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Meet Philippa Northeast, Our New Favorite Period-Drama Heroine From 'My Brilliant Career'

The rising actress brings Australia's classic feminist heroine to life in our new favorite period drama.

Marie Claire

The 2026 Logies Red Carpet Is In Full Swing & Your Faves Are Looking Fab

It Australian TV's night of nights!

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My Brilliant Career review – a joyous heroine lights up this rare and beautiful period drama

Phillipa Northeast is brilliant as a young woman rebelling against society’s expectations in 1890s Australia. It is witty, intelligent and absolutely glorious to watch

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My Brilliant Career review – Netflix’s take on this Australian classic is sassy and steamy – but a tad syrupy

Philippa Northeast is entertaining as Sybylla Melvyn in this adaptation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel that has more erotica and a more pronounced love triangle

The Guardian - AU

My Brilliant Career: inside Netflix’s horny, ‘bonkers’ take on an Australian classic the world is about to love

Starring Philippa Northeast and an extremely buff Christopher Chung, Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel has been adapted into a spirited series ‘unashamedly intended for women’

The Guardian - AU

My Brilliant Career to Mourinho: the seven best shows to stream this week

A punchy adaptation of the feminist classic is a must-watch for Bridgerton fans. Plus, an access-all-areas documentary on one of football’s most divisive managers

The Guardian - UK

Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month

Discover what’s coming to Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Prime Video and others in August, including new Ted Lasso, My Brilliant Career and Masters of the Universe

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Leaning into Uncle Vanya’s bleakness: a sumptuous play, with a deeply modern feel

Uncle Vanya is Anton Chekhov’s classic tale of the flawed lives of educated, wealthy Russian elites.

The Conversation

Uncle Vanya review – celebrity casting and cringey modernisation undercuts uneven Chekov

Fayssal Bazzi and Philippa Northeast steal the show, but Shaun Micallef is a disaster

The Guardian - AU

ABC’s new suburban mystery The Family Next Door is understated and addictive

At first glance, the ABC’s new flagship drama looks like a soapy cross between Neighbours and Home and Away. Sweeping shots of rugged coastline and holiday homes roll into a tree-lined cul-de-sac near identical to Ramsay Street. The sun is shining. It’s bin day.

The Conversation

Netflix makes major Career move for classic Aussie tale

Netflix is filming a TV series based on Miles Franklin's novel My Brilliant Career, creating hundreds of jobs and injecting millions into the economy.

AAP

My Brilliant Career: Netflix announces adaptation of Miles Franklin’s classic novel

Australian actor Philippa Northeast will play Sybylla, alongside Slow Horses’ Christopher Chung, Andor’s Genevieve O’Reilly and British actor Anna Chancellor

The Guardian - AU

The Cast of 'Territory': Who Plays Who in the Australian Netflix Series

The intense drama follows a cattle-ranching dynasty with a slice of land the size of Belgium.

Marie Claire

This new Netflix show could be the next ‘Yellowstone’ — and it’s already crashed the top 10

Netflix has just added Territory' an Australian neo-Western series set in and around the world's largest (fictional) cattle station, and it's packed with drama.

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