STAN WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

WATCH THE FIRST LOOK CLIP OF THE STAN ORIGINAL FILM THE SURFER, COMING SOON, STREAMING ONLY ON STAN.

The Stan Original Film The Surfer is a psychological thriller that stars Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario, Leaving Las Vegas). When a man returns to Australia to buy back his family home after many years in the US, he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a group of local surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, he defies them and remains at the beach, demanding acceptance. As the conflict escalates, he is brought right to the edge of his sanity and his entire identity is thrown into question. Directed by Lorcan Finnegan’s (Vivarium) The Surfer will premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in Official Selection for the Midnight Screenings section this weekend. 

The Stan Original Film The Surfer is coming soon, streaming only on Stan.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE STAN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY TRAILBLAZERS, PREMIERING JUNE 4, ONLY ON STAN.

Created by an all female production team, Trailblazers will take viewers on the incredible journey and rise of the Matildas, Australia’s beloved women's national football team, and women’s football in Australia. From the first FIFA recognised game in 1979 and the early years of paying-to-play, to the Matildas striking for equal pay in 2015, heartbreak at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and Australia co-hosting the largest women’s sporting event on the planet, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 to qualifying for Paris 2024. This triumphant story honours the early players who paved the way for future generations and the rockstar players who are household names today.

The Stan Original Documentary Trailblazers premieres June 4, only on Stan.

THE BRAND NEW FILM PRISCILLA IS STREAMING ONLY ON STAN FROM JUNE 1

Directed by Academy Award® winner Sofia Coppola and starring Jacob Elordi (Saltburn, Euphoria) and Golden Globe nominee Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla is a film based on Priscilla's own 1985 memoir Elvis and Me. 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, a vulnerable best friend.

The brand new film Priscilla is streaming only on Stan from June 1.

THE BAFTA® AWARD-WINNING BRITISH COMEDY SUCH BRAVE GIRLS IS RENEWED FOR SEASON 2

The BAFTA® Award-winning British comedy Such Brave Girls follows two sisters, Josie (Kat Sadler) and Billie (Lizzie Davidson), and their single mother Deb (Louise Brealey), a tight and thoroughly co-dependent family unit. Navigating life armed with nothing but poor judgement and a self-esteem exclusively tied to people who couldn't care less about them, the series is a hilarious slice of family dysfunction.

Every episode of Such Brave Girls season 1 is now streaming, only on Stan.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE BRAND NEW SEASON OF WE ARE LADY PARTS, PREMIERING MAY 31, ONLY ON STAN.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed We Are Lady Parts returns. Season two sees the band return with a renewed artistic mission after the high of their first UK tour, only to find a rival band threatening their delicate status quo. But as the reality of chasing success sets in, Lady Parts embarks on recording their first album, juggling personal ambitions and questioning whether ‘making it big’ is really what they want…

Every episode of the brand new season of We Are Lady Parts premieres May 31, only on Stan.

THE BRAND NEW SEASON OF RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS PREMIERES TONIGHT FROM 6PM AEST WITH A DOUBLE-EPISODE PREMIERE, SAME DAY AS THE U.S., ONLY ON STAN.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars returns for season 9. Fan favourite fierce and fabulous queens hit the runway for super-sized challenges that will push them to their limits. This year, for the first time in Drag Race her-story, eight queens will use their drag superpowers for good, harnessing their skills to raise money for a charity of their choice. Returning to the stage are queens Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Gottmik, Jorgeous, Nina West, Plastique Tiara, Roxxxy Andrews, Shannel and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.

The brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premieres tonight from 6pm AEST with a double-episode premiere, same day as the U.S., only on Stan.

EVERY EPISODE OF THE BRAND NEW SERIES LITTLE BIRD IS NOW STREAMING, ONLY ON STAN.

Starring Darla Contois and Lisa Edelstein (House, M.D.), Little Bird follows the life of Bezhig Little Bird, a victim of the Sixties Scoop in Saskatchewan wherein First Nations children were abducted and placed in foster homes before being put up for adoption by white families. Told in parallel timelines, the series contrasts Bezhig’s childhood with her engagement party – only this time as Esther Rosenblum, a woman in her 20s on the cusp of life, and suddenly wracked with repressed memories.

Every episode of the brand new series Little Bird is now streaming, only on Stan.

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