Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2023 i Foxtel Magazine

It’s been a long time coming and we couldn’t be more excited to bring a reimagined The Real Housewives of Sydney to your screens this month. Opening up their lives for the cameras this time around, Krissy Marsh, Sally Obermeder, Victoria Montano, Terry Biviano, Dr Kate Adams, Nicole O’Neil and Caroline Gaultier (pictured above, from left) are sure to bring plenty of glamour and a healthy dose of drama to proceedings. We get to know our newest Housewives from page 8. Also this month, we talk about risk taking, regrets and a knack for picking great roles with the delightfully charming Our Flag Means Death star Rhys Darby, we sit down with Alistair Petrie and Rebekah Staton to chat about their off-beat new British thriller The Following Events Are Based…

1 IT’S THE ULTIMATE GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE Touted as a ‘life-or-death game of hide-and-seek’, eight teams of two from around the world race through the rugged New Zealand wilderness to the designated evacuation zone, where a chopper awaits. The catch? An elite team of SAS trackers is hot on their trail. Evade them and the winners will walk away with $100,000. 2 IT’S HOSTED BY TOUGH GUY VINNIE JONES “It’s absolutely horrendous,” the British footballer-turned-actor previews. “We have our trackers, our Special Forces guys, tracking them, so if they get caught, they’re eliminated. They’re tired and they’re wet and they’re irritated and they’re hungry – and then they see me!” 3 THE STAKES ARE REAL – AS ARE THE INJURIES Just ask Stephania, who suffers a nasty head wound that would…

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES Starts September 22, Fridays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand BBC First [119] It’s a big day for Alice Newman. PA to fashion designer Juno Fish and tired of being a dogsbody, she’s out to prove herself by pitching her own design of a red cape to Juno (Romola Garai) and her creative team. Leaving the house she shares in Oxford with her magician partner, Benjy (Julian Barratt), young son Josh and father Bill (Karl Johnson), Alice (Rebekah Staton) walks to the meeting but is distracted by a man coming in the opposite direction. He doesn’t notice her but she can’t take her eyes off him. It’s her husband, who suddenly disappeared from her life 15 years ago after going out to…

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DELICATE (s12 – Part 1) Starts September 22, Fridays at 8.30pm and watch EXPRESS Thursdays at 8pm On Demand Showcase [112] [Acting in American Horror Story: Delicate is] a challenge. I like to challenge myself. It’s really fun to step outside of your comfort zone and try something new and grow. I’m so excited for the experience… I would be just as happy being an attorney full-time and doing that. I always joke with my mum [Kris Jenner], who’s my manager – I say, ‘Kim K is retiring and I’m just going to be an attorney.’ I would totally spend more time doing that, cameras or no cameras. I’ve seen some comments from people who are saying it’s my privilege or my money that got me here, but that’s not the…

LUKE TRAVERS  Melbourne United “It’s a massive year for Luke. He’s trying to be a success in the NBA – the Cleveland Cavaliers still have his rights – so he’s moved from Perth and will start for Melbourne.” – Kane Pitman TARAN ARMSTRONG  Cairns Taipans “I think Taran will be their starting point guard this season – he’s had two impressive seasons at California Baptist [in America] and he’s on the fringe of the NBA draft.” – Olgun Uluc JONAH BOLDEN Sydney Kings “If he looks close to what he was as an NBA player, he is going to be a great addition for the Sydney Kings.” – Olgun Uluc MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA Melbourne United “Matthew didn’t get a lot of playing time in the NBA at Sacramento Kings, so he’s…

CELEBRITY GOGGLEBOX AUSTRALIA (s2)  Wednesday October 25 at 7.30pm on LifeStyle [106] and watch On Demand Get set for laughs aplenty as some of our most beloved celebs – including returning favourites Bindi, Terri and Robert Irwin (from left) – try their hand at becoming couch critics, passing comment on the week’s TV in review. THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE (s9) Starts October 5, Thursdays at 8.30pm on LifeStyle [106] and watch On Demand Twelve new sewers will try to impress judges Esme Young (pictured sitting) and Patrick Grant (right) – who return alongside host Sara Pascoe (left) – as they compete in challenges designed to test their skills. Who will make the cut?…

What’s even better than Taskmaster returning to our screens? Two series of Taskmaster on our screens! Fans of the comedic game show are in for a treat, with the original UK series and the New Zealand franchise airing. Greg Davies is back to inflict more hilariously humiliating tasks on willing participants – joined by assistant Alex Horne (the series’ creator) – when the BAFTA-winning UK series returns for its 16th outing. Vying for the trophy are actor, comedian and presenter Julian Clary, former The Great British Bake Off co-host Sue Perkins, actress-comedienne Lucy Beaumont, Australian stand-up comedian Sam Campbell and actress-writer Susan Wokoma. Plus, we head across the ditch as Melanie Bracewell, Ray O’Leary, Dai Henwood, Sieni Leo’o Olo – aka Bubbah – and Karen O’Leary put their comedy chops…

OCTOBER STREAMING GUIDE PAIN HUSTLERS (M) Struggling to make ends meet, a chance encounter with a pharmaceutical rep (Chris Evans, pictured left) sees single mum Liza Drake’s (Emily Blunt, right, with Andy García, centre) life turn around. But her ethics are challenged as it becomes clear she’s involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme. Premieres Friday October 27 * REQUIRES INTERNET-CONNECTED IQ3, IQ4 OR IQ5 AND NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION GEN V (CTC) From the world of The Boys, the gifted students at America’s only college for young superheroes – including Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair, pictured) – put their physical, sexual and moral boundaries to the test in a bid to be recruited by The Seven, Vought International’s elite team. Premieres Friday September 29 ≠ REQUIRES INTERNET-CONNECTED IQ3, IQ4 OR IQ5 AND PRIME SUBSCRIPTION…

