Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. During the early 2000s, the central storylines focused on the Sutherlands and later, the Hunters. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.
StatusReturning Series
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Specials of Home and Away premiered on January 1, 1970
Season 1 of Home and Away premiered on January 18, 1988
Season 2 of Home and Away premiered on January 23, 1989
Season 3 of Home and Away premiered on January 8, 1990
Season 4 of Home and Away premiered on January 7, 1991
Season 5 of Home and Away premiered on January 13, 1992
Season 6 of Home and Away premiered on January 11, 1993
Season 7 of Home and Away premiered on January 10, 1994
Season 8 of Home and Away premiered on January 16, 1995
Season 9 of Home and Away premiered on January 15, 1996
Season 10 of Home and Away premiered on January 13, 1997
Season 11 of Home and Away premiered on January 12, 1998
Season 12 of Home and Away premiered on January 11, 1999
Season 13 of Home and Away premiered on January 31, 2000
Season 14 of Home and Away premiered on January 15, 2001
Season 15 of Home and Away premiered on January 14, 2002
Season 16 of Home and Away premiered on January 13, 2003
Season 17 of Home and Away premiered on January 12, 2004
Season 18 of Home and Away premiered on January 10, 2005
Season 19 of Home and Away premiered on January 16, 2006
Season 20 of Home and Away premiered on January 15, 2007
Season 21 of Home and Away premiered on January 28, 2008
Season 22 of Home and Away premiered on January 19, 2009
Season 23 of Home and Away premiered on January 25, 2010
Season 24 of Home and Away premiered on January 24, 2011
Season 25 of Home and Away premiered on January 23, 2012
Season 26 of Home and Away premiered on January 21, 2013
Season 27 of Home and Away premiered on January 27, 2014
Season 28 of Home and Away premiered on February 2, 2015
Season 29 of Home and Away premiered on February 1, 2016
Season 30 of Home and Away premiered on January 30, 2017
Season 31 of Home and Away premiered on January 29, 2018
Season 32 of Home and Away premiered on February 18, 2019
Season 33 of Home and Away premiered on January 27, 2020
Season 34 of Home and Away premiered on February 1, 2021
Season 35 of Home and Away premiered on January 31, 2022
Season 35 aired from January 31 2022 - November 28 2022.
Season 36 of Home and Away premiered on January 9, 2023
Season 37 of Home and Away premiered on January 8, 2024
Season 38 of Home and Away premiered on January 13, 2025