Netflix announces My Brilliant Career trailer and August premiere date – Netflix has released the official trailer, key art and images for new Australian series My Brilliant Career, which launches globally on August 13.
Philippa Northeast stars as Sybylla, a fiercely modern young woman with one ambition: to be a writer, even as her family pushes her toward marriage.
The new adaptation gives Netflix another locally filmed Australian drama for its 2026 slate. The series was filmed in Adelaide, South Australia, and brings Miles Franklin’s classic story to a new streaming audience.
About My Brilliant Career
In My Brilliant Career, Sybylla breaks the conventions of 1900 Australia as she chases a story that could write her way to independence. However, her path becomes more complicated when she falls in love.
The series asks whether Sybylla will marry or risk everything for a creative life.
Cast and creative team
The cast includes Philippa Northeast, Christopher Chung, Anna Chancellor, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kate Mulvany, Jake Dunn, Alexander England, Sherry-Lee Watson and Miah Madden.
Liz Doran adapted and wrote the series. Executive producers are Chloe Rickard, Doran and Alyssa McClelland. The directors are McClelland and Anne Renton, with Paul Ranford producing.
Sarinah Masukor and Rachael Turk also write on the series, with Courtney Wise as co-executive producer and Shari Sebbens as associate producer. Jungle Entertainment is the production company.
For more streaming news, visit TV Central’s Netflix section. My Brilliant Career is available through Netflix from August 13.
