How many episodes are in Ground Up?

Ground Up has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Ground Up premiere?

Ground Up premieres on 2026-06-07.

Is Ground Up a new series?

Ground Up is a new series (Season 1).

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Ground Up(2026)

Archived · ABC iview

7.5M6 eps

S01

ComedySports

ON AIR: JUN 7Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Ground Up treats committee-room bickering with the straight face of a documentary, letting earnest plans and oversized egos do the comic work. Talking-head interviews and awkward glances at the camera give its local politics a dry, deadpan texture. The humour is affectionate but pointed, especially when civic pride and footy enthusiasm collide with questions about public spending.

A dispute over a single carpark can swell into something resembling a national crisis. Officials, supporters and sceptics bring competing priorities to the project, turning practical decisions into local rivalries. Short episodes follow one continuing story as the stadium and team take shape, with grand ambitions repeatedly brought down to the scale of a meeting-room argument.

Best for

deadpan political comedy, public spending satire and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Sports

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

ABC iview

Official Premise

Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL - but there's a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium, and not everyone thinks the billion dollar spend is a good idea.

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Strongest Match

Ground Up’s straight-faced mockumentary humor makes room for the same kind of small-place rivalry and earnest plans going comically sideways in New Zealand Spy. Its amateur agents bluff through grand spy briefings with limited resources, while Ground Up finds laughs in civic meetings and local footy loyalties; New Zealand Spy is quicker and more openly silly.

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Why this pick

Ground Up and St. Denis Medical turn mockumentary interviews, awkward camera glances, and workplace bickering into warm, dry comedy. Ground Up’s locals get tangled in stadium plans and footy loyalties, while St. Denis’s hospital coworkers juggle everyday chaos with dark jokes and genuine care for one another.

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Why this pick

Ground Up and Ted Lasso find warmth and humor in people whose local sports ambitions bring them together, even when egos and rivalries get in the way. Ground Up keeps its jokes dry, with civic meetings and footy loyalties, while Ted Lasso leans into locker-room friendships, mentorship, and a sunnier, more heartfelt mood.

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