Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2024 i Foxtel Magazine

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (s2) Starts EXPRESS Monday, June 17 at 11am, encore at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Showcase [112] The Dance of the Dragons heats up when HBO’s House of the Dragon returns to Foxtel this month. Based on George RR Martin’s novel Fire and Blood, this prequel takes place 200 years before the events of hit series Game of Thrones and unpacks the Targaryen war of succession between Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and her halfbrother Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) following the death of their father – beloved King Viserys I (Paddy Considine). While the births, shocking deaths, incestuous marriages and heartbreaking betrayals of season one culminated in the brink of civil war, season two will continue to fan the flames of the family feud as Rhaenyra seeks retribution for the death of her…

Britain’s best potters take the wheel Who knew watching amateur potters vie to become champion of the wheel could be so satisfying? While losing yourself in the spin can be soothing, the trials are more challenging than ever for contestants in the new season of Britain’s The Great Pottery Throw Down. From matching dinner sets and hedgehog houses to animal busts and even water features and lighting sculptures, the weekly tasks will stretch the skills of 12 new artists like never before – with all hoping to be crowned ‘Potter of the Week’ and advance to the next round. Siobhán McSweeney (Murdoch Mysteries), who returns as host alongside expert potters and judges Rich Miller and Keith Brymer Jones, says the simplicity of the format is the secret to the show’s…

HIT MAN (MA15+) In this neo-noir comedy, Oscar-nominated Richard Linklater directs Glen Powell, who plays Gary Johnson, a professor and fake hit man who entangles with Madison (Adria Arjona), in a mix of seduction and deception, all inspired by true events. Premieres Friday June 7 REQUIRES INTERNET-CONNECTED IQ3, IQ4 OR IQ5 AND NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION THE BOYS (s4) (R18+) Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) is closer than ever to the Oval Office, under the muscly thumb of Homelander (Antony Starr). Meanwhile, Butcher (Karl Urban) has lost his job as The Boys’ leader. But the team will find a way to work together to save the world before it’s too late. Premieres Thursday June 13 REQUIRES INTERNET-CONNECTED IQ3, IQ4 OR IQ5 AND PRIME SUBSCRIPTION THE ACOLYTE (S1) (CTC) Trouble is brewing for the…

COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS (S2) Starts May 30, Thursdays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Showcase [112] To say that Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall hit the nail on the head with their Aussie rom-com series Colin from Accounts is an understatement. The wildly hilarious and almost awkwardly relatable 2022 debut outing was an awards-season favourite, landing the real-life happily married couple – who not only co-star as perfectly imperfect strangers-turned-lovers Gordon and Ashley, but created, wrote and produced the series – a swag of nominations and wins. Brought together by a cheeky flashing incident, which results in a cute stray dog being hit by Gordon’s car, the pair quickly form an attachment to the now disabled pooch they don’t have the heart to put down, and which they fondly name ‘Colin from…