{"id":763588,"date":"2026-06-27T11:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/763588\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:18:30","slug":"winter-tv-guide-must-watch-shows-and-series-worth-watching-as-weather-gets-colder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/763588\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter TV Guide: Must-watch shows and series worth watching as weather gets colder"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather outside might be miserable, but there\u2019s plenty on TV to keep you entertained indoors as winter sets in.<\/p>\n

Networks and streamers are set to release a wave of new content across July and August and whether it\u2019s a high-stakes espionage thriller, historical mystery or gripping live sport from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, there\u2019s plenty to put on when you settle in on the couch with a warm drink.<\/p>\n

Here are the best shows dropping on TV and streaming over the next two months.<\/p>\n

Saint-Pierre (July 3, ABC)\"Saint-PierreCamera IconSaint-Pierre is coming to ABC Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

Love a bit of armchair sleuthing? You\u2019ll want to check out this quirky detective series, filmed on location in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a tiny archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Apparently the islands are officially the overseas territory of France \u2014 who knew? Allan Hawco stars as Donny \u201cFitz\u201d Fitzpatrick, a detective who finds himself despatched to the tiny hamlet \u2014 think Death In Paradise, without the sun.<\/p>\n

Enola Holmes 3 (July 1, Netflix)\"EnolaCamera IconEnola Holmes stars Millie Bobby Brown. Credit: Supplied\/Legendary.<\/p>\n

The third film in this popular franchise starring Stranger Things\u2019 Millie Bobby Brown, sees the action moving from Victorian England to the Mediterranean. The titular Enola (Brown) is attempting to track down and rescue her brother, Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill), from kidnappers. This has a great cast, including Helena Bonham Carter and Louis Patridge, who plays Enola\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Lord Tewkesbury.<\/p>\n

Little House On The Prairie (July 9, Netflix)\"LittleCamera IconLittle House on the Prairie. (L to R) Skywalker Hughes as Mary Ingalls, Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls, Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls. Credit: Eric Zachanowich\/Netflix <\/p>\n

Those old enough to remember the iconic seventies iteration of Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s classic novel will be watching eagerly to see how the literary classic is once again reimagined for the small screen. Aussie actor Luke Bracey plays patriarch Charles \u201cPa\u201d Ingalls, with Palm Royale and Abbott Elementary\u2019s Crosby Fitzgerald as Ma. According to reports, this won\u2019t be the soft-focus, idealised tale of old \u2014 can\u2019t wait to see where they take it.<\/p>\n

Lucky (July 15, Apple TV Plus)<\/p>\n

Based on Marissa Stapley\u2019s bestselling novel, this seven-part series sees Anya Taylor-Joy as Luciana \u201cLucky\u201d Armstrong, a brilliant con artist forced on the run after a heist gone wrong. This has a great supporting cast, including Timothy Olyphant and Annette Benning. With Sh\u014dgun director Jonathan Van Tulleken at the helm, you know it\u2019s going to look good, too. This is giving Killing Eve 2.0.<\/p>\n

Ride Or Die (July 15, Prime Video)<\/p>\n

A global action comedy series starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer? Say less. With these superstars at the helm, this is shaping up to be heaps of fun. Waddingham plays an assassin-for-hire, whose normie best mate (Spencer) discovers her friend has been living a double life and is unwittingly pulled into her high-stakes world after a night on the town together. If you\u2019ve peeped the trailer, you\u2019ll have an idea of what to expect \u2014 so very there for this concept.<\/p>\n

Heartstopper Forever (July 17, Netflix)\"HeartstopperCamera IconHeartstopper Forever is coming to Netflix. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

Instead of a fourth season, Netflix and creator Alice Oseman have decided to conclude Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie\u2019s (Joe Locke) story with a feature length movie instead. This looks at what happens next for the young lovers \u2014 can their relationship survive that transition from school to the \u201creal world\u201d? All your favourites are back, and we\u2019ll get to find out what\u2019s ahead for Nick and Charlie\u2019s friendship group as well. One for fans.<\/p>\n

The F Ward (July 17, Stan)<\/p>\n

There have been some great medical dramas doing the rounds of late (hello, The Pitt!) \u2014 now we have a local one to add to the mix. This hails from the team behind Bump, with Love My Way\u2019s John Edwards serving as EP \u2014 it\u2019s already getting heaps of buzz. Starring Anna Friel, Ioane Sa\u2019ula and Dan Wyllie, it\u2019s all about the underfunded Pines Hospital in Sydney and the interns who\u2019ve been sent there to complete their medical training. Mark your diaries \u2014 this will be big.<\/p>\n

