Parra News March 14 2023

Nathan Taylor
TV NEWS
Ê One of the surprising bits of news to
come through this week was confirmation
that ‘Shark Tank’ would be returning to 10
later this year. It’s unbelievably been five
years since we last saw the series, which
brings together five business superstars, who
put their own cash on the line to try and turn
the next big idea into a profitable venture.
When ‘Shark Tank’ last screened in 2018,
the ‘Sharks’ included Steve Baxter, Janine
Allis, Andrew Banks, Naomi Simson and Glen
Richards. No word on the new line-up yet.
Ê 10 has confirmed Melissa Leong and
international chef Amaury Guichon as judges
for ‘MasterChef: Dessert Masters’. Offering
$100,000 in prize money, the ‘short run’
series is expected to feature well-known
names in pastry, desserts and all things
sweet. ‘MasterChef: Dessert Masters’ will air
later this year.
Ê Former ‘Sunrise’ host Sam Armytage has
been confirmed as the new host of ‘Farmer
Wants A Wife’. Channel Seven have already
started airing promos for the series, which is
expected to air after Easter. Long-time host
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Natalie Gruzlewski will still be involved but
in a scaled back role.
Ê Highly anticipated SBS series ‘Alone Australia’
will premiere with a double episode on
Wednesday, March 29 at 7.30pm. The 11-part
series sees 10 Australian survivalists dropped
in the Tasmanian wilderness, completely
isolated from the world and each other,
stripped of modern possessions, contact and
comforts, to self-document their experience
– the last one standing takes home $250,000.
It’s a shame it’s on SBS because this sounds
like a show not to be missed!
Ê ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’, a live-action reimagining
of the J.M. Barrie novel and the 1953
animated classic, will screen next month on
Disney+. ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ introduces
Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave
her childhood home behind, who meets Peter
Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside
her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell,
she travels with Peter to the magical world of
Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate
captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on
a thrilling and dangerous adventure that will
change her life forever. Starring Jude Law as
Captain Hook, ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ drops on
Friday, April 28.
Ê Still on Disney+ and the streamer has
just released the trailer for new film ‘Boston
Strangler’, which is set to be released this
Friday, March 17. The film follows Loretta
McLaughlin (Keira Knightley), a reporter
for the Record-American newspaper, who
becomes the first journalist to connect the
Boston Strangler murders. The trailer is a
beauty!
Ê Huge news for fans of ‘Billions’ this week
with confirmation that Damian Lewis will
return for the seventh season of the finance
drama. The show hasn’t quite been the same
since the abrupt departure of Lewis’ character
Axe after season 5. ‘Billions’ returns to
Stan later this year.
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