EXCLUSIVE: MAFS stars admit they were shocked by behind-the-scenes drama

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia-set, Jamie Dornan-starring thriller series “The Tourist” has been widely licensed for broadcast in Europe and Asia. Dornan stars as a man who, after an epic car chase in the outback, wakes in hospital with no idea of who he is. He is forced on a brutal, and often funny journey of self-discovery, while trying to stay one step ahead of the people trying to kill him.With All3Media International handling rights sales, the show has been licensed to NPO for The Netherlands, VRT for Belgium, RTE for Ireland, Cosmote for Greece, and France Télévisions (for its France 3 channel).

Married At First Sight Australia, with the tension finally set to come to a head this week.WATCH: Olivia and Frazer's wedding day on MAFSIn a teaser for the upcoming "explosive" and "bigger than ever" episodes - the narrator likes to say that every week, but a lot of the time they're right - Olivia tells producers she does have a "bitchy" side.As the couples head off on a retreat together, Jackson Lonie tells the cameras he's "worried" about his bride having a war of words with Domenica. And it turns out he was right to be concerned, because we see the pair going head-to-head at the dinner table. We can only assume this is a follow up to their spat at the Commitment Ceremony, where Olivia told Domenica to butt out of Carolina Santos and Dion Giannarelli's marriage woes."You just have to pick on somebody," Olivia said, before Dom hit back: "I can’t sit there and watch a person be that horrendous."Olivia and Domenica face-off at the Commitment Ceremony.In the dramatic teaser for their next fight, Olivia tells Domenica she's "sick of it" while Dom asks the others "is she serious?"Viewers see Domenica slam something down on the table as glass shatters.

Married At First Sight Australia be without a fresh scandal every single week? This season has already had its fair share of drama, with a honeymoon blow-up, dinner party walk-out and the highly uncomfortable beginnings of a cheating scandal. WATCH: Carolina keeps Dion waiting on their wedding dayUncomfortable because it means someone else is being set up to be crushed on national television. And boring because sitting court-side to an adulterous date where they mostly just talked about the gym was not on our bingo card for the evening.Carolina Santos and Daniel Holmes first met at the Dinner Party in the third week of the experiment.

“Duel,” the 1971 ABC TV movie starring Dennis Weaver as a businessman terrorized by a tanker truck chasing him through the Mojave Desert — and trying to kill him for reasons unknown.But that’s where the similarities end.A few minutes into “The Tourist,” a six-episode series premiering Tuesday (March 1) on HBO Max, a British man (Jamie Dornan) engages in a high-speed game of cat-and-mouse with a trucker in the Australian Outback. The big rig runs his car off the road and nearly kills him, and he wakes up in a remote hospital with no idea who he is our how he got there.That sets the wheels (pun intended) in motion for “The Tourist,” as The Man, as he’s called — his real identity is disclosed in the final minutes of Episode 2 — tries to piece together his history, starting with a scrap of paper he finds in his pocket that leads him to a far-flung diner, an explosion there that’s meant to kill him, an ex-girlfriend, Luci Miller (Shalom Brune-Franklin), he doesn’t remember — but who has her own reasons for helping him — and a man who’s buried alive in an underground oil drum to whom The Man is somehow connected.

Married At First Sight Australia. Short answer? Probably not, after seeing their first episode.WATCH: MAFS' Carolina keeps Dion waiting for three hoursDaniel, 30, and Jessica, 27, appeared to be excited when they met at the altar on their wedding day.But in the scenes since, we've learned that things rapidly escalated for the "happy couple" who were "expertly matched" by John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla."I was definitely thinking that [the experts got it wrong].

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Carolina Santos, who showed up to her wedding three hours late on Married At First Sight Australia. Not that her groom, Dion Giannarelli, seemed to mind all that much. Well, let's just say we would have been way - WAY - more annoyed in the situation than he seemed to be.WATCH: Carolina keeps Dion waiting at the altarWhile their wedding day was off to a slow start, Dion appeared to be smitten with Carolina."She's absolutely stunning," the groom confessed to the cameras after meeting his bride."Beautiful eyes, she was definitely worth the wait.

Kate Laidlaw and Matt Ridley met months ago filming Married At First Sight Australia.WATCH: Tamara and Brent clash on their wedding dayHe just wants someone to love, she just wants to be loved for the first time ever. Where could this match go wrong? "The great thing about Matt is he's going to work really hard, and really stay there with Kate to make it work," expert Mel Schilling said of the match. "I think this experiment will be a huge leap for Kate.

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Married At First Sight Australia will make a welcome return this February, with a whole new line-up of singletons hoping to find love. The new series premiered in Australia at the end of January on Channel 9 and now UK viewers can also tune in, with the ninth season set to kick off on E4 on Monday 21 February. Relationship experts John Aiken and Mel Schilling are joined once again by clinical sexologist Alessandra Rampolla, as they aim to help each contestant find long-lasting love.

Married At First Sight Australia, but is it a sign of whether or not the romance will last? Let's investigate.WATCH: Sam rejects Al's kiss on their MAFS honeymoonThe 25-year-old groom and 26-year-old bride were off to a rocky start on their wedding day, with Sam raising immediate concerns over his maturity. She also said a polite "no" to a kiss on their wedding day, which set the scene for some confusion down the track."I'm slightly concerned about us being on different emotional maturity levels," she said in a piece-to-camera.

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The Tourist,” starring Golden Globe nominee Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”). Dornan stars as a British man who is pursued by a large tank truck in the Australian outback, ending with him waking up in the hospital with no memory of his identity. As people from his past follow him around, he begins to look for answers.The cast also includes Danielle Macdonald (“Dumplin’”), Shalom Brune-Franklin (“Line of Duty”), Damon Herriman (“Mindhunter”), Alex Dimitriades (“Total Control”), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“Eurovision Song Contest”), and Kamil Ellis (“Bushwacked!”).“The Tourist” was written by Emmy and Golden Globe winners Harry and Jack Williams (“Baptiste”), who also executive produce alongside Christopher Aird (“Liar”).

The Australian outback can be an unforgiving place, especially when you’ve got amnesia.

The official trailer for Jamie Dornan‘s upcoming HBO Max series The Tourist has been released!

It feels like an age since we watched Morag Crichton and her fellow MAFS UK stars argue and make up, but the 2021 season actually only ended three months ago.Time flies when you don’t have other people’s relationships to watch unfold, eh? Two things from that series not making it through to 2022, however, are Morag’s on-screen partner Luke Dawson, who she ultimately couldn’t quite find chemistry with, and her bob.The bride became synonymous with her crisp, mid-length ‘do, but now, in a big hair change, the reality star is trying out a brand new lengthy look. If that wasn’t enough of a difference, she’s also decided to have a fringe cut in.

Jamie Dornan is already having a great 2022 thanks to his acclaimed performance in the Oscar-nominated drama, “Belfast.” But that’s not all the actor has going on this year. He’s also set to make his HBO Max debut in the upcoming limited series, “The Tourist.” READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022 As seen in the new trailer for “The Tourist,” the new series is a big departure from “Belfast,” and not just in location.

Married At First Sight Australia, there are dramatic confrontations and awkward conversations aplenty. For bride Domenica Calarco, there was nothing off-limits to discuss with her groom Jack Millar.