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[06/17/25 - 03:31 PM]
"My Brilliant Career" Series Adaptation Now in Production in South Australia for Netflix
First published in 1901, "My Brilliant Career" resonated deeply with a rising generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies.

[via press release from Netflix]

'My Brilliant Career' Series Adaptation Now in Production in South Australia for Netflix

Production of the adaptation of Miles Franklin's beloved Australian novel, My Brilliant Career, from Jungle Entertainment is underway in Adelaide, South Australia.

The Netflix drama series adaptation will see Adelaide Studios and various locations across South Australia transformed for the period production.

Starring:

Philippa Northeast (Territory, The Newsreader) as Sybylla

Christopher Chung (Slow Horses, Blitz) as Harry

Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane, Outrageous) as Mrs Bossier

Genevieve O'Reilly (Andor, The Dry) as Helen

Kate Mulvany (Hunters, Elvis) as Augusta

Jake Dunn (What It Feels Like For a Girl, The Ballad of Renegade Nell) as Frank

Alexander England (Black Snow, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart) as Julius

Sherry-Lee Watson (Thou Shalt Not Steal, Heartbreak High) as Nell

Miah Madden (Paper Dolls, The Clearing) as Betty

The creative team includes:

Developed/ Written by: Liz Doran (Barons, Please Like Me)

Executive Producers: Jungle's Chloe Rickard (Good Cop/ Bad Cop, Population 11), Liz Doran, Alyssa McClelland (Amandaland, Sex Education)

Directors: Alyssa McClelland, Set Up Director, episodes 1-3; Anne Renton (The Good Doctor, Good Cop/Bad Cop) for episodes 4-6, for which she is also Co-Producer

Producer: Paul Ranford (Territory, Stateless)

Co-Executive Producer: Courtney Wise (On The Ropes, Dance Academy)

Writers: Liz Doran, Sarinah Masukor (Population 11, Good Cop/Bad Cop) and Rachael Turk (Sunshine, The Principal)

Associate Producer: Shari Sebbens (Top End Bub)

The production team consists of:

Production Designer: Felicity Abbott (The Luminaries, The Invitation)

Set Up Director Of Photography: Kieran Fowler (Safe Home, Population 11)

Costume Designer: Mariot Kerr (Stateless, Roar)

Hair and Make-up Designer: Zeljka Stanin (Lion, Tracks)

Block 2 Director of Photography: Marden Dean (Clickbait, Breath)

Casting by: Nikki Barrett (Australia) and Nathan Toth (UK)

First published in 1901, My Brilliant Career resonated deeply with a rising generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies.

Quotes:

Liz Doran, Executive Producer & Writer: "It's been a privilege to work with so many incredible creatives on this reimagining of Miles Franklin's rollicking tale of a young woman's quest to determine her own life."

Chloe Rickard, Executive Producer: "It's thrilling to bring this Australian classic to a whole new audience. Partnering with Netflix and fellow executive producers Liz Doran and Alyssa McClelland, with Philippa Northeast as our rebellious and witty Sybylla, has been the stuff that dreams are made of."

Minyoung Kim, Netflix Vice President, Content APAC (ex-India): "My Brilliant Career is a timeless Australian story with themes as relevant today as when it was originally published. We're excited to be partnering with some of Australia's best creatives and talent to bring this story to a whole new generation on Netflix, and with its stunning locations, there's no better home for this production than South Australia."

Kate Croser, CEO, South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC): "We are delighted to welcome Netflix back to South Australia and Adelaide Studios along with award-winning production company Jungle Entertainment for the new series adaptation of My Brilliant Career. The SAFC is proud to support this exciting new series which will harness the world-class skills of a majority South Australian crew, led by top South Australian producer Paul Ranford, and which will once again provide a showcase for our state's screen production capability, talent and endlessly beautiful locations."

About Netflix:

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films, and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching, as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About Jungle Entertainment:

Jungle Entertainment is one of Australia's top independent production companies, creating many of the most successful Australian scripted series in recent times, including No Activity, which has been the highest selling scripted format in world in the last five years, Good Cop/ Bad Cop, which won the SPA Screen Business Export award in 2025 and has been nominated for four Logie Awards, Mr Inbetween, which became a hit series for FX in the US and A Moody Christmas, which sold to 118 territories worldwide. Jungle's growing slate also includes the much acclaimed series Population 11 as well as Sunny Nights and He Had It Coming, which are both currently in post-production.





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