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Austin

  • 2024 – 2025
  • Returning Series
  • Comedy · Drama
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.3/10

A best-selling, but recently cancelled, children's author has a meltdown when approached by Austin, a neurodivergent 20-something claiming to be his son. He then realises that embracing the young man may be the path to redemption.

Latest: Season 2 · 2025

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With Austin now bonded with his long lost father and spent time with him in the UK does he feel like his journey of discovery is over or only just begun?

  1. E1. Episode 1

    Jul 27, 2025 · 26m

    Austin grapples with sudden literary fame when his novel is picked up by an international publisher. Meanwhile his previously estranged father Julian and stepmother Ingrid, sell their beloved Big Bear series to Australian TV.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Aug 3, 2025 · 29m

    Julian is dropped from Big Bear's TV deal due to his "reputation", while Ingrid is named creative lead. Austin searches for a British backstory worthy of a book deal.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Aug 10, 2025 · 27m

    Austin thinks he's on a date. Greta thinks it's a meeting. Julian goes rogue at the publisher's office, and Ingrid quietly edges toward a Big Bear deal without him.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Aug 17, 2025 · 29m

    Austin fakes pop culture tastes to sell books. Ingrid starts her job as creative director of the new show and is confronted by the star, Rodger Corser wanting to change things. Julian bonds with Rodger and ruins everything.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Aug 24, 2025 · 28m

    Austin bombs his press conference and book signing, Mel's romance is vetted by the government, and Julian's secret identity as a young queer bee-saving writer is exposed.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Aug 31, 2025 · 29m

    After appearing on a controversial podcast and getting Haley fired, Austin faces a family intervention. Meanwhile, Ingrid is auditioning the whole of Canberra to find an actor to play Big Bear before she loses the show.

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