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.
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Top series up for release in 2018Picnic at Hanging Rock
CAST: Natalie Dormer, Lola Bessis & Lily Sullivan
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 1900, and leave everyone... Read more
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CAST: George Pullar, Zack Grech & Kaan Guldur
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 same time. Read more Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
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Top rated 2017 Australian TV seriesHoges
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. Read more
RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: January 12th, 2017
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Newton’s Law
CREATOR: Deborah Cox, Fiona Eagger CAST: Claudia Karvan Toby Schmitz Georgina Naidu
Josephine Newton, a suburban solicitor returns to the barristers game after everything else falls apart. This eight part series will start in February. Read more
RATING: 67/100
RELEASE DATE: February 9th, 2017
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CREATOR: CAST: Natalie Dormer Emily Gruhl Roslyn Gentle
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. Read more
RATING: 75/100
RELEASE DATE: January 12th, 2017
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2010's best rated Australian TV series out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).Wentworth
CREATOR: Reg Watson, Lara Radulovich CAST: Danielle Cormack Kate Atkinson Celia Ireland
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. Read more
RATING: 87/100
RELEASE DATE: May 1st, 2013
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Rake
CREATOR: Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh, Charles Waterstreet CAST: Richard Roxburgh Matt Day Russell Dykstra
The brilliant lawyer Rake is caught up in a whirlwind of hopeless cases, desperate women and self-destruction. Read more
RATING: 87/100
RELEASE DATE: November 4th, 2010
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Please like Me
CREATOR: Josh Thomas CAST: Josh Thomas Thomas Ward John
Josh realises that he is a homosexual right after breaking up with his girlfriend. Read more
RATING: 85/100
RELEASE DATE: February 28th, 2013
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
CREATOR: Deb Cox, Fiona Eagger & Kerry Greenwood CAST: Essie Davis Nathan Page Hugo Johnstone-Burt
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher, a glamorous private detective in 1920s Melbourne. Read more
RATING: 84/100
RELEASE DATE: February 24th, 2013
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates A Place to Call Home
CREATOR: Bevan Lee CAST: Marta Dusseldorp Noni Hazlehurst Brett Climo
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. Read more
RATING: 82/100
RELEASE DATE: December 1st, 2014
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates Underbelly
CREATOR: CAST: Caroline Craig Gary Bennett Marcus Shultz
The tales of Melbourne's underworld. Read more
RATING: 82/100
RELEASE DATE: February 13th, 2008
Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates The Secret Life of Us
CREATOR: John Edwards, Amanda Higgs CAST: Deborah Mailman David Tredinnick Samuel Johnson
The story of a group of friends in their mid twenties to early thirties and their turbelent lifes. Read more
RATING: 77/100
RELEASE DATE: July 16th, 2001
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