Boy Swallows Universe (2024)

The acclaimed novel comes alive.

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.

Boy Swallows Universe

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as as Lyle Orlik

as Frances Bell

Lee Tiger Halley

Lee Tiger Halley

Christopher James Baker

Christopher James Baker

as Caitlyn Spies

as Arthur 'Slim' Halliday

as Brian Robertson

Eloise Rothfield

Eloise Rothfield

as Shelly Huffman

as Alex Bermuda

Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

as Poppy Birkbeck

as Teddy Callis

as Bobby Linyette

as Gene Crimmins

as News Announcer

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Millie Donaldson

Millie Donaldson

as Shelly Huffman

as Brighton Beach Woman

as Work Space Prisoner

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Seasons

Season 1

Limited Series

Episodes season 1

1x1

Boy smells rat
1x2

Boy gets chop
1x3

Run boy run
1x4

Boy loses dad
1x5

Boy takes flight
1x6

Boy seeks work
1x7

Boy meets end

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