Bali 2002: Mini Series Premieres on Nine & After Stan Delay

It’s been two years since the Bali 2002 mini drama series was originally released on Nine’s paid streaming platform Stan & you can still see the 4 x hour-long episodes right now on-demand. In the meantime, the free-to-air airing has finally just arrived on the Nine Network to finish off the Labor Day public holiday – depending on which state you currently live in tonight – when other countries like ITV in the UK and New Zealand’s TVNZ have already aired this for free early last year.

This plot is based on the events from the actual Bali 2002 bombings that affects not just the locals but also the visiting Aussies who stop by as their biggest holiday hot spot every year where 88 visitors unfortunately lost their lives, 22 years ago.

Not sure if we will get to see some on-demand content on 9Now after this 1st episode at 10pm but 9pm Mondays would now be the time throughout this month (over the next three weeks) if you wish to follow the whole story from start to finish. They also had a huge cast with the likes of Saskia Archer, Sophia Forrest (the daughter of Andrew Forrest), Claudia Jessie, William Lodder, Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh and Sean Keenan.

Update as of September 2025: By the time of the free-to-air airings were over, episodes were available to watch back at anytime for free on 9Now for those who missed out the first time when these first came on the main channel Nine between 9-10pm.

Following the four-episode mini series block that was only available for a limited time via 9Now, the only way to look back at these important turn of events that changed everything but in a scripted form – particularly to everyday Australians who enjoys visiting there to unwind for a good time – is on Stan.

I don’t know if the same thing applies to other countries like TVNZ in New Zealand as well as ITV in the United Kingdom. But looks like there’s no other option where you can buy all the four episodes at once like the iTunes store unless it’s Amazon Prime in the United States since the option here would only go to Stan since Nine Entertainment was the exclusive distributor and co-maker here in Australia.

Other than that, this is an interesting piece of storytelling following the lives of certain tourists who had to go through the aftermath of the bombing that affects their physical and mental state. Sure Australians will not forget that and how we can advise our tourists to be vigilant at all times while visiting town to a place that attracts many people throughout the year for the benefit of one country’s economy.