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Synopsis

It all began with a phone call

In 1980s working-class Brisbane, Eli Bell answers a call on a red telephone which changes his life forever. In a touching coming-of-age story, Eli learns how to escape from a difficult home situation in hopes of landing his dream job as a writer, and the girl of his dreams.

What to know

Netflix adapts Trent Dalton’s semi-autobiographical novel ‘Boy Swallows Universe’

Boy Swallows Universe is a limited drama series on Netflix. The television show is based on Trent Dalton’s semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, and is written and created by John Collee (writer of Happy Feet and Monkey Man). The series is directed by Bharat Nalluri, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Kim Mordaunt. It was filmed in Brisbane and consists of eight episodes.

Travis Fimmel stars in Boy Swallows Universe as Lyle Orlik, with Simon Baker as Robert Bell and Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell. Anthony LaPaglia appears as Tytus Broz, with Sophie Wilde as Caitlyn Spies, Christopher James Baker as Ivan Kroll and Deborah Mailman as Poppy Birkbeck. The series cast also includes Felix Cameron, Zac Burgess, Lee Tiger Halley, HaiHa Le, Isaac Strutt-Stevens, Ben O’Toole and Emily Eskell.

Production News

22 May 2019
- Anonymous Content, Chapter One, Hopscotch and Joel Edgerton win the rights to adapt Australian novel ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ into a TV drama. (Source: Deadline)
3 March 2022
- An eight-part screen adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ is confirmed at Netflix. (Source: Netflix)
20 July 2022
- Boy Swallows Universe is confirmed to shoot in Brisbane, starting in August 2022. (Source: Variety)
31 August 2022
- Travis Fimmel, Simon Baker and Phoebe Tonkin are confirmed to star in the television adaptation of ‘Boy Swallows Universe’. (Source: Deadline)
1 November 2023
- Netflix releases a teaser trailer for ‘Boy Swallows Universe’. (Source: ScreenHub Australia)
27 November 2023
- The official trailer for 'Boy Swallows Universe' is released, with Travis Fimmel starring in the Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton's bestselling book. (Source: Netflix)
11 January 2024
- 'Boy Swallows Universe' premieres in Australia on Netflix.

Boy Swallows Universe

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