Lockerbie: A Search for Truth - Release date and where to watch in Australia

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December 19, 2024

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is now streaming in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel.

Colin Firth plays a grieving father hellbent on finding justice following a terrorist attack that took his daughter’s life in Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. The series is based on the book written by Jim Swire, the real-life person that Firth plays in the show, and Peter Biddulph. 

The new British drama is set to premiere on 2 January 2025 with BINGE and Foxtel Now confirmed to stream episodes in Australia. In addition to Firth, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth features a dynamic cast that includes Catherine McCormack (Slow Horses), Sam Troughton (A Very Royal Scandal), and Mark Bonnar (Shetland).

The Lockerbie TV series will premiere in Australia on Thursday, 2 January 2025, exclusively on BINGE, Foxtel, and Foxtel Now. On Foxtel, the five-part drama will be airing on Showcase at 8.30pm. 

For streaming Lockerbie: A Search for Truth in Australia, both BINGE and Foxtel Now still offer free trials for new subscribers, while Foxtel makes signing up easier by offering 12-month deals that’ll give new customers monthly discounts for an entire year.

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Season 1Release DatesStreaming Services
Episode 1Thur, 2 Jan 2025BINGE / Foxtel / Foxtel Now
Episode 2Thur, 9 Jan 2025BINGE / Foxtel / Foxtel Now
Episode 3Thur, 16 Jan 2025BINGE / Foxtel / Foxtel Now
Episode 4Thur, 23 Jan 2025BINGE / Foxtel / Foxtel Now
Episode 5Thur, 30 Jan 2025BINGE / Foxtel / Foxtel Now

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A collaboration between Universal International Studios’ Carnival Films and Sky Studios, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth dramatises the events following the Lockerbie bombing in December 1988.

The miniseries is based on the book “The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice” by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. Colin Firth plays Dr. Jim Swire, whose life is shattered after finding out that his daughter, Flora, was amongst those who died when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a bomb while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. 

As one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks devastates hundreds of families, Jim Swire questions the official investigation and its findings. His doubts lead him to instigate a controversial, decades-spanning campaign that eventually takes him to Libya, all while threatened by heightened international conflict.

At its core, the series revolves around a father’s harrowing grief over the loss of his daughter, which heartbreakingly evolves into an indomitable search for truth and justice that spans three decades. 

Colin Firth in Lockerbie A Search for Truth
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The television adaptation is written by David Harrower and Maryam Hamidi and directed by Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach, while executive producers include Sam Hoyle for Sky Studios and David Harrower, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Oskar Slingerland, Nigel Marchant, and Gareth Neame. 

It stars Firth as Jim Swire, Catherine McCormack as Jane Swire, Sam Troughton as Murray Guthrie, and Mark Bonnar as Roderick McGill. Supporting cast includes Ardalan Esmaili, Guy Henry, and Nabil Al Raee.

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We’ve rounded up some of the latest releases you can watch on the streamers, including the latest spy thriller The Day of the Jackal and Dune’s prequel series Dune: Prophecy. 

Other dramas and docos based on real events you can watch on BINGE and Foxtel include The Staircase, which also starred Colin Firth, as well as The Vow, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, and The Jinx — Part Two.

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