Yesterday SBS unveiled its programming highlights for its multichannels SBS Food, SBS VICELAND and SBS World Movies for 2025.
See also: 2025 Upfronts: SBS / NITV
SBS Food
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Season 8
TX: 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 86 x 30 mins
The Cook Up with Adam Liaw is exactly the kind of food delivery your home needs: a delightful half hour of cooking and entertainment with a side of laughs. Each night, two guests join Adam in his kitchen to create delicious food based around a different theme. Naturally, when there’s food, chat follows. As part of our 50-year celebrations, The Cook Up With Adam Liaw will feature special episodes with favourite faces from SBS over the years. The Cook Up with Adam Liaw S8 is an internal production for SBS Food. Produced with support from brand partners.
Memory Bites with Matt Moran
TX: Early 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 6 x 30 mins
Join renowned chef Matt Moran as he invites beloved Australians into his kitchen for a trip down memory lane on Memory Bites. Each week, Matt recreates a memorable meal that transports his guest back to pivotal moments in their life, unlocking vivid memories and heartfelt stories. As they share and savour these dishes, memories ignite, bringing past experiences to life. Memory Bites is where food and memories intertwine, offering a candid and heart-warming glimpse into the personal histories of Australia’s most cherished. Guests include Pia Miranda, Richard Roxburgh and Ross Noble. Memory Bites is produced by Big Owl Productions for SBS Food.
Marion Grasby’s Endless Summer (Working Title)*
TX: 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 30 mins
Marion Grasby’s Endless Summer beautifully blends her Asian-Australian heritage with the flavours and memories that reflect her life in both Bangkok and Australia. Marion shares personal stories and recipes from comforting family dishes and street food favourites to inventive takes on classic Asian staples. Whether she’s exploring her local Asian supermarket, recreating Bangkok street food, or preparing a relaxed BBQ by the Noosa River, Marion’s recipes are a celebration of culture, family, and the joy of gathering loved ones around the table. There’ll be inspiration and practical tips for viewers looking to infuse their home cooking with authentic flavours and a touch of modern Australian lifestyle. Marion Grasby’s Endless Summer is produced by Marion’s Kitchen for SBS Food. *Working title.
Minoli’s Spice Island
TX: 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 10 x 30 mins
Restaurateur Minoli De Silva returns to her ancestral home of Sri Lanka, eager to explore the island’s vibrant culture and evolving culinary landscape. From the bustling streets of Colombo to untouched rural villages, Minoli connects with innovative chefs, skilled artisans, and dedicated farmers, uncovering the rich flavours that define Sri Lankan cuisine. As she gathers inspiration from her encounters, Minoli crafts her own delectable dishes, celebrating the island’s signature spices, fresh seafood, and tropical fruits. Minoli’s Spice Island is produced by The Precinct for SBS Food.
Island Echoes with Nornie Bero
TX: 2025 on NITV, SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 30 mins
Join celebrated chef Nornie Bero on a vibrant culinary adventure through the Torres Strait Islands as she reconnects with friends and family on the Islands. Delving into traditional foods and the rich stories behind them, Nornie showcases her distinctive cooking style, highlighting Indigenous ingredients. Immersing herself in the heart of her homeland, Nornie engages with local communities and honours the culinary traditions. Experience the breathtaking landscapes of the islands along with the flavours and narratives of the Torres Strait, celebrating the region’s unique cultural heritage. Island Echoes is a Dual Entertainment production for NITV and SBS Food.
Lara Lee’s Journey Home (Working Title)*
TX: 2025 SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of Episodes: 8 x 30 minutes
Author and chef Lara Lee embarks on a captivating contemporary adventure, travelling from her home in Sydney to the islands of the Indonesian archipelago to discover and connect with the cultural and family ties that fuel her life and cooking. Lara reveals the rich and surprising diversity that lies at Australia’s doorstep – island-hopping from Bali to her Father’s birthplace in West Timor. These little known and uniquely different islands at the crossroads of some of the world’s oldest trading routes, have long connected Asia, Australia and Europe – and are the source of many of the flavours that rock our world today. Lara Lee’s Journey Home is produced by Southern Pictures with support from Screen Australia, the ASEAN-Australia Centre and the Australian-Indonesian Institute. *Working title.
A Girl’s Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking
Season 2 TX: 2025 SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Number of episodes: 8 x 30 minutes
World-renowned chef Analiese Gregory is set to open a boutique restaurant in her beloved Tasmanian home, during the new season of A Girl’s Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking. In search for inspiration for new dishes and the best produce Tasmania has to offer she’ll embark on new adventures, including diving to catch crayfish by hand and spearfishing. As she strives to create a sustainable lifestyle, Analiese will expand her farm welcoming her own sheep and new goats into her growing family. Throughout her adventures, she will develop innovative recipes showcasing the flavours and ingredients of the Island. Join Analiese as she turns her dream into reality crafting a unique dining experience. A Girl’s Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking is a documentary series made by production partners Broken Yellow and Barking Mad for SBS Food, with production support from Screen Tasmania and assistance from Tourism Tasmania.
