My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career
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My Brilliant Career

4.5
Yr 2026
Status Ended
Drama Family
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Overview

Restless, razor-sharp and refusing to conform, 17-year-old Sybylla Melvyn is dead set on writing her own story in an era that expects her to find a man and settle down.

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Netflix
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US • CA • UK
Featured Players

Cast

Credited 54
Regulars 19
Longest run 6 eps
Philippa Northeast
Philippa Northeast
as Sybylla Melvyn
Christopher Chung
Christopher Chung
as Harry Beecham
Genevieve O'Reilly
Genevieve O'Reilly
as Helen Bell
Anna Chancellor
Anna Chancellor
as Mrs Bossier
Kate Mulvany
Kate Mulvany
as Augusta Beecham
Jake Dunn
Jake Dunn
as Frank Hawden
Sherry-Lee Watson
Sherry-Lee Watson
as Nell Kirby
Miah Madden
Miah Madden
as Betty Kirby
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Ella Oliphant as Gertie Melvyn Molly Lewis as Whistler 6 episodes Mirrah Foulkes as Lucy Melvyn 5 episodes Nathan Page as Richard Melvyn 5 episodes Reagan Mannix as Sgt Jack Baker 5 episodes Jarron Andy as Charlie 5 episodes Alexander England as Julius Bossier 4 episodes Erik Thomson as Theodore Hardwicke 4 episodes Genevieve Mooy as Mrs O'Brien 3 episodes Daniel Demczuk as Eddie Melvyn 2 episodes Abbie Grace MacDonald as Hannah Melvyn 3 episodes Monty Bouwmeester as Daniel Melvyn 3 episodes Ella Moyle as Frances Melvyn 3 episodes Isabella Manfredi as Singer 1 episode Max Mayer-Rayment as Jim Reid 4 episodes Rohan Nichol as Mr McSwat 3 episodes William McKenna as Peter McSwat 3 episodes Chrissie Page as Mrs Klein 3 episodes Doug Mowbray as Bobby Duggan 1 episode Harper Rickard-Cain as Florence Melvyn 3 episodes Lewis Ziebarth as Mr Jobson 1 episode Gianluca Nobile as Gordon Ramsbottom 1 episode Chris Gunn as Parkey 2 episodes David Wilson as Spinner 2 episodes Tom Spall as NYE Band Member 3 episodes Sam Wiseman as Boxer 1 episode Jake Morrison as NYE Band Member 3 episodes Indigo Parer as Buzz 2 episodes David Blumberg as NYE Band Member 3 episodes Alex Fitzalan as Everard Grey 2 episodes Ursula Yovich as Rose Kirby 2 episodes John Sharrock as Horse Agent A 1 episode Baden Beckham as Horse Agent B 1 episode Samuel Connizzaro as Master Klein 1 episode Ines English as Blanche Derrick 2 episodes Thelma Plum as Pearl 2 episodes Jason Lee Scott as NYE Band Member 2 episodes Eddie Morrison as NYE Band Member 2 episodes Zoe Phillips as Susie Duffy 1 episode Jimmy Fitzgibbon as Jimmy McSwat 1 episode Winter Blackmore as Sarah McSwat 1 episode Ava Caryofyllis as Liza McSwat 1 episode Edith Burfoot as Baby Jane Melvyn 1 episode Alexander Von Wald as Tommy McSwat 1 episode Matt Crook as Archibald Butler 1 episode Shae Brown as Mary Anne McSwat 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

Associate Producer
Charles Olsen Shari Sebbens
Producer
Paul Ranford
Writer
Sarinah Masukor Rachael Turk Liz Doran
Location Casting
Nathan Toth Julie Harkin
Hair Designer
Zeljka Stanin
Makeup Designer
Zeljka Stanin
Costume Design
Mariot Kerr
Editor
Gabriel Dowrick Ariel Shaw
Supervising Editor
Gabriel Dowrick
Supervising Art Director
Alistair Kay
Post Production Supervisor
Sylvia Warmer
Co-Executive Producer
Shay Spencer Courtney Wise
Director of Photography
Kieran Fowler Marden Dean
Director
Alyssa McClelland Anne Renton
Executive Producer
Alyssa McClelland Liz Doran
Book
Miles Franklin
Production Design
Felicity Abbott
Costume Supervisor
Olivia Iacobelli
Creator
Liz Doran
Music Supervisor
Jemma Burns
Production Manager
Megan Huitema
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Keywords

based on novel or book feminism miniseries period drama 1900s 20th century farm remake father daughter relationship women's independence
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Details

First Aired
August 13, 2026
Status
Ended
Origin
AU
TMDB Votes
17