Boy Swallows Universe - watch online: stream, buy or rent
Currently you are able to watch "Boy Swallows Universe" streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
1225.+497
84%
7.9 (20k) MA15+
Age rating
57min
1 Seasons
WATCH NEWEST EPISODES
S1 E7 - Boy Meets End
S1 E6 - Boy Seeks Work
S1 E5 - Boy Takes Flight
Watch Now
CC
HD
MA15+
1 Season - 57min
Subscription
A$ 7.99 / month
Streaming details for Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix Standard with Ads
Runtime
57min
Age rating
MA15+
Quality
HD
CC
4K
MA15+
1 Season - 57min
Subscription
A$ 18.99 / month
Streaming details for Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix
Runtime
57min
Age rating
MA15+
Quality
4K
Didn't find what you were looking for?
Let us notify you once it becomes available on more services.
Something wrong? Let us know!
Where can I watch Boy Swallows Universe for free?
There are no options to watch Boy Swallows Universe for free online today in Australia. You can select 'Free' and hit the notification bell to be notified when show is available to watch for free on streaming services and TV.
If you’re interested in streaming other free movies and TV shows online today, you can:
- Watch movies and TV shows with a free trial on Apple TV+
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.
Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes
Where does Boy Swallows Universe rank today? The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.
Boy Swallows Universe is 1225 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The TV show has moved up the charts by 497 places since yesterday.
| Rank | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1221. |  Betrayal: The Perfect Husband | +499 | |
1222. |  Everybody Loves Raymond | +500 | |
1223. |  Liar | +500 | |
1224. |  Outback Car Hunters | +501 | |
1225. |  Boy Swallows Universe | +497 | |
1226. |  Manifest | +481 | |
1227. |  The League | +561 | |
1228. |  Bodkin | +548 | |
1229. |  Dragon Ball DAIMA | +506 |
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.
Cast
Phoebe Tonkin
Frances Bell
Lee Tiger Halley
Gus Bell
