Australian Television Series - Must See List
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1. Rake (2010–2018)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.
Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Kate Box, Caroline Brazier
Votes: 8,667
2. The Slap (2011)
Not Rated | 354 min | Drama
Traces the shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of family and friends. Based on Christos Tsiolkas' best-selling novel.
Stars: Jonathan LaPaglia, Sophie Okonedo, Melissa George, Alex Dimitriades
Votes: 2,869
3. Top of the Lake (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 750 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Obsessed with the disappearance of a 12-year-old pregnant girl near a freezing lake in New Zealand, a brave detective will find herself up against small-town secrets and a side of herself that was meticulously kept at bay.
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan, Thomas M. Wright
Votes: 37,709
4. The Moodys (2012)
Comedy
An Australian family gathers for Christmas. Love them or hate them, your family is forever. Whatever happens, your family loves to welcome you home for Christmas. But do you really want to be there?
Stars: Ian Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Danny Adcock, Robina Beard
Votes: 1,291
5. The Moodys (2014)
Comedy
A bumbling Australian extended family somehow finds a way to keep it together over the years with love as the underlying thread.
Stars: Ian Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Danny Adcock, Darren Gilshenan
Votes: 936
6. Please Like Me (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Twenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.
Stars: Josh Thomas, Thomas Ward, John, Debra Lawrance
Votes: 19,770
7. Round the Twist (1989–2001)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tony Twist and his three children--14-year-old twins Pete and Linda and 7-year-old Bronson--move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast.
Stars: Mark Mitchell, Esben Storm, Rian McLean, Mathew Waters
Votes: 2,865
8. Love My Way (2004–2007)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Romance
A story about a group of thirty-somethings dealing with the ups and downs of life.
Stars: Claudia Karvan, Asher Keddie, Brendan Cowell, Dan Wyllie
Votes: 1,318
9. Full Frontal (1993–1997)
Comedy
The series began screening shortly after the similar sketch comedy program Fast Forward (from which Full Frontal derived) ended. Full Frontal retained the same general format of Fast ... See full summary »
Stars: Glenn Butcher, Ross Williams, Kim Gyngell, John Walker
Votes: 443
10. Puberty Blues (2012–2014)
Unrated | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
Teen best friends Debbie and Sue grow up and find love and freedom on the beaches of Sydney's Sutherland Shire during the tumultuous 1970s.
Stars: Brenna Harding, Ashleigh Cummings, Sean Keenan, Charlotte Best
Votes: 2,246
11. Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures (2001–2018)
22 min | Adventure, Comedy
Slapstick mockumentary about an enthusiastic Aussie wildlife expert, Russell Coight, whose haphazard and inept adventuring style ensures that he is a danger to anything and anyone he meets, not to mention himself.
Stars: Glenn Robbins, Hermann Iberg, Tom Martin, Birgit Mildenberger
Votes: 1,452
12. No Activity (2015–2018)
23 min | Comedy, Crime
Follows the peripheral players in a major sting operation. The day-to-day realities of cops and criminals are brought to life by some of Australia's best comic actors.
Stars: Patrick Brammall, Darren Gilshenan, Genevieve Morris, Harriet Dyer
Votes: 1,414
13. Pizza (2000–2019)
Comedy
The show focuses on the activities of Pauly and his fellow co-workers as they deliver pizzas for "Fat Pizza", the Sydney-based pizzeria of Bobo Gigliotti, whose slogan is "they're big and they're cheesy".
Stars: Paul Fenech, John Boxer, Annalise Braakensiek, Paul Nakad
Votes: 628
14. Who Dares Wins (1996–2001)
30 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Ordinary Australians are dared to do things that they thought they never could, would or should do in order to receive a prize.
Stars: Mike Whitney, Scott Brewer, Susie Smith, Annabelle Wallis
Votes: 69
15. We Can Be Heroes (2005)
30 min | Comedy
A group of Australians are nominated for the Australian of the Year Award.
Stars: Chris Lilley, Jennifer Byrne, Mick Graham, Chung Jade Koh
Votes: 2,816
16. Summer Heights High (2007)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G.
Stars: Chris Lilley, Asolima Tauati, Iro Utaifeau, Zach Fa'atoe
Votes: 15,096
17. A*mazing (1994–1998)
26 min | Family, Game-Show
Children's game show where contestants compete in a series of spelling challenges and scavenger hunts inside various mazes.
Stars: James Sherry, Mark Malone, Jason Walkerden, Darren de Mello
Votes: 126
18. The Secret Life of Us (2001–2006)
60 min | Drama
This iconic Australian series follows eight people living in St Kilda, Melbourne who are all looking for the same thing - love, sex, romance, success - and anything else that's worth going after.