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Jamie Cooks Italy
TX: 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
In this glorious celebration of all things Italian, Jamie Oliver travels through Italy sampling mouth-watering delicacies made by the mammas and the nonnas who’ve been passing on perfect family recipes for generations. We discover the secrets and the simplicity of Italy’s best home cooking, and how to prepare classic Italian kitchen dishes at home.
Rachael Ray in Tuscany
TX: 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
Rachael Ray brings you her mouth-watering Italian specialties from her very own kitchen in her Tuscan villa, utilising the best local ingredients from the region with her own personal twists.
Gary Barlow’s Wine Tour: South Africa
TX: 2025 on SBS Food and SBS On Demand
This series sees Take That frontman Gary Barlow showing a new side to himself, travelling one of the world’s great food and wine destinations to seek out incredible eating and drinking experiences. He’ll be joined by a showbiz friend in every episode and will meet amazing chefs from all parts of the local culinary scene, wonderful producers and brilliant wine experts, who join in with cooking four dishes every episode, and explore the best wines to go with them.
SBS VICELAND
Moni
TX: 2025 on SBS On Demand and SBS Viceland
Number of Episodes: 6 x 10 mins
Moni, a 30-something gay Samoan man, is haunted by the re-emergence of a deep secret he has harboured from his childhood. On returning to his family and his hometown of Western Sydney, he is confronted with the cultural and community pressures he had escaped from – making his journey to healing a difficult one. But guidance comes in the unlikeliest way and from the unlikeliest place – his dead Samoan mother. Moni is a Pasifika project from Pelesasa Pics, led by creator Taofia Pelesasa, director Alana Hicks, producer Nicole Coventry, and executive producer Eliorah Malifa. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screen NSW. Developed with assistance of Screen Australia and SBS.
Dark Side of Reality TV
TX: 2025 on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand
Venture deep into the outrageous and often disturbing world of reality television, and the shows that helped redefine entertainment in the 21st century. With interviews from both legends of the genre and industry insiders, from long-running behemoths to controversial one-and-done formats, get the inside story from the biggest names in the industry, including Vicky Gunvalson, Omarosa, Janice Dickinson and Richard Hatch. Shows explored include Survivor, America’s Next Top Model, Real Housewives, Hell’s Kitchen and more.
If You Are the One Series 16
TX: 2025 on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand
With a viewing audience of up to 50 million per episode, this popular Chinese dating show is a cultural phenomenon. A lone male suitor must impress a panel of 24 single women, who can then register their interest or disinterest in the man through the use of their podium lights. Popular host Meng Fei oversees all the action in front of a large studio audience.
SBS World Movies
The New Boy
TX: 2025 on NITV, SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
Directed and written by award-winning talent Warwick Thornton, The New Boy follows a young Aboriginal Australian orphan boy (Aswan Reid) who is brought into a Christian monastery, run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett), where he begins to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage. The film won multiple AACTA Awards and also features Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair.
Sweet As
TX: 2025 on NITV, SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
The Breakfast Club meets the outback in this uplifting coming-of-age road trip movie by Nyul Nyul / Yawuru director Jub Clerc. With problems on the home front, 15-year-old Murra (Shantae Barnes-Cowan) is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle (Mark Coles Smith) thwarts her self-destructive behaviour with a lifeline: a “photo- safari for at-risk kids”. Murra isn’t entirely convinced, but she soon joins cantankerous Kylie, uptight Sean, happy-go-lucky Elvis, and camp counsellors Fernando (Carlos Sanson Jr) and Michelle (Tasma Walton) on a transformative bus trip to the Pilbara. On the trail, the teens learn about fun, friendship and first crushes, as well as the forces of ‘reality’ that puncture the bubble of youth.
Anatomy of a Fall
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
2024 Oscar nominee for Best Motion Picture of the Year and 2023 Palme d’Or winner. A woman is suspected of murder after her husband’s death, and their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness. Directed by Justine Triet, starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado-Graner.
Priscilla
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness and a vulnerable best friend. Directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny.
May December
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
2024 Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay. Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. Directed by Todd Haynes, starring Natalie Portman, Charles Melton and Julianne Moore.
One Life
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
A film following Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Directed by James Hawes, starring Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin and Johnny Flynn.
The Blue Caftan
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
In this romantic drama, a middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice. Directed by Maryam Touzani, starring Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri and Ayoub Missioui.
The Eight Mountains
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, this film follows over four decades the profound and complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno. Directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch.
Close
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
2023 Oscar nominee for Best International Feature Film. The intense friendship between two thirteen-year-old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother. Directed by Lukas Dhont, starring Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele.
Scrapper
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality. Directed and written by Charlotte Regan, starring Lola Campbell and Harris Dickinson.
Girls Will Be Girls
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
2022 winner of Berlin International Film Festival’s ARTE International Prize. At a strict boarding school in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. However, her sexual awakening is cut short by her protective mother, who never got to experience the same liberating process of maturation. Directed by Shuchi Talati, starring Preeti Panigrahi and Kani Kusruti.
The Taste of Things
TX: 2025 on SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand
2024 nominee for Critics’ Choice Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film. The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin – the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years. Directed by Anh Hung Tran, starring Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel and Emmanuel Salinger
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