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First look: Netflix’s My Brilliant Career series adaptation, made in SA

21 July 2026

Netflix has announced today that the SA made and SAFC supported series My Brilliant Career will premiere on 13 August, 2026 – check out the exciting trailer and first look images below!

The series from award-winning Jungle Entertainment and produced by South Australian producer Paul Ranford of Jetty Films (Territory, Stateless) was filmed in South Australia last year, with various locations including the SAFC’s Adelaide Studios and across Adelaide, the Southern Barossa region and the South-East transformed for the period production.

Based on the Miles Franklin novel of the same name, My Brilliant Career follows Sybylla, a fiercely modern young woman with one burning ambition: to be a writer, even as her family pushes her toward marriage. Sybylla breaks every convention of 1900 Australia as she chases a story that could write her way to independence, until she falls in love. Will she marry, or risk it all for a creative life?

Philippa Northeast leads the cast as Sybylla, joined by Christopher Chung as Harry, Anna Chancellor as Mrs Bossier, Genevieve O’Reilly as Helen, Kate Mulvany as Augusta, Jake Dunn as Frank, Alexander England as Julius, Sherry-Lee Watson as Nell and Miah Madden as Betty.

The contemporary Netflix adaptation is developed and written by Liz Doran (Barons, Please Like Me), and executive produced by Jungle’s Chloe Rickard (Good Cop/ Bad Cop, Population 11), Doran and Alyssa McClelland (Amandaland, Sex Education), who also serves as the series set up director.

Set to be released globally on Netflix, My Brilliant Career joins a growing slate of South Australian productions commissioned by the streamer including Outback drama Territory, thriller Run Rabbit Run starring Sarah Snook, drama series Stateless starring Cate Blanchett, and children’s series Eddie’s Lil’ Homies.