What you need to know about My Brilliant Career on Netflix

watercooler moment The series is based on a classic Australian novel. IF THERE IS a period drama-shaped hole in your heart, get ready for a new series that looks like it’ll be one of the hits of the year: My Brilliant Career. The Australian drama landed on Netflix on Thursday, and is being called a “horny, bonkers” take on an Australian classic. But what is the series all about? Here’s what you need to know. Is it a new story? Kate Mulvany and Phillipa Northeast Ian Routledge / Netflix Ian Routledge / Netflix / Netflix No – mostly (see further down for more on that). It’s based on the book My Brilliant Career, written in 1901 by Australian author Miles Franklin. Franklin was just a teenager when she wrote the romance novel, apparently to entertain her friends. It’s about a young woman call