Top new series coming to SBS On Demand in January 2024

Ring in the new year with brand new box sets, returning favourites, and life-changing factual series.

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Scrubs - 9 seasons

Every episode ever, from New Year's Day
Check into the Sacred Heart Hospital where the staff are bizarre and the laughter is contagious, as fresh-faced J.D. (Zach Braff ) and his fellow new medical residents weave their way through each hectic and hilarious day.

A hit with both fans and critics, the Emmy-winning series boasts a quirky core cast and guest stars including John Ritter, Michael J. Fox, Tara Reid, Mandy Moore, Jason Bateman, and Courteney Cox.

Stream the entire series (S1 - 9) free at SBS On Demand now. Episodes will also go to air on SBS VICELAND.

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Scrubs

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medical
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medical
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Better Things - Season 5

A winner form start to finish, Pamela Adlon's hit comedy wraps up its brilliant five-season run with big family moments, an international trip, and all of the things that make the show so beloved.

All seasons are now streaming.

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Better Things

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Comedy drama
MA15+
series • 
Comedy drama
MA15+

Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning - Season 1

This (English language) series has no right to be so funny, but leave it to the Swedes (and producer/narrator Amy Poehler) to be so blunt, brutal and beautiful, in the way they deal with the messy business of living and dying. The basic premise demands that you accept the fact that we're all going to die, so why not rid your life of clutter, so that your loved ones don’t have to sort through all your crap once you're dead? An organiser (Ella), designer (Johan), and psychologist (Katarina) introduce this philosophy of 'death cleaning', to the lives (and basements) of Americans who really, really, really need their help. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll immediately want to hang out Ella, Johan, and Katarina for a candid and catty fika (coffee break).

Stream the entire debut season free at SBS On Demand now or tune in for episodes weekly on Sundays from 7 January at 10:30pm on SBS Viceland.

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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

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reality
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reality
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Dark Side of the 2000s

The Noughties catapulted us into the digital era and stripped our innocence away. Dark Side of the 2000s delves into the decade's untold histories, revealing dark secrets and personal insights from the people who witnessed it all firsthand. From outrageous shock jocks and record breaking reality TV, to the rise of celebrity gossip and the downward spiral of a child star, these untold tales of the new millennium all have a dark side.

Stream the entire season free at SBS On Demand from 2 January,  or tune in weekly on Tuesdays from 2 January at 8:30pm on SBS VICELAND.

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Dark Side of the 2000s

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documentary
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documentary
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SurrealEstate - Season 2

This "ghoul-of-the-week" comedy drama revolves around a real estate agency specialising in the niche market of selling haunted properties. Starring Schitt's Creek alumni Tim Rozon and Sarah Levy, the firm employs "a scientist, a gay priest and a sarcastic young woman with nose piercings" to help investigate and clear their client's homes from any unwanted supernatural guests. In season 2, unique skills are upended, and workplace dynamics are threatened.

Season 1 is now streaming. Stream season 2 free at SBS On Demand from 4 January.

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SurrealEstate

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fantasy
MA15+
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fantasy
MA15+

Three Star Bar

Nourish your soul with this spirited Japanese drama adapted from the 2020 manga by Sai Asai. Situated in a corner of Nishi Ogikubo in Tokyo is the Three Star Bar. It’s a small place run by three former high school classmates: Ryoichiro Amamiya the good-looking bartender, Satoshi Nakauchi the silent chef, and Naoki Kobayashi the owner. The menu says simply, “as you like” - whatever you feel like eating. Drawn by a mysterious appeal, each episode focuses on a new patron of the Three Star Bar.

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 4 January.

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Three Star Bar

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Japanese
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2024 Dakar Rally

Stream the best action from 6 January in a special 2024 Dakar Rally hub at SBS On Demand,  or tune in for daily highlights 6 January on SBS.

Two Weeks to Live

Maisie Williams (Game Of Thrones, Doctor Who) is a young woman raised by a paranoid survivalist mother, who is convinced that the world will end in a fortnight. With a ticking clock until the apocalypse, Kim (Williams) is on a mission to avenge her father's murder in the half-month she has left. This oddball dramedy has been likened to Killing Eve, with a dash of and .

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 8 January,  or tune in weekly for double episodes on Sundays from 8 January at 9:25pm on SBS VICELAND.

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Two Weeks To Live

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Comedy drama
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Culprits

Joe Petrus (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) is living the American dream: a fiancé to Jules, dad to Frankie and Bud, and starting his own business in a sleepy suburban town. But unbeknownst to his family, Joe has a secret. Three years ago, he was recruited by notorious British criminal Dianne Harewood to join her crew and take part in a high-stakes crime that promised to make Joe rich and provide him with a brand-new life. And now Joe’s dangerous past is about to catch up with him. When a killer starts targeting the crew behind the crime, Joe realises that the only way to keep his family safe is to return to London, make contact with his old gang, and track down Dianne. This timeline jumping heist thrillride has critics raving: "It’s an exciting, fast-paced watch that puts it at the top of its genre," says The Guardian.

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 11 January,  or tune in weekly on Thurdsays from 11 January December at 9:30pm on SBS.

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Culprits

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action
MA15+
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action
MA15+


Cold Courage

Two Nordic women collide during a series of murders in present-day London. Mari, a fierce psychologist, fights for the underdog by any means necessary. Lia, a shy graphic artist is on the run from an abusive stalker. Mari’s obsession is to stop the meteoric rise of a dangerous, charismatic politician, Arthur Fried. She needs an unknown face to infiltrate his campaign. Who better than Lia?

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 18 January.

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Cold Courage

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Finnish
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crime • 
Finnish
MA15+

The Shift

There's plenty of star power in Scandi breakout hit, The Shift. The medical drama has director Lone Scherfig (An Education) at the helm as showrunner, and none other than Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing, Prisoner) in the lead, playing opposite Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki). Gråbøl plays Ella, a head midwife at Denmark’s best maternity ward who secretly yearning for her own. She’s also having an affair with Norwegian paediatrician Jerry (Sverre Hagen). But work goes on for the short-staffed unit, with Ella delivering nine children in one day, and that's just the first episode...

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 21 January.

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The Shift

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Danish
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Danish
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Spinners

A buzzy new drama from South Africa, Spinners delves into the life of Ethan, a good kid born on the wrong side of town. In Cape Town's slums where local gangs make the law, he faces few choices, but, caught in a web of crime, he discovers he has an incredible talent for 'spinning', an exciting and extreme motorsport. Could this be his way out from a life of violent crime? Creator Benjamin Hoffman says that the idea stemmed from a desire to "tell a story with a particularly strong cultural anchoring by making the audience discover a relatively unknown aspect of South Africa: The world of spinning is mysterious for outsiders and building a story like this allows both to reveal the tricks of it but also to shed light on a community in a rather unique setting".

Stream season 1 free at SBS On Demand from 25 January.

Stream free On Demand

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Spinners

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drama • 
Afrikaans
MA15+
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drama • 
Afrikaans
MA15+


Kin - Season 2

Season 1 is now streaming. Stream season 2 free at SBS On Demand from 31 January,  or tune in weekly on Wednesdays from 31 January at 9:30pm on SBS..

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Kin

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drama
MA15+
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drama
MA15+

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Published 22 December 2023 10:39am
Updated 13 February 2024 8:57am
By Staff writers
Source: SBS

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