A sixth and final season was announced by Foxtel on 6 December 2017, which was noted to be the last in March 2018. The final season began airing on 19 August 2018 and the final episode aired 21 October 2018. When Seven Network revealed its new television series lineup for 2012, "A Place to Call Home" was mentioned alongside other titles. Seven Network's Angus Ross said that it would potentially premiere in late 2012, but would not be rushed to air by a certain date unless "casting and other elements" were right. The first season of "A Place to Call Home" consisted of thirteen episodes. The pilot episode was originally broadcast on 28 April 2013, in the 8:30 pm time slot (previously occupied by "Downton Abbey"). Shortly after airing in Australia "A Place to Call Home" started broadcasting on TV One in New Zealand. Series one and two began airing on BBC2 in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2014, series three on 25 February 2016, and series four on 13 February 2017. The fifth series was promoted to a BBC1 daytime slot, and began airing daily on 13 March 2018. The sixth and final series begins on BBC1 on 11 February 2019. All six seasons are available for streaming in the US and Canada on Acorn TV. The first four seasons were also distributed to television stations by American Public Television. In 2020, all six seasons was made available for streaming in Sweden on SVT Play until September 17th, and in Norway on NRK TV. A Place to Call Home — Music from Seasons 1–5 was released on 20 October 2017