‘My Brilliant Career’ Star Christopher Chung Thinks the Netflix Show’s “Iconic” Ending is “Absolutely Necessary”

At first glance, Netflix’s new period drama My Brilliant Career looks like your average romance. Set in 1900s Australia, the series follows the irrepressible Sybylla Melvyn (Philippa Northeast), a free-spirited “girl from the bush” who has grand aspirations to be a professional writer. However, her family has other plans. Syb is sent off to Cattagat, the gorgeous estate ruled by her estranged grandmother, Mrs. Boissier (Anna Chancellor), so she can find a wealthy husband. To her credit, Sybylla winds up with several suitors. The two most serious are her grandmother’s English foreman Frank Hawden (Jake Dunn), who can’t return to London society without a bride, and the area’s most eligible bachelor, Harry Beecham (Christopher Chung). **Spoilers for My Brilliant Career, now streaming on Netfl