Boy Swallows Universe | |
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Based on | Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton |
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Composers | Johnny Klimek Gabriel Mounsey [1] |
Country of origin | Australia |
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No. of episodes | 7 [2] |
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Production location | Brisbane |
Cinematography | Shelley Farthing-Dawe (eps. 1-5) Mark Wareham (eps. 6 & 7) |
Editors | Jamie Pearson (eps. 1 & 2) Mark Perry (eps. 3-5) Marcus D'Arcy (eps. 6 & 7) |
Running time | 49–77 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | 11 January 2024 |
Boy Swallows Universe is an Australian coming of age television limited series for Netflix based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Trent Dalton. Produced by Andrew Mason and Troy Lum and written by John Collee, the story revolves around Eli Bell, a working-class youth who enters Brisbane's underworld to save his mother from danger. [3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date [6] |
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1 | "Boy Smells Rat" | Bharat Nalluri | 11 January 2024 |
2 | "Boy Gets Chop" | Bharat Nalluri | 11 January 2024 |
3 | "Run Boy Run" | Jocelyn Moorhouse | 11 January 2024 |
4 | "Boy Loses Dad" | Jocelyn Moorhouse | 11 January 2024 |
5 | "Boy Takes Flight" | Jocelyn Moorhouse | 11 January 2024 |
6 | "Boy Seeks Work" | Kim Mordaunt | 11 January 2024 |
7 | "Boy Meets End" | Kim Mordaunt | 11 January 2024 |
The television adaptation rights of Trent Dalton's novel Boy Swallows Universe were acquired by Brouhaha Entertainment,Anonymous Content and Chapter One. On 4 March 2022,it was announced that an 8-episode limited series had been commissioned by Netflix,with producers Andrew Mason and Troy Lum of Brouhaha Entertainment,Sophie Gardiner of Chapter One,and Kerry Kohansky-Roberts and Toby Bentley of Anonymous Content. [7]
It was revealed on 31 August 2022 that Felix Cameron would be playing the leading character,Eli Bell,and other main cast members included Lee Tiger Halley,Travis Fimmel,Simon Baker,Phoebe Tonkin,Bryan Brown,Anthony LaPaglia,and Sophie Wilde. Christopher James Baker,Deborah Mailman,Ben O'Toole,and others also landed roles. [8] [9]
Shelly Farthing-Dawe is the main cinematographer of the series. [8] [9] Principal photography for the series reportedly began in August 2022,with filming beginning in Brisbane. [10] [11] A house in Beenleigh was used for Lyle and Frankie's house while Robert's house was located in Wavell Heights. The scenes of the family buying a secondhand Atari console were filmed in Chelmer. [12]
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an 85% approval rating based on 13 reviews. [13]
Luke Buckmaster reviewing the series for The Guardian rated it four stars out of five. [14] Kylie Northover reviewing the series for The Sydney Morning Herald rated the series as five stars out of five,"As in the book,the mood is a tightrope walk between despair and childish optimism;the brothers’lives are shaped by trauma,but this sprawling story is infused with humour and great warmth,even for the adults who have let them down." [15]
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