Career advice: How Australian literary classic My Brilliant Career was reimagined for a new generation on Netflix

Career advice: How Australian literary classic My Brilliant Career was reimagined for a new generation on Netflix


By Michael Pickard
August 21, 2026

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Executive producer Chloe Rickard, writer Liz Doran and director Alyssa McClelland reveal how Netflix drama My Brilliant Career reimagines protagonist Sybylla Melvyn for a new generation, and why the Australian landscape needed a fresh perspective on screen.

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