Prime Video Announces Three New Australian Documentary Series

Prime Video has expanded its Australian slate with three new documentary series.

The first documentary series is Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings, a three-part series examining the deaths of six backpackers following a night out in Laos in 2024. 

The second is Madness of Three, a five-part documentary about the 2022 Wieambilla shootings in Queensland. The series will examine Nathaniel, Stacey and Gareth Train and the conspiracy theories and online influences that preceded the attack that killed police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, as well as neighbour Alan Dare.

Thirdly, The Test will return for a fourth season, following the Australian Men’s Test cricket team through another significant period.

“We strongly believe that to be successful globally, you need to be successful locally,” Sarah Christie, head of Australian and New Zealand Originals at Amazon MGM Studios, said. “These new commissions reflect our continued dedication to telling compelling Australian stories that matter – from the sporting moments that unite us, to true crime cases that gripped us locally and made headlines internationally.”

Prime Video has now commissioned 34 Australian Prime Originals since 2019, including Deadloch, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Top End Bub and Final Siren: Inside the AFL.

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