Best Australian TV

Please Like Me is an Australian television series focusing on Caleb Evans, a young man navigating his identity and relationships in Sydney. Created by and starring Josh Thomas, the show offers a nuanced portrayal of coming-of-age experiences with humor and explores themes relevant to LGBTQ+ individu...

The Crocodile Hunter was a wildlife documentary series featuring Steve Irwin and Terri Irwin’s work with crocodiles and other animals. It gained popularity through Irwin's distinctive methods of interacting with wildlife. Several related projects, including films and spin-offs, developed from the or...

MasterChef Australia showcases amateur cooks vying for culinary supremacy in a televised competition. The show’s popularity stems from its realistic challenges and focus on Australian ingredients and techniques. It is primarily aimed at food enthusiasts and those interested in observing professional...

Rake follows the eccentric barrister Leo Harvey as he navigates complex Australian court cases. The show’s notable approach blends sharp comedic timing with serious legal themes. It is primarily for viewers interested in courtroom dramas and those who appreciate Australian television productions. Cr...

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is a detective drama set in 1920s Melbourne, adapting Kerry Greenwood’s novels. The series follows private investigator Phryne Fisher as she navigates both her cases and personal life. Three television series and a feature film have been produced, with international di...

Mr. Squiggle is a distinctive marionette created by Norman Hetherington. The character’s unique ability to reshape his form—drawing and redrawing himself—made him a beloved fixture of Australian children's television on the ABC from 1959 until 1999. He was primarily designed for young viewers, engag...

A Place to Call Home is an Australian drama series set in post-World War II rural New South Wales. The narrative centers on Sarah Adams’s return to Australia and her conflicts with Elizabeth Bligh, a prominent local family member. The show ran for six seasons, concluding in 2018 after initially bein...

The Girl from Tomorrow is an Australian science fiction program centered on Alana, a resident of the year 3000. She becomes embroiled in a temporal conflict when kidnapped by Silverthorn, a criminal originating from the year 2500 and transported to 1990. The series explores themes of time travel and...

Heartbreak High was an Australian television series broadcast by Network Ten and ABC from 1994 to 1999. The drama centered on the experiences of students and staff within a diverse Sydney high school, with some episodes airing in the UK prior to their Australian debut. It was characterized as a fast...

Mr. Squiggle is a distinctive Australian marionette known for his animated pencil nose and unique performance style. He gained widespread recognition through the ABC television show from 1959 to 1999, where he creatively responded to audience drawings. The character appealed primarily to young child...

Dirty Jobs is an American reality television series featuring host Mike Rowe undertaking physically demanding and unconventional jobs alongside their workers. Originally airing on the Discovery Channel from 2003 to 2023, the show included a final season in Australia and subsequent revival seasons fo...

Mortified was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia. It ran from June 30, 2006 to April 11, 2007, comprising two seasons and twenty-six episodes. The show featured performances based on embar...

H2O: Just Add Water is an Australian fantasy drama series centered on three teenagers who secretly live as mermaids. Filmed in Queensland, Australia, the show depicts these young women navigating typical adolescent challenges alongside their individual water-based abilities. It has been broadcast in...

The Slap is a television drama series based on Christos Tsiolkas’ novel. It explores the widespread repercussions stemming from a seemingly isolated incident: a man slapping a child in public. The show examines how this act disrupts lives and exposes underlying tensions within an Australian communit...

Harrow is a psychological drama set in 1980s rural Australia. The series explores complex legal and criminal investigations through the lens of a troubled detective’s past. Ioan Gruffudd stars as Detective Inspector Frank Ashford, grappling with personal demons while pursuing challenging cases. Harr...

Doctor Doctor is an Australian drama that aired on the Nine Network from 2016 to 2021. The show centers around Hugh Knight, a talented but rebellious heart surgeon whose lifestyle leads to complications. Featuring a cast of six actors, the series concluded after five seasons with Essential Media & E...

Blue Water High is an Australian drama series centered around a group of sixteen-year-old students attending Solar Blue, a high-performance surf academy. These students participate in a twelve-month surfing program held at Bilgola Beach, Sydney. The show was broadcast by the ABC and Austar/Foxtel Ni...

Sea Patrol is a television drama series focusing on the lives and work of the HMAS Hammersley’s naval crew. Set in Australia, it portrays the daily operations and challenges faced by Australian Navy personnel involved in maritime patrol activities. The show offers an engaging look at military life a...

The Flying Doctors portrays the operational activities of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia. The television drama focuses on medical personnel responding to emergencies across remote areas. It features Dr. Tom Callaghan’s initial experiences with the service produced by Crawford Productio...

Return to Eden was an Australian drama series initially presented as a six-hour mini-series in 1983, featuring Rebecca Gilling and James Smillie. Following its initial broadcast, the show transitioned to a weekly format with expanded episodes beginning in 1986, incorporating new cast members. The se...

McLeod’s Daughters was an Australian drama broadcast on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. The series centered around two sisters, Lisa Chappell and Bridie Carter, who returned to their family's cattle station in South Australia after a twenty-year absence. Millennium Television produced the eight-...

Wicked Science is a science-fiction television program set in Australia. The series follows Toby and Elizabeth as they are transformed into wizards capable of manipulating scientific principles. Initially created for Network Ten, Disney Channel, and ABC channels, it’s designed to appeal to young adu...

Janet King is an Australian legal and political drama television series that aired on ABC from 2014 to 2017. A spin-off of the 2011 series Crownies, it stars Marta Dusseldorp reprising her role as Janet King, a formidable Senior Crown Prosecutor who later serves as a Royal Commissioner. The series f...

Lightning Point is a 2011 Australian television series created by Jonathan M. Shiff, filmed in the Gold Coast and Byron Bay. Produced for Network 10 with Nickelodeon and ZDF involvement, the half-hour drama was initially rebroadcast in Australia on multiple occasions. The show’s initial broadcast oc...

The Twelve is a 2022 Australian television courtroom drama series produced for Foxtel, adapted from the acclaimed Belgian series De twaalf. The show centers on a high-profile murder trial where twelve ordinary citizens are selected as jurors. As the trial unfolds, the narrative delves into the compl...

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was an Australian television series produced between 1967 and 1969. The show centered on a boy and his intelligent kangaroo companion within the fictional Waratah National Park, utilizing locations in modern Waratah and Ku-ring-gai Chase Parks near Sydney. It was created by...

Secret City is an Australian television political thriller series that premiered in 2016 on Foxtel, set in Canberra and adapted from the novels by journalists Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis, beginning with The Marmalade Files. The series follows political journalist Harriet Dunkley, played by Anna To...

The Bureau of Magical Things is a television series set in Australia where a specialized government agency investigates unexplained magical occurrences. The show centers on a team tasked with handling paranormal events and their impact on everyday life. It’s aimed at teen audiences interested in mys...

The Elephant Princess is an Australian children’s television series created by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions and initially broadcast on Network Ten in 2008. The show centers on Alexandra Wilson's discovery that she is the heir to the throne of Manjipur, a fictional Indian kingdom. A second season pr...