Thou Shalt Not Steal
CREATOR: Dylan River
CAST: Sherry-Lee Watson, Miranda Otto & Will McDonald
Robyn is an Aboriginal woman who isn’t afraid of getting in trouble. After landing herself in detention, she decides to make a break for it, considering she is far more fascinated with a family secret that is waiting to be unearthed. Tagging along with her on this adventure is the awkward Gidge. Together, they’ll travel across the outback on a mission of finding themselves. Created for television by Tanith Glynn-Maloney (The Beach) and Dylan River (Mystery Road: Origin), this Australian TV series stars Sherry-Lee Watson, Will McDonald, Miranda Otto, Noah Taylor, Justin Rosniak, Darren Gilshenan, Damian Walshe-Howling, and William McKenna. Watch the trailer of Thou Shalt Not Steal

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Boy Swallows Universe
CREATOR: John Collee
CAST: Travis Fimmel, Simon Baker & Phoebe Tonkin
Based on the semi-biographical novel by Trent Dalton, this coming-of-age adventure centers around the life of Eli Bell. Born into a working-class family, Eli is so committed to saving his mother from danger that he’s willing to venture into the darkest corners of Brisbane to save her. Along with his brother Gus, Eli’s adventures lead him deeper into the criminal underworld, where he’ll have to grow up fast to assert himself. Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Jocelyn Moorhouse, and Kim Mordaunt, this Australian TV miniseries stars Travis Fimmel, Phoebe Tonkin, Sophie Wilde, Bryan Brown, Simon Baker, Deborah Mailman, Christopher James Baker, Adam Briggs, and Anthony LaPaglia. Watch the trailer of Boy Swallows Universe

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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
CREATOR: Glendyn Ivin
CAST: Sigourney Weaver, Charlie Vickers &
Based on the book of the same title by Holly Ringland, this seven-part series centers around Alice Hart and her violent upbringing. Having grown up in a chaotic household with an abusive father, Alice is orphaned and decides to move in with her grandmother on her farm of flowers. While admiring the beautiful flowers, Alice has her life changed as she becomes entranced by fairy tales and fire. Overflowing with romance and emotion, this profoundly moving series based on the best-selling book comes from director Glendyn Ivin and stars Sigourney Weaver, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Frankie Adams, Alexander England, and Charlie Vickers. Watch the trailer of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

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Last King of the Cross
CAST: Callan Mulvey, Lincoln Younes & Tim Roth
The nightlife of Sydney's Kings Cross is one of the colorful characteristics when night falls. During the dark hours, a nightclub is the setting for all manner of joy and tragedy. The club’s owner, John Ibrahim, takes note of all the many patrons that work and visit his establishment. Engrossing tales of nightlife are recalled in this dramatic series based on the autobiography by John Ibrahim, drawing from true-life experiences for this show. The series is directed by Grant Brown and Kieran Darcy-Smith and stars Lincoln Younes, Tim Roth, Callan Mulvey, Claude Jabbour, Matt Nable, Justin Rosniak, Felicity Price, Wassim Hawat, and Maria Tran. Read more

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Clickbait
CREATOR: Tony Ayres
CAST: Jack Walton
In the internet age of social media vying for the most eyeballs, people find themselves crippled with addiction and impulses to anything and everything online. This dramatic anthology series follows a few those unlucky individuals who find themselves unable to distance themselves from the virtual world, making adjusting to the real world a greater challenge than it should be. Created by Tony Ayres and Christian Whit, the show stars Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Adrian Grenier, Phoenix Raei, Abraham Lim, Jessie Collins, Ian Meadows, Daniel Henshall, and Steve Mouzakis. Watch the trailer of Clickbait

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Upright
CREATOR: Matthew Saville
CAST: Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock & Daniel Lapaine
Lucky and Meg (Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock) are a mismatched duo that soon find themselves on a road trip to transport a piano. This long journey leads to them both being lost in the middle of the Australian desert and forces them to put their differences aside if they hope to make their trip to the other side of the country. This sincere drama comes from the mind of Chris Taylor with a writing team that includes Tim Minchin, Leon Ford, and Kate Mulvany. Watch the trailer of Upright

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Stateless
CREATOR: Cate Blanchett
CAST: Cate Blanchett, Dominic West & Yvonne Strahovski
At an immigration detention centre in the Australian desert, four unlikely strangers are thrown together. An airline hostess who has fled from a cult. An Afghan refugee trying to escape persecution. A resident father with an unfulfilling job. A government official caught up in a scandal tries to lay low. Forced together by circumstances, their lives will intersect as they learn to understand and appreciate their presence in this dramatic focus on human connection and immigration systems. Watch the trailer of Stateless

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The Gloaming
CREATOR: Victoria Madden
CAST: Emma Booth, Ewen Leslie & Martin Henderson
Police officer Molly McGee (Emma Booth) is tasked with solving the murder of an unidentified woman. Her troubling past has come back to bite her as she teamed up with her old pal Alex O'Connell (Ewen Leslie), someone she hasn’t spoken with in two decades. But they’ll both have to dig into the past as the case leads them down a dark trail of history. Creator Vicki Madden injects this series with a dark atmosphere of crime and horror. Watch the trailer of The Gloaming

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Bad Mothers
CREATOR: Rachel Lang & Gavin Strawhan
CAST: Michala Banas, Steve Bastoni, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Don Hany
A new Australian drama show created by Rachel Lang, Gavin Strawhan. Bad Mothers explores the ups and downs of modern motherhood through the lives of five very different friends as they struggle to deal with everything that comes with parenting. From how to remain a person besides being a mother, and from how to pull of a great playdate. Watch the trailer of Bad Mothers

