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[01/30/24 - 10:21 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 22: "Griselda" Debuts at #1; "Leave the World Behind" and "Berlin" Enter the Most Popular Lists
"American Nightmare," the docuseries that investigates a case the press dubbed "the real-life Gone Girl," came in at #2 on the English TV List with 13M views.

[01/23/24 - 10:22 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 15: "Lift," "Society of the Snow" and "BERLIN" Continue to Shine; "American Nightmare" Debuts at #1
Harlan Coben's latest crime thriller adaptation "Fool Me Once" continued to impress at #2 (11.2M views).

[01/16/24 - 10:46 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 8: "Lift" Lands at #1 and Most Watched Title of the Week; "Society of the Snow" Enters the Most Popular List
Making their list debuts were the family drama "Boy Swallows Universe" starring Phoebe Tonkin, Simon Baker and Sophie Wilde at #5 (3.6M views), stand-up special "Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli" at #8 (2.3M views), reality competition series "The Trust" at #9 (2.1M views) and Season 3 of "Sonic Prime" at #10 (2.1M views).

[11/26/23 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Boy Swallows Universe" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a room below his house in 1980s Brisbane, Eli Bell answers a red telephone - and begins a journey that will break his heart before rebuilding it.

[10/31/23 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Boy Swallows Universe" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Adapted from Trent Dalton's iconic novel, "Boy Swallows Universe" is the story of a boy doing his best to hold his fractured family together in 1980s Brisbane.

[08/31/22 - 01:02 PM]
"Boy Swallows Universe" Cast Announced as Production Begins on Series Adaptation for Netflix
The eight-part limited series stars Travis Fimmel as Lyle Orlik, Simon Baker as Robert Bell, and Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell.

[03/03/22 - 02:36 PM]
"Boy Swallows Universe" Is Being Adapted for the Screen for Netflix
"Boy Swallows Universe" is about a boy who receives a message on a red rotary dial telephone in a secret underground room that tells him he must bust into Brisbane's notorious Boggo Road Prison to save his mum's life on Christmas Day.







BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (NETFLIX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/11/24
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2023-2024 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (7 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's web site, January 2024) A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anthony LaPaglia as Tytus Broz
· Ben O'Toole as Teddy
· Bryan Brown as Slim Halliday
· Christopher James Baker as Ivan Kroll
· Deborah Mailman as Poppy Birkbeck
· Eloise Rothfield as Shelley Huffman (13)
· Felix Cameron as Eli Bell
· HaiHa Le as Bich Dang
· Lee Tiger Halley as Gus Bell
· Millie Donaldson as Shelley Huffman (17)
· Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell
· Simon Baker as Robert Bell
· Sophie Wilde as Caitlyn Spies
· Travis Fimmel as Lyle Orlik
· Zachary Wan as Darren Dang
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Mason as EP
· Bharat Nalluri as DIR (Pilot)
· Joel Edgerton as EP
· John Collee as WRTR
· Kerry Kohansky-Roberts as EP
· Sophie Gardiner as EP
· Toby Bentley as EP
· Trent Dalton as BOOK
· Troy Lum as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Anonymous Content
· Brouhaha Entertainment
· Chapter One Pictures