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West Australian
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Netflix starts production on series adaptation of My Brilliant Career
Netflix is adapting Miles Franklin's seminal novel into a streaming series, with production beginning in Adelaide. The series will star Philippa Northeast as Sybylla, Franklin's free-spirited heroine who chafes against expectations of a rural life with dreams of a more extraordinary life. When she leaves to live with her well-off grandmother, she meets two men, the wealthy Harry and a jackaroo named Frank. Franklin wrote the book in the 19th century when she was still a teenager and it was published in 1901 after she contacted Henry Lawson. It is considered one of the most iconic works of Australian literature. The new series will span six episodes and will also star British actor Christopher Chung, best known for his role in spy drama Slow Horses, Four Weddings and a Funeral's Anna Chancellor, Andor's Genevieve O'Reilly, Jake Dunn, Kate Mulvaney, Sherry-Lee Watson, Miah Madden, and Alexander England. The adaptation was created by Liz Doran, who worked on Please Like Me and Barons, with Alyssa McClelland and Anne Renton to direct. Jungle Entertainment is the production company. Doran said in a statement, '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.' My Brilliant Career had previously been adapted as a 1979 movie by Gillian Armstrong and is one of the best regarded films of the Australian New Wave, a period of artistic excellence that also birthed the likes of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mad Max, Wake in Fright and Gallipoli. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where is was in competition for a Palme d'Or, and Judy Davis won a BAFTA for her performance as Sybylla. The film also starred Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes and Robert Grubb. Last year, the Melbourne Theatre Company mounted a musical stage production of the title. Franklin was born in 1879 and grew up on a property in the Brindabella Valley in NSW. After the publication of My Brilliant Career, Franklin lived in the US and the UK, returning to Australia in 1932. She was active in literary circles and encouraged other young female writers. Her other works include All That Swagger, My Career Goes Bung, Bring the Monkey and Old Blastus of Bandicoot. She established the Miles Franklin literary prize with a bequest in her will. Since its first year in 1957, winners have included Patrick White, Thomas Kenneally, Ruth Park, David Malouf, Helen Demidenko, Peter Carey and Anna Funder.
Perth Now
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Netflix adapting iconic Australian novel to streaming series
Netflix is adapting Miles Franklin's seminal novel into a streaming series, with production beginning in Adelaide. The series will star Philippa Northeast as Sybylla, Franklin's free-spirited heroine who chafes against expectations of a rural life with dreams of a more extraordinary life. When she leaves to live with her well-off grandmother, she meets two men, the wealthy Harry and a jackaroo named Frank. Franklin wrote the book in the 19th century when she was still a teenager and it was published in 1901 after she contacted Henry Lawson. It is considered one of the most iconic works of Australian literature. The new series will span six episodes and will also star British actor Christopher Chung, best known for his role in spy drama Slow Horses, Four Weddings and a Funeral's Anna Chancellor, Andor's Genevieve O'Reilly, Jake Dunn, Kate Mulvaney, Sherry-Lee Watson, Miah Madden, and Alexander England. Netflix has started production on a My Brilliant Career series adaptation. Credit: Lan Routledge/Netflix The adaptation was created by Liz Doran, who worked on Please Like Me and Barons, with Alyssa McClelland and Anne Renton to direct. Jungle Entertainment is the production company. Doran said in a statement, '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.' My Brilliant Career had previously been adapted as a 1979 movie by Gillian Armstrong and is one of the best regarded films of the Australian New Wave, a period of artistic excellence that also birthed the likes of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mad Max, Wake in Fright and Gallipoli. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where is was in competition for a Palme d'Or, and Judy Davis won a BAFTA for her performance as Sybylla. The film also starred Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes and Robert Grubb. Judy Davis in the 1979 film version of My Brilliant Career. Credit: The New South Wales Film Corpora Last year, the Melbourne Theatre Company mounted a musical stage production of the title. Franklin was born in 1879 and grew up on a property in the Brindabella Valley in NSW. After the publication of My Brilliant Career, Franklin lived in the US and the UK, returning to Australia in 1932. She was active in literary circles and encouraged other young female writers. Her other works include All That Swagger, My Career Goes Bung, Bring the Monkey and Old Blastus of Bandicoot. She established the Miles Franklin literary prize with a bequest in her will. Since its first year in 1957, winners have included Patrick White, Thomas Kenneally, Ruth Park, David Malouf, Helen Demidenko, Peter Carey and Anna Funder. Miles Franklin, was an Australian writer and feminist who is best known for her novel My Brilliant Career. Credit: Unknown / Supplied
The Advertiser
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Netflix makes major Career move for classic Aussie tale
