The highly acclaimed Foxtel series, A Place to Call Home, returns for its sixth and final season. This time around, we’ll see our favourite beloved characters in year 1958 — four years since we left Sarah and the Bligh family in season five. Don’t miss all the changes and drama that will ensue in this final chapter, premiering on August 19 only on Foxtel’s showcase.
Foxtel guarantees that you get the best selection of shows to spice up your day, starting on its original line-ups, including Foxtel’s Wentworth and HBO’s Sharp Objects. Foxtel has been known to produce highly acclaimed and award-winning original shows, including Picnic At Hanging Rock and Secret City. With A Place to Call Home viewers can expect a rollercoaster of emotions from the return of this Foxtel masterpiece, especially for its final chapter. Simply put, it ought to be exhilarating.
Experience this happening on your screen only with Foxtel Now’s Drama and Pop Packs, which include dramas and other popular shows at only $25/month. Separately, the Drama and Pop Packs are $15/month. If you’re a big fan of sporting events, you can also sign up for the Sports Pack at $39/month, and get access to the best choice of live sport in the country and beyond.
You need to subscribe to at least one of the starter packs in order to sign up for the premium packs. If full-on movie weekends are your thing, you can sign up for the Movies Pack and get access to Foxtel’s impressive movie library for only $35/month. And before signing up, you can get access to all of these packs with Foxtel Now’s two-week free trial period. After the trial period ends, you will only be charged for your selected packs.
Foxtel Now August Deals
This month, Foxtel Now continues to deliver everything entertainment right on your screen, even when you’re out and about. The content available is both addictive and intriguing — just the way you like it. For August, you can go ahead with the Drama Pack, since there’s a lot of good stuff coming straight from the US, including Foxtel’s A Place to Call Home and HBO’s new miniseries Sharp Objects.
That’s not all — you can also catch new episodes from hit shows including American Horror Story: Cult and the sixth season of Orange Is The New Black. Also make sure not to miss Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars in the Showtime miniseries Patrick Melrose, available on BBC First. Let the good times roll this August with these amazing shows that you can have total access to if you sign up to Foxtel Now.
Want more content this month? The Sport Pack delivers the much awaited tennis US Open, coming your way on August 27 on ESPN. If reality shows are your guilty pleasure, indulge with the return of Keeping Up With the Kardashians on August 6 on E! and don’t miss the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards airing on MTV come August 21.
Both the Drama and Pop Packs are $15/month each. If choosing between the two is giving you a headache, purchase both instead for only $25/month. There’s no promo code required to sign up. Simply create a Foxtel Now account, select either Drama or Pop, or both, and start watching amazing content right away.
What to Watch in August
Mark your calendars for the final season of Foxtel’s A Place to Call Home happening on Sunday, August 19. Meanwhile, the third season of The Durrells premieres on August 19 on BBC First. You can also catch continuing new episodes from Suits season seven on Foxtel’s Universal channel.
Other notable shows that you can exclusively catch on Foxtel include Snowfall, which is set during the beginning of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles in the year 1984. And make sure to tune in to catch new episodes every Tuesday from Foxtel’s original series, Wentworth, now on its sixth season.
Besides A Place to Call Home, there are a lot of other great series to catch up with in August. Here are our top picks.
Sharp Objects
Showcase
Based on Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel, Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams as Camille Preaker, a reporter who reconnects with her estranged family, while also investigating two murders in a small, quiet town in Missouri. As the story unfolds, Preaker tries to piece together a psychological puzzle from her past and finds herself identifying with the murdered victims a little too closely. Also starring Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Elizabeth Perkins, and young Australian actress Eliza Scanlen, in her breakout role as Amy Adam’s 13-year-old half sister, Amma. This eight-part HBO original series airs exclusively on Foxtel’s Showcase every Monday, express from the US.
Featured| Date | Pack | Program | Channel | Show Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Showing | Drama | Sharp Objects | showcase | Express from the US |
Orange is the New Black Season 6
Showcase
After the cataclysmic season five finale that left fans on the edge of their seats, the brand new season six will shed a light on what happened after the chaos that ensued at the prison. Previously on Orange is the New Black, Litchfield Prison had a massive riot that resulted in tragedy and heartbreak. This season finds our protagonist, Piper, along with Alex and Nicky, hunkered down in a “bunker”, but it’s only a matter of time before catastrophe hits the fan, again.
| Date | Pack | Program | Channel | Show Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Showing | Drama | Orange is the New Black | showcase | First on Foxtel |
American Horror Story: Cult
Showcase
The first season of the FX series to not feature mainstay actress Lily Rabe, the seventh season of American Horror Story, named Cult, follows local restaurant owner Ally (Sarah Paulson) as her phobias are triggered by the surprising results of the 2016 US presidential election. Meanwhile, the consequential political conundrum fuels fellow resident Kai’s (Evan Peters) pursuit of his very own political power, made more lethal by the fact that he’s a psychopath. American Horror Story: Cult also stars Billie Lourd, Adina Porter, and Alison Pill.
| Date | Pack | Program | Channel | Show Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Showing | Drama | American Horror Story: Cult | showcase | Express from the US |
Channels Available
A Subscription to the Drama Pack will give you access to Showcase, Universal Channel, and BBC First for award-winning and top-rated drama shows.
Moreover, each pack you choose comes with an assortment of extra channels completely free of charge. These include V Hits, Fox News, TVSN, Sky News Live, Sky News Business, Sky News Weather, and Fox Sport News.
Watch Online
You don’t have to go through a complicated installation process to get Foxtel Now. Just sign up on the website, choose your channel packs, and you can start watching in minutes. You can watch Foxtel Now on a variety of devices — PC, Mac, mobile device, PS4, Telstra TV, Apple TV (with Airplay), and Chromecast. The only must is a fast broadband connection.
PlayStation 3, Xbox One and select Smart TVs are still able to stream Foxtel content live in SD via the Foxtel Play app. You can cancel, pause, or change your subscription at any time. Plus, there are several ways to watch Foxtel Now free.
Sign Up and Enjoy the Perks
Ready for an exciting month of amazing Foxtel content? With so many new and returning series becoming available, it’s the perfect time to try Foxtel Now for yourself. Sign up for a one month free trial and enjoy everything Foxtel has to offer.
