FOX Docos to launch in September

In September Foxtel will launch FOX Docos, showcasing award-winning documentaries from around the world.

Launching on September 1, the channel will feature the latest documentary commissions, over 600 hours of true stories from HBO and hundreds more handpicked features from the Foxtel library.

Jim Buchan, Foxtel General Manager, Factual, said: “We know there’s a huge appetite for premium, nonfiction storytelling in Australia, and the popularity of true and unforgettable stories with audiences continues to grow. In our mission to bring world-class entertainment to the living rooms and screens of more Australians each and every day, FOX Docos will give our customers an unrivalled destination for brand new, highly acclaimed world class documentaries all in one place.

“Featuring a broad range of content from renowned producers, directors and distributors, including more than 600 hours a year from HBO, FOX Docos will have a broad audience appeal spanning all ages. From headline-grabbing scandals, celebrity biographies and artist performances to incredible sporting moments, epic travelogue series and inspiring stories of everyday people, FOX Docos will unfold the story and enhance audience understanding of our fascinating, ever-changing world.”

Launch programming will include Spike Lee’s, NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½, a four-part docuseries on NYC life, loss and survival over the twenty years since the September 11 attacks.

Also premiering in September are  two HBO documentaries Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, a three-part docuseries that examines the personal and political journey of President Barack Obama, as the country grapples with its racial history; and In the Same Breath, by renowned film maker Nanfu Wang, recounting the origin and spread of the novel coronavirus from the earliest days of the outbreak in Wuhan, China to its rampage across the United States.

Also coming are Walking With Grace, profiling Australian of the Year Grace Tame, surf documentary Swell Chasers, Lauda profiling F1 champ Niki Lauda and Tiger on the rise, fall and comeback of Tiger Woods.

Other docos will profile Heath Ledger, Tina Turner, Robin Williams alongside McMillions and Showbiz Kids.

FOX Docos launches on Ch. 129 on September 1 and will be available through linear programming and On Demand.