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Country | Australia |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Foxtel Networks |
Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
History | |
Launched | 1 September 2021 [1] |
Replaced | Foxtel Arts |
Closed | 26 August 2025 [2] |
Former names | FOX Docos (2021–2023) Docos (2023–2024) |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Foxtel Go | Channel 129 & 283 |
Binge | binge.com.au |
Famous was an Australian subscription television channel which focused on broadcasting various documentary films and docuseries. The channel launched on 1 September 2021 as Fox Docos, [1] serving as a replacement for Foxtel Arts. [3] It rebranded twice, with it simply known as Docos from 26 September 2023, [4] then Famous from 1 August 2024. [5] The channel closed down on 26 August 2025, with programming moving to other Foxtel Networks channels. [2]
The channel consisted of both acquired and original programming, including celebrity, entertainment and sports documentaries [2] and non-fiction content from HBO. [6] The first local program to be produced for the channel, Walking with Hope, premiered on 2 September 2021, one day after the channel's launch. [7]
The channel, which launches today, September 1, was created by Foxtel* amid an increasing demand among Aussies for gripping true story viewing.