One of my favorite shows of 2024 was “The Newsreader,” a biting Australian series about the TV news business in 1980s Melbourne. I likened it to an Aussie version of the 1987 movie “Broadcast News,” with its winning combination of satire and pathos and a news team obsessed with beating the competition no matter the fallout.

Season 2 picks up a year later, with fledgling anchor Dale Jennings (Sam Reid) now a more assured presence on the nightly “News at Six” broadcast, alongside the more seasoned Helen Norville (Anna Torv).

They are partners both on the air and off, and this juicy tidbit comes up when they appear on the station’s talk show, hosted by a shamelessly cheesy Irishman called Gerry Carroll (Rory Fleck Byrne). Gerry is a great addition to “The Newsreader” ensemble, both charming

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