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Well I guess this way it shows that it's not just designed as a replacement over the Christmas break. We've just had it confirmed in the last few minutes that the schedule has been finalised today, and the pilot episode will actually take up the 2-hour slot from 12pm to 2pm on the Monday. So yes it will be the feature-length version. Then it's as stated before, double bills every weekday from 12-1pm, with the entire week's eps repeated on Sunday from 9am-3pm. It'll also be available on the streaming platform, and there'll actually be the first 30 episodes available from launch (i.e. the first six weeks on-screen, or three weeks at 5Drama pace). Then further drops of 10 eps per week. https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2026/11/02/when-does-home-and-away-start-on-5drama/

Preliminary schedules indicate that the 5Drama airings will be commencing with the 90min pilot episode on Monday 16th November at midday. That will be immediately followed by Episode 1 at 1:30pm. Going forward, it looks as though there'll be a double bill every weekday, airing between 12-1pm, with the episodes repeated the following morning between 9-10am. (for those that care - much like the current eps, they won't be having the week ending neatly at the end of the block - it'll be episode 9 at the end of the first week, instead of episode 10)