7 Shows Like Boy Swallows Universe To Watch Next
The Australian Netflix miniseries Boy Swallos Universe premiered last month on the streaming platform and quickly rose to the Top 5 Global streaming chart. Chronicling 1985 Brisbane, the coming-of-age comedy drama is based on the beloved book of the same title by Trent Dalton. It is also a semi-autobiographical story based on Dalton’s youth.
The cast includes Travis Fimmel (Vikings), Felix Cameron (Penguin Bloom), Zac Burgess (One Night), Phoebe Tonkin (Babylon), Simon Baker (Breath), Lee Tiger Halley (Crazy Fun Park), Sophie Wilde (Everything Now), Bryan Brown (Gods of Egypt), Christopher James Baker (Ozark), and Anthony LaPaglia (Florida Man). It follows a 13-year-old boy and his family’s criminal dealings all while he is trying to grow up into teenhood.
If you’re looking for similar series to check out next, here are 7 shows like Boy Swallows Universe to watch.
Brassic (2019 – )
Cast: Joseph Gilgun, Damien Molony, Michelle Keegan, Tom Hanson, Aaron Heffernan, Ryan Sampson, Parth Thakerar, Steve Evets, Ruth Sheen, Dominic West, Anthony Welsh, Bronagh Gallagher, Imelda Staunton, Joanna Higson, India Mullen, Tadhg Murphy
Synopsis: “Set in Lancashire, this comedy series follows Vinnie and Dylan, best friends who grew up together. When Dylan’s girlfriend wants to move from town with the hope for the hope of a better life for her and her child, Dylan must face the hardest decision of his life.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Deadloch (2023 – )
Cast: Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Alicia Gardiner, Nina Oyama, Tom Ballard, Holly Austin, Astrid Wells Cooper, Kris McQuade
Synopsis: “When a local man turns up dead on the beach, two vastly different detectives are thrown together to solve the case, fastidious local senior sergeant Dulcie Collins (Kate Box) and a rough-as-guts blow-in from Darwin, senior investigator Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami) along with their overeager junior constable Abby (Nina Oyama). As the town prepares to launch the annual arts, food, and culture event—Winter Feastival—the trio must put their differences aside and work together to find the killer.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Frayed (2019-2021)
Cast: Sarah Kendall, Kerry Armstrong, Frazer Hadfield, George Houvardas, Matt Passmore, Doris Younane, Frazer Hadfield, Alexandra Jensen, Diane Morgan, Robert Webb, Hamish Michael
Synopsis: “Sammy is forced to return to her hometown in Newcastle, Australia and revisit the events that caused her to flee years ago.”
Where to watch: Hulu with Max, Max
Mr Inbetween (2018-2021)
Cast: Scott Ryan, Justin Rosniak, Brooke Satchwell, Nicholas Cassim, Chika Yasumura, Damon Herriman, Matt Nable, Natalie Tran, Lizzie Schebesta
Synopsis: “Ray Shoesmith ‘takes care of people’ — collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns, and often taking care of them on a more permanent basis. Ray demands respect and does not tolerate others disregarding his very clear code of ethics. As Ray’s increasingly volatile work collides with his imploding personal life, he finds himself struggling to stay atop the complex web he has woven.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Rain Dogs (2023 – )
Cast: Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronke Adekoluejo, Fleur Tashjian, Stephen Wight, Adrian Edmondson, Sam Hazeldine
Synopsis: “A dysfunctional family on the fringes of society attempt to go straight in an ever more crooked world.”
Where to watch: Max, Spectrum
Reservation Dogs (2021-2023)
Cast: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Jewel Alexis, Lane Factor, Elva Guerra, Sarah Podemski, Zahn McClarnon, Dallas Goldtooth, Gary Farmer
Synopsis: “A half-hour comedy that follows four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma as they steal, rob and save to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Upright (2019 – )
Cast: Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock, Heather Mitchell, Daniel Lapaine, Ella Scott Lynch, Daniel Frederiksen
Synopsis: “When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothingbut an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who’s dealing with some family demons of her own. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, as they embark on a road-trip adventure across the Nullarbor Plains in a race against time”
Where to watch: AMC+, DirecTV, Sundance Now
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