to its incredible reception and a star turn from lead actor Matthew Rhys (The Americans, watch On Demand). “Viewers have relished being transported back in time to 1930s Los Angeles each week, and we are thrilled to welcome the show back for a second season,”…

ELVIS Saturday March 25 at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Foxtel Movies Premiere [401] Baz Luhrmann doesn’t do things by halves. While putting together his first feature film since 2013’s The Great Gatsby, the visionary director spent two years making frequent trips to Memphis, Tennessee – at one point even occupying a makeshift office at Elvis Presley’s famous Graceland property – immersing himself in all things ‘The King’. “They have great archives,” Luhrmann shares of the research that went into creating Elvis, his visually spectacular biopic about one of the world’s most iconic music superstars, told through the lens of Presley’s tumultuous relationship with manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). “In fact, all of the Presleys were kind of hoarders. They kept everything. If Elvis ever had a chewing gum wrapper, it’s…

They say you should never work with your heroes for fear they won’t live up to your lofty expectations – but whoever said that has clearly never met Latrell Mitchell or Harry McKay. FOXTEL magazine’s March cover stars may be two of the biggest names in the NRL and AFL, respectively, but they could not have been more down-to-earth, fun or easy to work with. Killing time while waiting for the shoot to get underway, Rabbitohs favourite Mitchell – who arrived with long-time partner Brielle Mercy – happily regaled our crew with stories about his gorgeous little girls, who are clearly the apple of their doting dad’s eyes! He may come across as a tough guy on the footy field, but it’s clear this proud #girldad is a big softie…