Australian books adapted into TV shows: ones to watch

Small-screen adaptations of Australian novels and memoirs are thriving ... and there are more coming soon.

Whether the book is better than the TV or film version is a perennial discussion point when it comes to adaptations of novels … but leaving that aside for a minute, here are some recent, not-so-recent, and soon-to-be here small-screen adaptations of Australian authors’ works worth looking out for. Are there more? Let us know and we’ll add them to the list.

Prime sets up the seven-episode series with the following description: ‘After losing her parents to a mysterious fire, nine-year-old Alice Hart is raised by her grandmother June on a flower farm where she learns there are secrets within secrets. But years on, an unearthed betrayal sees Alice forced to face her past.’

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Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He is Head of Content at ArtsHub & ScreenHub. Insta: @dalgarnowrites