STAN EXPANDS ITS LANDMARK ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SLATE WITH FIVE NEW ​
​REVEALED PRODUCTIONS

February 18 2025 - Stan today announced five new Original Documentaries for its Revealed slate, created in collaboration with award-winning journalists, producers and filmmakers from Australia and across the world, with support from Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Screen Queensland and VicScreen.

This new slate of Revealed documentaries illustrates Stan’s commitment to original longform content that takes a deep dive into contemporary Australian stories. 

With exclusive access into one of the highest profile criminal cases in recent history, Death Cap unravels how a fatal lunch in the small town of Korumburra became a global media sensation, leaving three guests dead, and one fighting for life. A documentary about Australia’s most controversial leader, conservative icon and former Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Joh: Last King of Queensland is a timely examination of power, corruption, and Joh’s complex legacy. Craig Bellamy: Inside the Storm uncovers the secrets of his success, offering a rare glimpse into Bellamy's inner sanctum for the 2024 NRL season. Into the Night is an epic six year investigation that uncovers missing evidence and secrets long thought buried forever in one of Australia’s most baffling cold cases. Zyzz & Chestbrah: The Poster Boys follows the meteoric rise of body-building influencers Zyzz and Chestbrah. 

These five brand new Originals join an existing suite of Revealed documentaries, including the previously announced Malka Leifer, which explores a harrowing abuse scandal in Melbourne and is due to premiere in 2025. 

Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie said: “Guaranteed to intrigue, these ​ new documentaries make gripping additions to our award-winning and highly revered Revealed slate. From poisonous mushrooms and internet fame to Queensland politics, sporting successes and the lengths we’ll go to for grief and closure, these screen stories are engrossing and enthralling and continue to deliver insightful profiles of people, politics and contemporary events.”

Head of Documentary at Screen Australia Richard Huddleston said: “The quality and range of stories in this Revealed strand is impressive. They are a strong testament to the different and compelling approaches Australian creatives are delivering for audiences and I am delighted that Screen Australia has been able to support many of these rich and intriguing films.”

Head of Screen NSW Kyas Hepworth said: “NSW practitioners continue to create groundbreaking, insightful and thought-provoking documentary content that resonate with audiences around the world. Screen NSW is thrilled to support the teams behind Zyzz & Chestbrah: The Poster Boys, Malka Leifer, Into the Night and Joh: Last King of Queensland bring these unique, and very different stories, to Stan.”

VicScreen CEO Caroline Pitcher said: “Documentaries are a powerful and insightful genre of storytelling, and VicScreen is proud to support three wildly different Victorian stories in Craig Bellamy: Inside the Storm; Revealed: Malka Leifer and Death Cap. Our Victorian documentary filmmaking talent is world-class and is a key part of why Victoria is a global screen success story.”

NEWLY ANNOUNCED REVEALED: STAN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARIES

Death Cap – Premiering 2025

3 x 60 series 

A seemingly ordinary family lunch becomes a global media story when four guests fall critically ill, with three later dying. As press from around the world descend on the small country town of Korumburra, Victoria the deaths become a tragic cultural touchstone with wild theories and speculation running rampant. When the lunch host, Erin Patterson, is arrested and charged with triple homicide, the alleged cause of death – poisoning by the world’s most lethal mushroom, the death cap - is revealed. 

With exclusive access into one of the highest profile criminal cases in recent memory, the documentary series Death Cap explores how one tragic lunch has the means to shatter a small-town community, while examining the fairness of a trial amidst a global media frenzy. Featuring The Age journalists John Silvester and Marta Pascual Juanola.

Directed by Gil Marsden, Death Cap is a co-production between Dreamchaser, Den of Martians and FIFTH SEASON. Major production investment from Screen Australia and VicScreen. Global distribution is handled by FIFTH SEASON.

