NEWS Foxtel, Netflix link up

ENTERTAINMENT giants Foxtel and Netflix will co-produce an Australian TV show for the first time and have inked a groundbreaking deal that is expected to see Netflix shows and movies streamed on Foxtel boxes later this year.

Foxtel boss Patrick Delany has confirmed Foxtel and Netflix have signed a partnership which the Sunday Territorian understands will mean Foxtel subscribers will be able to stream Netflix.

Viewers could switch between Foxtel’s hotly-anticipated Game of Thrones series finale and third season of Netflix’s royal drama, The Crown, with the touch of a button.

The new partnership comes after Netflix and Sky UK last year launched a streaming package for Sky subscribers.

The Sunday Territorian can also reveal the second season of Foxtel’s Logie-award winning political thriller Secret City will be screened worldwide on Netflix.

Two-time Academy awardnominee Jacki Weaver will reprise her role alongside NIDAtrained Anna Torv.

The Australian story has been filmed in Sydney, Canberra and Parliament House.

“Partnering with Netflix enables this great story to be seen around the world,” Foxtel executive director of television Brian Walsh said.

“We are proud to tell uniquely Australian stories at Foxtel, stories made for Australians.”

Secret City: Under the Eagle picks up with journalist Harriet Dunkley, played by Torv, who is released from prison only to be unwittingly ensnared in a military and political cover-up.