MARGARET’S TOP PICK INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR (M) Available from October 4 This fifth instalment in the hit horror franchise created by Australians James Wan and Leigh Whannell, and a direct sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, The Red Door focuses on the strained relationship between Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson, pictured) and son Dalton (Ty Simpkins), both of whom are dogged by their repressed past. It seems it’s hard to escape these souls of the dead that crave life. As a college freshman, Dalton attends art class under an admired professor (Hiam Abbass), who urges pupils to dig into their dark side for inspiration. That turns out to be a big mistake, with Dalton painting the red door that serves as the gateway to The Further. The film marks Wilson’s directorial…

CRICKET ON THE GO You won’t miss a single over of FOX CRICKET’s match coverage this cricket season with the Foxtel Go¥ app, included in your FOXTEL subscription. Visit foxtel.com.au/foxtelgo for more info and get your sport fix anytime, anywhere. 2023 ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP LIVE from Thursday October 5 at 7pm FOX CRICKET [501] It’s been a colossal few months for Australian cricket. The epic Ashes Test series against England captivated the nation, garnering huge emotional investment from players, officials and fans alike. Now attention turns to the whiteball game as the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup takes flight in India this month. Having recharged the batteries following the exhaustion of the Ashes, the focus for Australian captain Pat Cummins and his team is now on hitting the ground running…

MADAME TUSSAUDS: THE FULL WAX Friday October 20 at 7.30pm and watch On Demand Docos [115] It’s dubbed ‘London’s favourite tourist attraction’, enticing more than 2.5 million visitors every year, all eager to get up close to their favourite stars… in wax form. Now, audiences can discover what goes into creating the incredible, lifelike waxwork figures in documentary Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax. THE PROCESS Creating lifelike replicas of well-known personalities is no mean feat, with each lifesize figure – a combination of a wax head and a more durable fibreglass body – taking up to six months to complete and costing around £100,000 (AU$191,000). As many as 350 photographs are taken of the subject during a two-hour sitting, capturing everything from size, skintone, hair and eye colour, any significant birthmarks, weight,…

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SYDNEY (s2) Starts October 10, Tuesdays EXPRESS at 2.30pm, Encore at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Arena [111] It’s been a while between cocktails and when the reimagined The Real Housewives of Sydney hits screens this month, the Foxtel Group Original series has had more than just a little makeover. For starters, there’s the new cast – well, mostly. The seven fabulous Sydneysiders opening up their lives for our entertainment are: Terry Biviano, Sally Obermeder, Dr Kate Adams, Caroline Gaultier, Victoria Montano and returning favourites Krissy Marsh and Nicole O’Neil. Secondly, they’re all in agreement that this instalment feels more “authentic” than the first. With many of the women knowing each other in one way or another prior to filming commencing, while friendships were still tested, ultimately, they were strengthened.…

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH (s2) Starts EXPRESS October 5, Thursdays from 8.30pm and watch On Demand FOX8 [108] It was the surprise hit of 2022 no-one had on their bingo card. Loosely based on the real-life exploits of Stede ‘The Gentleman Pirate’ Bonnet (Rhys Darby), Our Flag Means Death tells the hilarious and heartfelt story of the wealthy Barbadian landowner who gave it all up for life as a pirate in the 1700s. After encountering the actually not-so-terrifying Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) of legend, who teaches him how to be a fearsome pirate – to little effect – in exchange for wisdom about the finer things in life, the two formed an unexpected romantic connection. Of course, with the first season ending with the pair sadly going their separate ways, creator and writer David Jenkins…

THE FABELMANS Saturday October 7 at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Foxtel Movies Premiere [401] So many of Steven Spielberg’s films have become classics: Jaws (watch On Demand), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Color Purple (watch On Demand), Schindler’s List (watch On Demand), Saving Private Ryan and Lincoln, for starters. Could his most recent seven-time Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning Best Picture, The Fabelmans, become another watershed moment in his career? “I didn’t know any of those films changed me until 20 years after each one of them actually,” admits Spielberg. “But I will say that this film, for me, is a way of bringing my mum and dad back, and it also brought my sisters, Annie and Susie and Nancy, closer to me than I ever thought possible and that was worth making…

REPCO SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP: REPCO BATHURST 1000 LIVE from Thursday October 5 at 7.30am FOX SPORTS 506 and available in 4K Ultra HD* What an incredible few years it has been for Supercars legend Shane van Gisbergen. The Triple Eight Race Engineering driver has won two championships – in 2021 and 2022 – to add to his 2016 title, and been a dominant force in 2023 behind the wheel of his Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The New Zealander has also enjoyed success at the sport’s pinnacle event, the Bathurst 1000. After several near misses, finishing second in 2016 and 2019, the 34-year-old finally broke through to win the ‘Great Race’ in 2020. He followed it with victory in 2022 in the final Bathurst 1000 to feature the beloved Holden Commodore. This month, van Gisbergen returns…

THE UNXPLAINED WITH WILLIAM SHATNER (s5B) Starts October 11, Wednesdays at 8.30pm on HISTORY [130] and watch On Demand “Success should always be just beyond your grasp” “We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions” “How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It’s simple – I drink the blood of young runaways” “If we can clean up our world, I’ll bet you we can achieve warp drive” “Captain Kirk has been a source of pleasure and income for a long time. You’d be surprised how much work a guy can pick up doing stag parties and working his phaser” “Babies have big heads and big eyes, and tiny little bodies with tiny little arms and…