Top new series coming to SBS On Demand in November 2024

Ansel Elgort in Tokyo Vice season 2.

Filmed on location and loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, this crime drama series follows Adelstein (played by Ansel Elgort) as he descends into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in 2000. After being hired as prestigious newspaper Meicho Shimbun’s first American crime reporter, Jake quickly embeds himself alongside Detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe). As he’s thrust deeply into the city’s criminal underworld, Adelstein comes to realise that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger.

Kim Engelbrecht as Reyka in ‘Reyka’ season 2.

If Reyka season one focused on land; who lives on it, works it, owns it, steals it, wants to poison it, and, importantly, what secrets are concealed within it, then season two will focus on water. The story takes place in and around Durban Harbour, the biggest port in Africa, and explores its seedy underbelly: criminals, stowaways, immigrants trying to seek a new life, human trafficking, corruption and, of course, murder.

Alba Rohrwacher as Elena Greco in My Brilliant Friend season 4.

The fourth instalment of this gripping saga delves into the adult lives of Elena and Lila. They find themselves entangled in the turmoil of Italy in the late 80s, nearing the end of decades of political violence and social unrest. Elena is preoccupied by a painful separation, the success of her novel, and tumultuous relationships. As the years unfold, Elena resolves to seek stability and relocates with her daughters to Naples, where they can rebuild their lives together. There she discovers she is pregnant once again, coinciding with Lila’s pregnancy. Amid motherhood and career demands, amid betrayals, threats, disappearances, and natural disasters, Elena and Lila once again reside in the same neighbourhood. They must now navigate new and formidable challenges, clashing, confronting, and supporting each other along the way.

Philypa Phoenix (Elisa) Alexander Mari-Mcsween (Arsène) Nicole Calfan (la Marquise) Aurélien Wiik (Joffrey) Louise Monot (Catherine) in All This I Will Give To You. Credit: François LEFEBVRE

After the death of his husband, Aymeric, Manuel moves to the south of France to meet with his family for the first time and sort through his will. It is there he discovers he is the sole heir to the Colonna de Castelmore family estate, which was in his husband’s possession. Simultaneously, Aymeric’s family, who are disgruntled by the news they will be receiving nothing, discover he was married to a man. Thus begins a tense saga of animosity and rivalry between family members, which only increases when it is found that Aymeric may have been murdered by one of their own.

Aldís Amah Hamilton as troubled police officer Aníta Elínardóttir in Black Sands season 2. Credit: ALL3Media International Limited

In the bleak Arctic winter, the town of Glerársandar fourteen months after the Black Sands tragedy, the survivors are still haunted by the revelation that a beloved resident was a serial killer. The mystery deepens with the strange death of an elderly woman, Helena, and another shocking murder. As the investigation unfolds, the town’s dark history of abuse and negligence is revealed, exposing that their serial killer was just one part of a much larger, insidious secret.