![]() On the other hand, though - standing as we are, smack in the middle of the streaming boom - it’s an enormous opportunity. On the one hand, this is a shame, as both Australia and New Zealand have long been in the business of making excellent television that American audiences really would dig. Sure, most of us would be able to name-check Flight of the Conchords (Kiwi, by way of hipster HBO), and a fair chunk of us might be able to recall Dance Academy and Kath & Kim (both Australian, both iconic), but for the vast majority of TV-watching Americans, that’s likely to be it. But while most Americans would be able to name at least enough Australian and/or Kiwi actors to fill an Australian rules football team (roster space: 22), chances are slim we’d do even half as well if asked about the state of Antipodean TV. ![]() Photo: Australian Broadcasting Corporationįrom Nicole Kidman to Lucy Lawless, from Taika Waititi to the Brothers Hemsworth, Hollywood has long benefited from the wealth of talent coming out of the Antipodes. ![]()
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