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Mr Inbetween
CREATOR: Scott Ryan
CAST: Scott Ryan, Damon Herriman & Justin Rosniak
A criminal for hire also has a family. He is also a husband, a father and a boyfriend. Watch how Ray combines this with his dark career. Watch the trailer of Mr Inbetween

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Bloom
CREATOR: Glen Dolman
CAST: Bryan Brown, Phoebe Tonkin, Genevieve Morris, Terry Norris
A devastating Flood kills five people, but leaves something behind as well. A mysterious plant grows where the flood hit in a country town. It has the powers to restore youth - this discovery puts the town upside down. Watch the trailer of Bloom

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The Cry
CREATOR: N/A
CAST: Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie & Asher Keddie
A BBC One drama about a couple who live in a small Australian town at the coast who have to deal with the disappearance of their baby. Watch the trailer of The Cry

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Tidelands
CREATOR: Stephen M. Irwin, Leigh McGrath, Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Robertson
CAST: Charlotte Best, Marco Pigossi, Aaron Jakubenko, Mattias Inwood
A tv show about a smaller fisher's village and its half-siren, half-human inhabitants. An ex-con returning to his home town discovers this remarkable secret. Watch the trailer of Tidelands

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Picnic at Hanging Rock
CREATOR: N/A
CAST: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan & Samara Weaving
An Australian classic on tv. The movie from 1975 was based on the 1967 book about three schoolgirls and their governesses who mysteriously disappear on Valentines Day in... Watch the trailer of Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Fighting Season
CREATOR: N/A
CAST: George Pullar, Zack Grech, Jay Ryan, Brendan Byrne
A six-part drama about the men and women fighting in the Australian army. It's a war drama playing into the blurred lines of being a family man and a killer at the... Watch the trailer of Fighting Season

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Wentworth
CREATOR: Reg Watson, Lara Radulovich
CAST: Kate Atkinson, Celia Ireland, Robbie Magasiva, Katrina Milosevic
A mother enters prison after being charged with the attempted murder of her husband. In order to survive, she has to learn how prison works. RATING: 87/100

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Underbelly
CREATOR: N/A
CAST: Caroline Craig, Paul Tassone, Dieter Brummer
The tales of Melbourne's underworld. RATING: 82/100

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A Place to Call Home
CREATOR: Bevan Lee
CAST: Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo, Craig Hall
Set in Country New South Wales in the period following World War II, the series follows Sarah Adams, who has returned to Australia after twenty years abroad to start a new life and ends up clashing with wealthy matriarch Elisabeth Bligh. RATING: 82/100

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Please like Me
CREATOR: Josh Thomas
CAST: Keegan Joyce, Thomas Ward & David Roberts
Josh realises that he is a homosexual right after breaking up with his girlfriend. RATING: 85/100

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Rake
CREATOR: Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh, Charles Waterstreet
CAST: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day & Adrienne Pickering
The brilliant lawyer Rake is caught up in a whirlwind of hopeless cases, desperate women and self-destruction. RATING: 87/100

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The Secret Life of Us
CREATOR: John Edwards, Amanda Higgs
CAST: Deborah Mailman, David Tredinnick & Michael Dorman
The story of a group of friends in their mid twenties to early thirties and their turbelent lifes. RATING: 77/100

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Picnic at Hanging Rock
CREATOR: N/A
CAST: Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan & Samara Weaving
A new drama series that will re-imagine the timeless Australian novel by Joan Lindsay. The novel has been adapted to film in 1975, but now will get its tv debut. It takes place on Valentine's day in 1900 where three schoolgirls and their governesses who disappear without a trace. RATING: 75/100

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Newton’s Law
CREATOR: Deborah Cox, Fiona Eagger
CAST: Claudia Karvan, Toby Schmitz & Brett Tucker
Josephine Newton, a suburban solicitor returns to the barristers game after everything else falls apart. This eight part series will start in February. RATING: 67/100

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Hoges
CREATOR: Keith Thompson, Marieke Hardy
CAST: Josh Lawson, Ryan Corr, Justine Clarke
The story of Paul Hogan and how he became one the biggest international stars Australia has ever had. RATING: 67/100

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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
CREATOR: Deb Cox, Fiona Eagger & Kerry Greenwood
CAST: Essie Davis, Miriam Margolyes & Ashleigh Cummings
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher, a glamorous private detective in 1920s Melbourne. RATING: 84/100

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The Tourist
CREATOR: Harry Williams
CAST: Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald & Shalom Brune-Franklin
A man wakes up in an Australian with no past memory. Stricken with amnesia in a country he doesn’t remember, the mysterious man attempts to seek out clues that will lead both his identity and his past. But he may find himself going down a dangerous road where it seems like someone is trying to prevent him from learning the truth. Directed by Chris Sweeney with a screenplay by Harry and Jack Williams, this mystery thriller stars Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Genevieve Lemon, Alex Dimitriades, and Damon Herriman. Read more

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Australia is not a country that comes to mind when you think about the origins of good series on a tuesday night. They do exist, however. Here you’ll find the shows that deserve attention.


A list of the best series from down-under. Australian series have been broadcasted on television all over the world. The very best Australian tv series are listed here. Some are currently still airing on tv, others have been out on DVD for quite a while now. From Australian new dramaseries, to detectives and children/teenager highschool series.