Netflix has started production on a series based on Miles Franklin's classic novel My Brilliant Career, creating hundreds of jobs and injecting a record $17 million into a state economy. The streaming giant is partnering with Jungle Entertainment on the fresh take on the 1901 coming-of-age tale, which resonated deeply with a generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies. South Australian Arts Minister Andrea Michaels says the production, which has started filming in Adelaide and across SA, will create 450 local jobs across key creatives, crew and extras and engage 260 small businesses. It represented the largest local expenditure of any TV series made in the state, she said on Wednesday. Netflix has not revealed the budget for the series, which will stream globally, but the government says the projected economic return to SA is $17 million. The book's original 1979 movie adaptation - directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, and Wendy Hughes - won significant critical acclaim, receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The story follows a young woman in rural, late-19th-century Australia whose aspirations to become a writer are impeded by her social circumstances and a budding romance. Netflix vice president Minyoung Kim said it was 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," she said. Writer and executive producer Liz Doran said it was "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". Locations across the state are being transformed for the period production, with filming in the SA Film Corporation's Adelaide Studios and across the city, the Barossa region and the South-East. The cast includes Philippa Northeast (Territory) as Sybylla and Christopher Chung (Slow Horses) as Harry, as well as Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane), Genevieve O'Reilly (Andor), Kate Mulvany (Hunters), Jake Dunn (What It Feels Like For a Girl), Alexander England (Black Snow), Sherry-Lee Watson (Thou Shalt Not Steal) and Miah Madden (Paper Dolls). My Brilliant Career is the second major Netflix series to be made in SA in as many years following Outback drama Territory, which premiered in 2024. The SAFC and Netflix have partnered to create four training roles to work on My Brilliant Career including a production design assistant, costume assistant, costume maker/machinist attachment and safety attachment. Netflix has started production on a series based on Miles Franklin's classic novel My Brilliant Career, creating hundreds of jobs and injecting a record $17 million into a state economy. The streaming giant is partnering with Jungle Entertainment on the fresh take on the 1901 coming-of-age tale, which resonated deeply with a generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies. South Australian Arts Minister Andrea Michaels says the production, which has started filming in Adelaide and across SA, will create 450 local jobs across key creatives, crew and extras and engage 260 small businesses. It represented the largest local expenditure of any TV series made in the state, she said on Wednesday. Netflix has not revealed the budget for the series, which will stream globally, but the government says the projected economic return to SA is $17 million. The book's original 1979 movie adaptation - directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, and Wendy Hughes - won significant critical acclaim, receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The story follows a young woman in rural, late-19th-century Australia whose aspirations to become a writer are impeded by her social circumstances and a budding romance. Netflix vice president Minyoung Kim said it was 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," she said. Writer and executive producer Liz Doran said it was "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". Locations across the state are being transformed for the period production, with filming in the SA Film Corporation's Adelaide Studios and across the city, the Barossa region and the South-East. The cast includes Philippa Northeast (Territory) as Sybylla and Christopher Chung (Slow Horses) as Harry, as well as Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane), Genevieve O'Reilly (Andor), Kate Mulvany (Hunters), Jake Dunn (What It Feels Like For a Girl), Alexander England (Black Snow), Sherry-Lee Watson (Thou Shalt Not Steal) and Miah Madden (Paper Dolls). My Brilliant Career is the second major Netflix series to be made in SA in as many years following Outback drama Territory, which premiered in 2024. The SAFC and Netflix have partnered to create four training roles to work on My Brilliant Career including a production design assistant, costume assistant, costume maker/machinist attachment and safety attachment. Netflix has started production on a series based on Miles Franklin's classic novel My Brilliant Career, creating hundreds of jobs and injecting a record $17 million into a state economy. The streaming giant is partnering with Jungle Entertainment on the fresh take on the 1901 coming-of-age tale, which resonated deeply with a generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies. South Australian Arts Minister Andrea Michaels says the production, which has started filming in Adelaide and across SA, will create 450 local jobs across key creatives, crew and extras and engage 260 small businesses. It represented the largest local expenditure of any TV series made in the state, she said on Wednesday. Netflix has not revealed the budget for the series, which will stream globally, but the government says the projected economic return to SA is $17 million. The book's original 1979 movie adaptation - directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, and Wendy Hughes - won significant critical acclaim, receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The story follows a young woman in rural, late-19th-century Australia whose aspirations to become a writer are impeded by her social circumstances and a budding romance. Netflix vice president Minyoung Kim said it was 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," she said. Writer and executive producer Liz Doran said it was "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". Locations across the state are being transformed for the period production, with filming in the SA Film Corporation's Adelaide Studios and across the city, the Barossa region and the South-East. The cast includes Philippa Northeast (Territory) as Sybylla and Christopher Chung (Slow Horses) as Harry, as well as Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane), Genevieve O'Reilly (Andor), Kate Mulvany (Hunters), Jake Dunn (What It Feels Like For a Girl), Alexander England (Black Snow), Sherry-Lee Watson (Thou Shalt Not Steal) and Miah Madden (Paper Dolls). My Brilliant Career is the second major Netflix series to be made in SA in as many years following Outback drama Territory, which premiered in 2024. The SAFC and Netflix have partnered to create four training roles to work on My Brilliant Career including a production design assistant, costume assistant, costume maker/machinist attachment and safety attachment. Netflix has started production on a series based on Miles Franklin's classic novel My Brilliant Career, creating hundreds of jobs and injecting a record $17 million into a state economy. The streaming giant is partnering with Jungle Entertainment on the fresh take on the 1901 coming-of-age tale, which resonated deeply with a generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies. South Australian Arts Minister Andrea Michaels says the production, which has started filming in Adelaide and across SA, will create 450 local jobs across key creatives, crew and extras and engage 260 small businesses. It represented the largest local expenditure of any TV series made in the state, she said on Wednesday. Netflix has not revealed the budget for the series, which will stream globally, but the government says the projected economic return to SA is $17 million. The book's original 1979 movie adaptation - directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, and Wendy Hughes - won significant critical acclaim, receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The story follows a young woman in rural, late-19th-century Australia whose aspirations to become a writer are impeded by her social circumstances and a budding romance. Netflix vice president Minyoung Kim said it was 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," she said. Writer and executive producer Liz Doran said it was "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". Locations across the state are being transformed for the period production, with filming in the SA Film Corporation's Adelaide Studios and across the city, the Barossa region and the South-East. The cast includes Philippa Northeast (Territory) as Sybylla and Christopher Chung (Slow Horses) as Harry, as well as Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane), Genevieve O'Reilly (Andor), Kate Mulvany (Hunters), Jake Dunn (What It Feels Like For a Girl), Alexander England (Black Snow), Sherry-Lee Watson (Thou Shalt Not Steal) and Miah Madden (Paper Dolls). My Brilliant Career is the second major Netflix series to be made in SA in as many years following Outback drama Territory, which premiered in 2024. The SAFC and Netflix have partnered to create four training roles to work on My Brilliant Career including a production design assistant, costume assistant, costume maker/machinist attachment and safety attachment.
Perth Now
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Netflix makes major Career move for classic Aussie tale
Netflix has started production on a series based on Miles Franklin's classic novel My Brilliant Career, creating hundreds of jobs and injecting a record $17 million into a state economy. The streaming giant is partnering with Jungle Entertainment on the fresh take on the 1901 coming-of-age tale, which resonated deeply with a generation of young Australian women who longed for the freedom to shape their own destinies. South Australian Arts Minister Andrea Michaels says the production, which has started filming in Adelaide and across SA, will create 450 local jobs across key creatives, crew and extras and engage 260 small businesses. It represented the largest local expenditure of any TV series made in the state, she said on Wednesday. Netflix has not revealed the budget for the series, which will stream globally, but the government says the projected economic return to SA is $17 million. The book's original 1979 movie adaptation - directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, and Wendy Hughes - won significant critical acclaim, receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The story follows a young woman in rural, late-19th-century Australia whose aspirations to become a writer are impeded by her social circumstances and a budding romance. Netflix vice president Minyoung Kim said it was 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," she said. Writer and executive producer Liz Doran said it was "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". Locations across the state are being transformed for the period production, with filming in the SA Film Corporation's Adelaide Studios and across the city, the Barossa region and the South-East. The cast includes Philippa Northeast (Territory) as Sybylla and Christopher Chung (Slow Horses) as Harry, as well as Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane), Genevieve O'Reilly (Andor), Kate Mulvany (Hunters), Jake Dunn (What It Feels Like For a Girl), Alexander England (Black Snow), Sherry-Lee Watson (Thou Shalt Not Steal) and Miah Madden (Paper Dolls). My Brilliant Career is the second major Netflix series to be made in SA in as many years following Outback drama Territory, which premiered in 2024. The SAFC and Netflix have partnered to create four training roles to work on My Brilliant Career including a production design assistant, costume assistant, costume maker/machinist attachment and safety attachment.
