20 Best Australian TV Shows On Netflix US You Need to Watch
Even though there are not a lot of Australian shows on Netflix in the US, we still managed to make a list of the 20 best ones. So, if you are looking for Australian shows on Netflix, you are in the right place.
Some of the Australian shows on this list are big names, with big stars, while others are gems of Australian cinematography you can only find on Netflix.
Whichever you choose for your next watch, you can’t go wrong, so take a look below and choose your next Australian watch on Netflix.
H2O: Just Add Water (2006-2010)
H2O: Just Add Water revolves around three teenage girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist: they cope with the burden of growing a giant fin and transforming into mermaids whenever they come in contact with water.
Stateless (2020)
The series centres on four strangers in an immigration detention centre in the Australian desert: an airline hostess escaping a suburban cult, an Afghan refugee fleeing persecution, a young Australian father escaping a dead-end job and a bureaucrat caught up in a national scandal.
When their lives intersect they are pushed to the brink of sanity, yet unlikely and profound emotional connections are made amongst the group.
Offspring (2010-2017)
Offspring is centred on 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family and friends as they navigate the chaos of modern life. Filmed in Melbourne’s inner north, the series mixes conventional narrative drama and comedy with flashbacks, graphic animation, and fantasy sequences.
The InBESTigators (2019)
The series is centred around Ezra Banks, a tech-savvy boy; Maudie Miller, a socially-awkward, intelligent aspiring private investigator; Ava Andrikides, an outgoing, dramatic girl; and Kyle Klimson, an athletic goof. They form the Inbestigators, a detective agency that solves crimes in their school and neighbourhood. After a case is solved, they describe it on a vlog.
Superwog (2017– )
The Superwog series is based on characters from the YouTube channel of the same name, created by brothers Theodore and Nathan Saidden. The series depicts humorous situations involving the titular character, an archetypal wog.
The two cited Sacha Baron Cohen, Chris Lilley and Fat Pizza as influences for the series, and drew inspiration from their childhoods, noting they would “re-enact scenes of [their] mum and dad fighting” and “derive a lot of observational comedy from their arguments”. The Saidden brothers began filming and uploading Superwog videos to their YouTube channel in 2008, while Theo was studying law at university.
Tidelands (2018)
After an ex-con returns to her fishing village, a dead body leads her to uncover the secrets of the town and its half-siren, half-human residents.
Glitch (2015-2019)
James Hayes (Patrick Brammall) is a small town policeman in Yoorana, Victoria. He is called to the local cemetery in the middle of the night, only to discover that seven people have risen from the dead in perfect health but with no memory of their identities or past. They are determined to find out who they are and what has happened to them.
James struggles to keep the mysterious case hidden from his colleagues, family, and the world, with the help of local doctor Elishia McKellar (Genevieve O’Reilly). The seven people are all linked in some way, and the search begins for someone who knows the truth about how and why they have returned.
Wentworth (2013-2021)
Wentworth is set in modern-day Australia. It explores the life of Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack) when she first enters prison after being charged with the attempted murder of her husband.
Bea is separated from her daughter and sent to Wentworth on remand, where she lives in “an uncertain limbo” until she is sentenced. Starting at the bottom of Wentworth’s hierarchy, Bea is forced to learn how to survive in prison.
Wanted (2016-2018)
Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while on the run.
The Bureau of Magical Things (2018– )
The human and magic worlds co-existed in harmony, but as technology advanced, the magic world was pushed back, and fairies and other magical creatures became endangered species. Now, someone wants to change that and restore magic to its rightful place. When Kyra uncovers a threat to both the human and magic worlds, she must try to unite humans, elves, and fairies in order to save them all.
Kyra and Peter must solve the mystery of who the enigmatic figure is and how they will achieve their goal. The investigation leads them to uncover secrets in both the human and magic worlds that no one could have imagined.
Sisters (2017)
Sisters follows the story of Julia Bechly as her life is turned upside-down when her father, in vitro fertilisation pioneer Dr Julius Bechly, publishes a deathbed confession that during his award-winning 30 year career as a fertility specialist, he used his own sperm and is potentially the father of hundreds of children.
Julia decides to make the most of the situation and throws a family gathering where she finds out she has hundreds of brothers, but only two sisters: troubled children’s television star Roxy Karibas and belligerent lawyer Edie Flanagan.
Secret City (2016-2019)
Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and the United States, Canberra press gallery journalist Harriet Dunkley (Anna Torv) forces her way closer to the truth, uncovering a set of interlocked conspiracies which threaten her career and her life and endanger the freedom of every Australian.
Surviving Summer (2022)
Rebellious teenager Summer Torres is expelled from her high school in Brooklyn and sent to stay with the family of an old friend of her mother’s in Australia, where she falls in with a clique of competitive surfers.
Pine Gap (2018)
Pine Gap is an international political thriller which is set around the Australian and American joint defence intelligence facility at Pine Gap, south-west of the town of Alice Springs, Australia.
Tales By Light (2015-)
Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft.
Mako Mermaids (2013–2016)
A young man is magically turned a merman, and discovers his underwater origins, after he comes in contact with the magic waters at the mysterious Mako Island guarded by a trio of mermaids.
Kath And Kim (2002-2007)
A mother, her daughter, and their respective “hunks of spunk” negotiate life in suburban Australia.
Dive Club (2021)
Dive Club follows the story of a feisty group of teen divers who search for their friend when she disappears after a cyclone hits Cape Mercy, their small coastal town.
Heartbreak High (1994–1999)
A crash course in the turbulence of being a teen is always on the schedule for the students at Hartley High School in this 1990s series set in Sydney.
The Deep (2015- )
The series follows the Nektons, a family of adventurous underwater explorers who live aboard a state-of-the-art submarine called the Aronnax and explore unknown areas of the Earth’s oceans to unravel the mysteries of the depths.
Will Nekton’s parents went missing trying to solve the riddle of how to get to the lost city of Lemuria, and the Nektons have refused to abandon it. Now, thanks to family friend Nereus, the Nektons know why they are so attracted to solving underwater riddles; because they are the descendants of Lemurians.
The main story arc involves the family’s hunt for Lemuria. The story arc is introduced in the first episode, with finding the Chronicle of the Deep. It continues with interpreting its meaning, finding the pieces of the Ephemycron, encountering various Monumentials, interpreting the Ephemycron, and finally discovering Lemuria. However, not all episodes are part of the main story arc.
