The salty genius of the beloved sitcom is lost in a flurry of antics where the laughs don’t land – despite some likable performances from Okine and Denise Scott

With twin narratives set in 1994 and 2019, the whodunnit centres on a buried time capsule – but struggles to maintain tension

This very funny and bingeable Netflix series sees an American ‘mafia negotiator’ disguise himself as a priest in a small Queensland town

Will-they-won’t-they chemistry between Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall drives this Australian TV series, which has a daggy kind of audacity

With only 10 minutes of new material, the special was mostly just a cobbled-together highlight reel. Hopefully part two will offer more insight

This six-part ABC TV series lacks hard-hitting performances and oomph, despite veterans behind and in front of the camera

This drama, starring Rarriwuy Hick as a detective returning to her community, pairs familiar police procedural elements with interesting cultural insights

The outback detective investigates some strange robberies in this satisfying prequel series, which feels more like a six-hour film

Steeped in formula, but appealingly written, the dynamic between an unlikely pair of investigators drives this moreish top end series

Beautiful, heightened drama series following the Chinese community in 1850s Ballarat gives a fresh, cinematic spin on history

Over five delightfully pleasant seasons, Rosehaven has become a TV series we will remember. Here are some of its most memorable, if inconsequential, subplots

The Cate Blanchett-led ABC series, just picked up by Netflix, offers a psychologically charged and nail-biting depiction of immigration detention

Based on the first two episodes, the comedian’s US-made show suffers from disjointed direction and soap opera shots – but there are hints it will get better

With such a commanding screen presence, it’s hard to believe this Canberra-set series is Deborah Mailman’s first leading role

The ABC’s 30-episode drama proves that diversity done right is not just tokenism, but makes for genuinely better TV

The public broadcasters dominate again, in a great year for the telling of marginalised stories

ABC show tells the story of Australia’s ‘black superman’, set in a time of deadly Afros, chunky boots and stratified racism

Despite admirable acting, the new series of this sumptuous Australian gothic fails to revive drop-dead boring characters or its dramatic credibility

In her new web series, art historian Christina Chau asks whether disgusting viewers runs the risk of closing minds instead of opening them

The ABC’s six-part series aims for complex characterisation but gives us cookie-cutter corpses – these stiffs are drop-dead boring