FX returns to Australia with zombie apocalypse and wild west drama

Tim Burrowes

October 9, 2011 4:12

The FX channel is to make a return to Australian TV screens after an absence of eight years.

FX will be available on Foxtel from early next year.

The channel, owned by News Corp’s Fox International Channels, will launch with three key franchises – zombie drama The Walking Dead, The Transporter, which is based on the Jason Statham film, and wild west drama Hell On Wheels.

FX aired in Australia from 1995 to 2003 when it rebranded to W to mark a move to more female focused programming.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.