Staff picks

TIDELANDS

Anticipation is high for Netflix’s first original Australian series. Starring former Home and Away star Charlotte Best and Elsa Pataky, the eight-part supernatural drama is set in a small fishing village called Orphelin Bay that’s home to a group of half-sirens and decades of secrets. Our review will go live on who.com.au on Fri., Dec. 14, when Tidelands becomes available to stream.

OPEN-AIR CINEMA

It’s that time of year again when the best way to take in a movie is outdoors – weather permitting, of course. From Sydney Harbour to Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth; Botanic Park in Adelaide to Brisbane’s Roma Street Parkland, venues around the country have a range of cult, classic and brand new films programmed over summer. And with Oscar season ramping up, there will be some big titles premiering.

HOME AND AWAY’S 2018 FINALE

What better way to end the year than with a wedding in Thurs., Dec. 13’s triple episode? Colby ( Tim Franklin) and Chelsea’s (Ashleigh Brewer) big day has arrived, but things won’t go smoothly. Meanwhile, could another Summer Bay couple be next to wed, with a proposal taking place?