Stars: Deborah Mailman, David Tredinnick, Samuel Johnson, Sibylla Budd
Votes: 1,479
19. Molly (2016)
Drama
The story of how, from the early 1970s, Australia's eccentric Ian 'Molly' Meldrum became a loved and respected rock music guru as host of the TV show Countdown.
Stars: Samuel Johnson, T.J. Power, Tom O'Sullivan, Ben Gerrard
Votes: 319
20. Kath & Kim (2002–2007)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy
A mother, her daughter, and their respective "hunks of spunk" negotiate life in suburban Australia.
Stars: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins, Peter Rowsthorn
Votes: 5,095
21. The Chaser's War on Everything (2006–2009)
26 min | Comedy
The show features sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts.
Stars: Julian Morrow, Andrew Hansen, Chris Taylor, Chas Licciardello
Votes: 2,741
22. Danger 5 (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
It's Christmas in the 1980s, Adolf Hitler is alive and has two Yuletide wishes: Danger 5 dead and the world under his Christmas tree.
Stars: David Ashby, Sean James Murphy, Natasa Ristic, Amanda Simons
Votes: 4,974
23. Wentworth (2013–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The confronting look into the lives of the inmates and prison staff of Wentworth Correctional Centre as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives in the prison system.
Stars: Kate Atkinson, Katrina Milosevic, Robbie Magasiva, Jacquie Brennan
Votes: 24,570
24. Glitch (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Seven people return from the dead with no memory and attempt to unveil what brought them to the grave in the first place.
Stars: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Sean Keenan, Hannah Monson
Votes: 21,067
25. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The series primarily focuses on the daily lives of Victorian police officers working at a police station in the fictional small town of Mount Thomas.
Stars: Julie Nihill, John Wood, Martin Sacks, Paul Bishop
Votes: 1,690
26. CIA: Crime Investigation Australia (2005–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Crime investigation Australia takes you deep into the Most horrific crimes Australia has ever seen.
Stars: Erryn Arkin, Olivia Stambouliah, Steve Liebmann, Andy Trieu
Votes: 164
27. The Surgeon (2005)
30 min | Drama
Eve Agius is a highly skilled surgeon in a mostly male world. Real medical cases filled with twists, turns and surprises test the limits of her skill and knowledge.
Stars: Justine Clarke, Sam Worthington, Nicholas Bell, Matthew Newton
Votes: 95
28. Gallipoli (2015)
44 min | Drama, History, War
Four young Australian boys join the military and are sent to Gallipoli.
Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harry Greenwood, Sam Parsonson, Tom Budge
Votes: 2,384
29. The Killing Season (2015)
224 min | Documentary
Gripping three-part documentary series examines the forces that shaped Labor during the Kevin Rudd / Julia Gillard leadership years.
Stars: Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard
Votes: 80
30. Gladiators (1992–2000)
60 min | Action, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Members of the public are pitted against superfit Gladiators in trials of strength, speed and stamina.
Stars: Ulrika Jonsson, John Anderson, John Sachs, Kim Betts
Votes: 1,506
31. Soul Mates (2014– )
TV-PG | Comedy, Fantasy
A bromance for the ages, Soul Mates is the story of two kindred spirits trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth. Across different lifetimes with no knowledge of their past lives, they are forever drawn together as mates.
Stars: Christiaan Van Vuuren, Nicholas Boshier, Rachel House, Connor Van Vuuren
Votes: 414
32. Jack Irish (2016–2021)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama
Jack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly caught up in a complex web of powerful vested interests that stretches from his home town of Fitzroy to a remote village in the Philippines.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Damien Garvey
Votes: 3,350
33. White Collar Blue (2002–2003)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama
The detectives of the Kingsway Major Crime Squad fight to preserve their Pacific paradise, while dealing with the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives.
Stars: Peter O'Brien, Freya Stafford, Brooke Satchwell, Don Hany
Votes: 121
34. Cloudstreet (2011)
342 min | Drama
The lives of two working class Australian families who come to live together at One Cloud Street, over a period of twenty years, 1943 - 1963.
Stars: Kerry Fox, Geoff Morrell, Stephen Curry, Essie Davis
Votes: 576
35. Wake in Fright (2017)
Not Rated | 159 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young schoolteacher finds himself marooned in a small mining town in the outback, where a string of dangerous events render him a broken, desperate man.
Stars: Sean Keenan, Alex Dimitriades, Caren Pistorius, Gary Sweet
Votes: 416
36. Australian Survivor (2016– )
60 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A reality show where a group of twenty-four Australians are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The winner takes home $500,000 and the title of Sole Survivor.
Stars: Jonathan LaPaglia, Shonee Fairfax, Locklan Gilbert, Michelle Dougan
Votes: 1,410
37. Mr Inbetween (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend, brother and best friend, tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Especially when you're also a criminal for hire.
Stars: Scott Ryan, Chika Yasumura, Justin Rosniak, Damon Herriman
Votes: 30,142
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