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[09/19/24 - 06:31 AM]
Netflix - What We Watched the First Half of 2024
Four of our 10 biggest shows this year so far were from the UK ("Fool Me Once" 108M, "Baby Reindeer" 88M, "The Gentlemen" 76M and "One Day" 39M).

[01/30/24 - 10:21 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 22: "Griselda" Debuts at #1; "Leave the World Behind" and "Berlin" Enter the Most Popular Lists
"American Nightmare," the docuseries that investigates a case the press dubbed "the real-life Gone Girl," came in at #2 on the English TV List with 13M views.

[01/23/24 - 10:22 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 15: "Lift," "Society of the Snow" and "BERLIN" Continue to Shine; "American Nightmare" Debuts at #1
Harlan Coben's latest crime thriller adaptation "Fool Me Once" continued to impress at #2 (11.2M views).

[01/16/24 - 10:46 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 8: "Lift" Lands at #1 and Most Watched Title of the Week; "Society of the Snow" Enters the Most Popular List
Making their list debuts were the family drama "Boy Swallows Universe" starring Phoebe Tonkin, Simon Baker and Sophie Wilde at #5 (3.6M views), stand-up special "Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli" at #8 (2.3M views), reality competition series "The Trust" at #9 (2.1M views) and Season 3 of "Sonic Prime" at #10 (2.1M views).

[11/26/23 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Boy Swallows Universe" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a room below his house in 1980s Brisbane, Eli Bell answers a red telephone - and begins a journey that will break his heart before rebuilding it.

[10/31/23 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Boy Swallows Universe" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Adapted from Trent Dalton's iconic novel, "Boy Swallows Universe" is the story of a boy doing his best to hold his fractured family together in 1980s Brisbane.

[08/31/22 - 01:02 PM]
"Boy Swallows Universe" Cast Announced as Production Begins on Series Adaptation for Netflix
The eight-part limited series stars Travis Fimmel as Lyle Orlik, Simon Baker as Robert Bell, and Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell.

[03/03/22 - 02:36 PM]
"Boy Swallows Universe" Is Being Adapted for the Screen for Netflix
"Boy Swallows Universe" is about a boy who receives a message on a red rotary dial telephone in a secret underground room that tells him he must bust into Brisbane's notorious Boggo Road Prison to save his mum's life on Christmas Day.







BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (NETFLIX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/11/24
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2023-2024 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (7 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's web site, January 2024) A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anthony LaPaglia as Tytus Broz
· Ben O'Toole as Teddy
· Bryan Brown as Slim Halliday
· Christopher James Baker as Ivan Kroll
· Deborah Mailman as Poppy Birkbeck
· Eloise Rothfield as Shelley Huffman (13)
· Felix Cameron as Eli Bell
· HaiHa Le as Bich Dang
· Lee Tiger Halley as Gus Bell
· Millie Donaldson as Shelley Huffman (17)
· Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell
· Simon Baker as Robert Bell
· Sophie Wilde as Caitlyn Spies
· Travis Fimmel as Lyle Orlik
· Zachary Wan as Darren Dang
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Mason as EP
· Bharat Nalluri as DIR (Pilot)
· Joel Edgerton as EP
· John Collee as WRTR
· Kerry Kohansky-Roberts as EP
· Sophie Gardiner as EP
· Toby Bentley as EP
· Trent Dalton as BOOK
· Troy Lum as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Anonymous Content
· Brouhaha Entertainment
· Chapter One Pictures