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games (July 23, Seven)\"GlasgowCamera IconGlasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is coming to Seven. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one thing this country loves, it\u2019s getting behind a big sporting event. Thankfully The Comm Games is on the way, so we can roll straight from The World Cup to this! The Seven Network are the official broadcasters, and they have a great line-up of presenting talent, including Matt Shirvington, Emma Freedman, Johanna Griggs and Matt White, plus Rebecca Maddern and the great Bruce McAvaney. Bring it on!<\/p>\n

Drag Race Down Under vs The World (July 24, Stan)\"StartCamera IconStart your engines: Drag Race Down Under is back. And its going global. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

Sometimes you just need to watch a bunch of fabulous ladies battle it out for international drag supremacy \u2014 we don\u2019t make the rules. And good news: for the first time in Drag Race history, queens from across the world are battling it out with our Nation\u2019s finest, to be crowned \u2014 and we\u2019re quoting here \u2014 \u201cQueen of the Mother Tucking World!\u201d Michelle Visage is at the helm, with Rhys Nicholson and season four winner Lazy Susan on the judging panel. Yas, Queen!<\/p>\n

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe (July 24, HBO Max)<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a fan of The Big Bang Theory, you\u2019re going to want to be across this new sci-fi comedy series, a spin-off of that popular sitcom. Kevin Sussman plays comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, who is \u201c tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.\u201d This sounds unhinged \u2014 but we are there for it. Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie also star. Excited for this one!<\/p>\n

Colin From Accounts S3 (July 27, Foxtel and Binge)\"ColinCamera IconColin from Accounts is back for a third season. Credit: Binge<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re back! The third series of this Aussie favourite, from husband and wife creators and stars Patrick Brammall and Harriett Dyer, is picking up where it left off. For those that need a refresher: that was the middle of the mother of all awkward moments, as Gordon (Brammall) got carried away and asked Ashley (Dyer) to marry him. We\u2019ll finally get to find out whether she said yes \u2014 it\u2019s not looking promising. Can\u2019t wait for this one.<\/p>\n

Lioness S3 (August 2, Paramount Plus)\"L-R:Camera IconL-R: Zoe Salda\u00f1a and Nicole Kidman star in Lioness. Credit: Ryan Green\/Paramount+<\/p>\n

Another day, another Taylor Sheridan project, though this one\u2019s not out on a sprawling prairie somewhere. Instead, this female-led espionage thriller has two kick-ass ladies \u2014 namely Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman \u2014 front and centre as the action plays out. They are part of the Lioness program, a CIA initiative that sees female agents fighting the war on terror. This season, danger gets a lot closer to home for Joe (Saldana). One for fans.<\/p>\n

The Traitors Australia (August, Ten)\"TheCamera IconThe Traitors Australia, with Gretel Killeen at the helm, is coming to Ten. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

If you peeped the recent Celebrity Traitors UK, which saw huge names like Stephen Fry, Alan Carr and Jonathon Ross competing to sniff out the traitor in their midst, you\u2019ll be excited for this. We\u2019ve got Gretel Killeen at the helm for our version, and already I know she\u2019ll give UK host Claudia Winkleman a run for her money. If it\u2019s only half as good as the UK version, we\u2019re in for a treat. Already excited!<\/p>\n

Ted Lasso (August 5, Apple TV Plus)\"TedCamera IconTed Lasso is returning to Apple TV Plus. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

And you thought he\u2019d been benched! Nope! Ted\u2019s back, and this time he\u2019s got a whole new challenge ahead of him. This time, Ted (Jason Sudeikis) will be overseeing a second-division women\u2019s football team. All our faves, including Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and Keeley (Juno Temple) are back, as well as a new cast of female stars, who will play the new women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

The Airport Chaplain (coming soon, SBS)\"HugoCamera IconHugo Weaving and Shabana Azeez in The Airport Chaplain. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

The Pitt\u2019s breakout star, Aussie actress Shabana Azeez, joins Hugo Weaving in this eight-part local drama, which \u201ccaptures the high-stakes world of a bustling international airport, told through the struggles and triumphs of the workers who keep it running.\u201d The pair play at-odds colleagues charged with overseeing the chaos of this busy international airport. Can\u2019t tell you more yet, but excitement is building for this one.<\/p>\n

Lanterns (August 17, HBO)\"LanternsCamera IconLanterns is headed to HBO Max. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

Chris Mundy of Ozark fame is the showrunner in this big budget DC comics Green Lantern spinoff series, which also boasts Damon Lindelof as an EP. With big names like that behind it, you know there are high expectations for this. It sees Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, two intergalactic cops who find themselves investigating a grizzly murder in a small Nebraska town. Expect character-driven drama over superhero bravado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The weather outside might be miserable, but there\u2019s plenty on TV to keep you entertained indoors as winter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-763588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}