Joh: Last King of Queensland – Premiering 2025

Feature Documentary 

An examination into one of Australia’s most controversial leaders. By November 1987, Joh had led the Sunshine State for 19 years and occupied a special place in most Queenslanders’ hearts. He ran Australia’s fastest growing state with an iron fist, but an inquiry soon unravelled a vast web of corruption. Locking himself in his office, Bjelke-Petersen refused to face his party, the Parliament or the press. A timely examination of power, corruption, and Joh’s complex legacy. Actor Richard Roxburgh brings Joh Bjelke-Petersen to life in the documentary.

Acclaimed filmmaker Kriv Stenders and The Australian writer/investigative journalist Matthew Condon draw on never-before-seen archival footage and revelatory interviews. Joh: Last King of Queensland is a WildBear Entertainment production. Major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with support from Screen NSW and Screen Queensland. International sales by WildBear International and developed with assistance from Screen Queensland.

Craig Bellamy: Inside the Storm – Premiering March 9

Feature Documentary 

One of Australia's greatest coaches and leaders, Craig Bellamy, invites us into his inner sanctum as he aims to lead the Melbourne Storm to ultimate success in 2024. ​ 

Having coached for 22 seasons, with 21 ending in finals campaigns, as well as five Grand Final victories and six Coach of the Year awards, Bellamy is regarded as one of the greatest ever NRL leaders. Produced by Adrian Brown (The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team) and Greg Sitch the documentary features interviews with Ange Postecoglou, Craig McRae, Andrew Johns, Roy Masters, Sir Wayne Smith and Melbourne Storm stars. Produced by Whooshka Media, and with the assistance of VicScreen.

Into the Night – Premiering 2025

4 x 60 series 

Into the Night is an epic investigation into one of Australia's most baffling crimes. This four part series poses the question – how far would you go to solve a loved one's murder? Directed and produced by Janine Hosking and Katrina McGowan, the award-winning producers of How To Poison A Planet and A Horse Named Winx. Into the Night is an iKandy Films production for Stan. Major production investment from Screen Australia and Stan. Financed with support from Screen NSW. 

Zyzz & Chestbrah: The Poster Boys

Feature documentary 

Follows the meteoric rise of legendary bodybuilders and internet sensations Zyzz and Chestbrah. Growing up as outsiders, Aziz and Said find their community on bodybuilding forums and by creating online alter egos – Zyzz and Chestbrah – where they built a dedicated following. With billions in their online community, Zyzz’s relentless pursuit of perfection risks everything — until tragedy strikes, and his sudden death leaves Chestbrah to grapple with a complex legacy. Executive produced by Dane and Nic Butler and directed by Selina Miles (Martha: A Picture Story). Zyzz and Chestbrah is a co-production between Gal Greenspan of Sweetshop & Green and Tom Blackwell of Olympia Pictures. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Minderoo Pictures. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Development with assistance of Screen Australia.

STILL TO PREMIERE REVEALED: STAN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARIES

Malka Leifer – Premiering 2025

Feature Documentary 

Revealed: Malka Leifer explores a harrowing abuse scandal in Melbourne. Sisters Nicole, Dassi and Elly grew up adhering to the structures of their ultra-orthodox Jewish community. Isolated from the evils of the world around them, their fate is predetermined: arranged marriage, children, homemaking. In 2008, allegations surface that the three sisters were abused by their headmistress Malka Leifer. With a public relations disaster on their hands, members of the local community allegedly ​ help Leifer flee, with her boarding a plane to Israel with three of her eight children in the dead of night. For the sisters, the escape sets in motion a decade of anger, frustration, and determination to bring Leifer back to face her crimes. When they are finally successful, having stared down pressure from their community, political corruption and endless legal manoeuvring, the question is: at what price? 

Principal production funding from Screen Australia. Developed and produced with the assistance of VicScreen. Financed with support from Screen NSW and philanthropy via Documentary Australia. The film is produced by Ivan O’Mahoney, Joel Pearlman and Edwina Waddy, and directed by Adam Kamien, in association with Fremantle, who will also handle international distribution of the series.

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