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Austin (2024)
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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.
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Season 1
8 episodes · First aired 2024-06-09 · ★ 3.5
E01
I Think I'm Your Son
2024-06-09 · 26 min
Within hours of best-selling author Julian Hartswood being cancelled for reposting a white supremacist, he discovers he has a neurodivergent son called "Austin".
E02
My Luncheon With Austin
2024-06-16 · 27 min
Austin invites Julian and Ingrid home to have lunch with his "embarrassing" family, while Ingrid contemplates some extra-marital wham wham.
E03
The Bonding Process
2024-06-23 · 27 min
On a bonding tour with Austin, Julian starts filming a documentary about "father and neurodivergent son quality time" to spring-clean his image. But Ingrid and Austin get wise to his Machiavellian ways.
E04
Get It All On Camera
2024-06-30 · 27 min
Julian's documentary capturing his growing relationship with Austin is now out in the open and Julian engages an award-winning filmmaker to finish the job. Is bringing Austin to London the perfect treat for him or for Julian?
E05
Looking For Billie
2024-07-07 · 26 min
Austin organises a bespoke celebrity bus tour while Julian contemplates hiring someone to "scrub" his image. Ingrid decides to expand her career, combining her illustrating career with writing.
E06
Pulped Fiction
2024-07-14 · 27 min
When Julian gets fired from his publisher and told his remaining books are to be pulped, Austin leads the charge to break into the warehouse to rescue whatever books are left.
E07
A Rough Cut
2024-07-21 · 26 min
Ingrid discovers a former passion while Austin and Julian prepare for the first screening of the documentary, entitled: The Greatest Man I Never Knew - that will (hopefully) rebrand Julian to the world.
E08
Austin, We Have A Problem
2024-07-28 · 28 min
Julian is concerned when Austin turns his phone off and leaves the house to have some time on his own. In a boutique gallery in outer London Ingrid prepares for an exhibition of her artwork.
Season 2
8 episodes · First aired 2025-07-27 · ★ 6.9 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?
E01
We’ll Always Have Northampton
2025-07-27 · 26 min
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.
E02
The Origin Odyssey
2025-08-03 · 29 min
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.
E03
Date Night
2025-08-10 · 27 min
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.
E04
No Pair, No Bear
2025-08-17 · 29 min
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.
E05
Greta Expectations
2025-08-24 · 28 min
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.
E06
Austin-tacious
2025-08-31 · 29 min
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.
E07
Furr Ever
2025-09-07 · 27 min
Austin follows a rom-com manual to woo Haley, Ingrid flirts with Big Bear, and a kiss leads to disaster when the bear head comes off - literally.
E08
Thunder Thursday
2025-09-14 · 27 min
Ingrid quits Big Bear, Austin cancels fame, Mel races to stop a resignation, and Haley might be The One. All roads lead to Thunder Thursday - and one gloriously chaotic Canberra bus ride.
