Netflix fans hail ‘beautiful and brilliant’ drama series and brand it 10/10

Fans are giving rave reviews to Netflix’s latest series, calling it “beautiful and brilliant” and urging others to add it to their own watch lists.

Adapted from Trent Dalton’s iconic novel, Boy Swallows Universe is an extraordinary story that explores the trials and tribulations of two brothers growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s.

The seven-part series was released in full on January 11, and many of the platform’s subscribers have already binge-watched their way through more than seven hours.

One wrote on X: Boy Swallows Universe – the Netflix drama is beautiful, brilliant and uplifting. Well done @TrentDalton and @johncolee – thank you.

A second gushed: “I just binge-watched Boy Swallows Universe for two nights! I absolutely loved it and couldn’t stop watching. I felt a range of emotions. Love, pride, fear, laughter and tears, as I could partly relate to. 10 out of 10. Congratulations to the writer, producer and fantastic cast!’

Adapted from Trent Dalton’s iconic novel, it is an extraordinary story that explores the trials and tribulations of two brothers growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s.

While a third wrote: ‘Boy swallows universe on Netflix is ​​so good’

Many gave it top marks of 10/10, with one viewer describing it as ‘required viewing’.

But it’s not just X that people praised. The drama series received a 7.8 out of 10 on IMDB and an audience rating of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Based on the bestselling book, the series follows 13-year-old protagonist Eli who faces difficult issues due to his mother’s drug problems and his stepfather’s involvement in the drug trade.

The story follows Eli as he grows up, where things start to look up in his later teenage years.

According to Netflix, the limited series portrays “an epic coming-of-age story (…) that combines the magic and innocence of youth with the brutal reality of the adult world.”

The show stays true to its Australian roots and features a talented cast of Australian actors, including Phoebe Tonkin who plays Frances Bell, Eli’s mother.

Earlier this month, the beautiful actress turned heads at the premiere in Brisbane.

And while many of the show’s twists are fictional, author Trent Dalton has spoken out about how he was inspired by some of his own childhood experiences.

Netflix fans are going crazy for the new drama series which has an 89 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.8 out of 10 rating on Rotten Tomatoes

The author of the best-selling book has revealed how childhood experiences inspired characters and shaped events

To talk with Townsville Bulletin the author recounted growing up with two unconventional male role models: his criminal stepfather and their family friend Arthur “Slim” Halliday, who was a convicted murderer and became known as “The Houdini of Boggo Road.”

He also talked about how his “hero mother” inspired the character in the book.

He said: ‘I don’t have enough words in the book to go on about everything my mother survived, things that other people would have succumbed to.

“My mother left for two years, just like Frankie Bell does in the book.

“Everything that happened in that passage in the book, where the child wanted to see his mother, is pretty close to home for me.”