{"id":174870,"date":"2023-12-07T14:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=174870"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T04:34:01","slug":"what-do-we-know-about-the-boy-swallows-universe-netflix-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2023\/12\/07\/what-do-we-know-about-the-boy-swallows-universe-netflix-show\/","title":{"rendered":"What do we know about the Boy Swallows Universe Netflix show?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"748\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blog-Exclusive-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blog-Exclusive-3.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blog-Exclusive-3-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trailer for Netlix\u2019s adaptation of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/boy-swallows-universe-trent-dalton\/book\/9781460757765.html\">Boy Swallows Universe<\/a> <\/em>has just been released &#8211; so what do we know so far?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>What is <\/strong><strong><em>Boy Swallows Universe About<\/em><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/boy-swallows-universe-trent-dalton\/book\/9781460757765.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Boy Swallows Universe<\/em><\/a> is a bestselling, award-winning contemporary fiction novel, written by Australian author and Walkley-winning journalist Trent Dalton. Set in Brisbane in the 1980s, it follows Eli Bell on a coming-of-age meets survival story, a story of brotherhood, love and friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>When is the <em>Boy Swallows Universe<\/em> Netflix series being released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We now know that the <em>Boy Swallows Universe<\/em> Netflix series is being released on January 11, 2024. It\u2019s sure to be a summer hit!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Which actors are in the <\/strong><strong><em>Boy Swallows Universe <\/em><\/strong><strong>TV show?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Filmed in Australia, the Netflix adaptation of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/boy-swallows-universe-trent-dalton\/book\/9781460757765.html\"> <em>Boy Swallows Universe<\/em><\/a> hosts a who\u2019s who of Australian actors including Simon Baker, Anthony LaPaglia, Phoebe Tonkin (from H2O and the Originals!), Adam Briggs, Deborah Mailman, Travis Fimmel and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Do I need to read the <\/strong><strong><em>Boy Swallows Universe <\/em><\/strong><strong>book first?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While you probably don\u2019t need to read the book first to enjoy the show, reading the book before (or after) watching the show is sure to enhance your experience. Books, after all, can include elements that simply can\u2019t make it into an adaptation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you loved <em>Boy Swallows Universe<\/em> and are looking for what to read next, then you won&#8217;t want to miss <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/all-our-shimmering-skies-trent-dalton\/book\/9781460759325.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/all-our-shimmering-skies-trent-dalton\/book\/9781460759325.html\" target=\"_blank\">All Our Shimmering Skies<\/a><\/em> or <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/lola-in-the-mirror-trent-dalton\/book\/9781460759837.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lola in the Mirror<\/a><\/em>, also by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/search.ep?author=Trent+Dalton\">Trent Dalton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the trailer below. Will you be watching the series?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Boy Swallows Universe | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/raizBMsLYug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a74fb9eb-14a7-4823-9a9a-48eea47060e1\">Check out our podcast, <strong><em>Tell Me What To Read!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omnycontent.com\/d\/playlist\/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5\/413a2746-13c6-4f80-bf5a-afbf006ca6dd\/68234428-1962-44c9-9f41-afbf006ca703\/podcast.rss\">https:\/\/www.omnycontent.com\/d\/playlist\/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5\/413a2746-13c6-4f80-bf5a-afbf006ca6dd\/68234428-1962-44c9-9f41-afbf006ca703\/podcast.rss<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trailer for Netlix\u2019s adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe has just been released &#8211; so what do we know so far? What is Boy Swallows Universe About? Boy Swallows Universe is a bestselling, award-winning contemporary fiction novel, written by Australian author and Walkley-winning journalist Trent Dalton. Set in Brisbane in the 1980s, it follows Eli Bell on a coming-of-age meets survival story, a story of brotherhood, love and friendship. When is the Boy Swallows Universe Netflix series being released? We now know that the Boy Swallows Universe Netflix series is being released on January 11, 2024. It\u2019s sure to be a summer hit!\u00a0 Which actors are in the Boy Swallows Universe TV show? Filmed in Australia, the Netflix adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe hosts a who\u2019s who of Australian actors including Simon Baker, Anthony LaPaglia, Phoebe Tonkin (from H2O and the Originals!), Adam Briggs, Deborah Mailman, Travis Fimmel and more.\u00a0 Do I need to read the Boy Swallows Universe book first? While you probably don\u2019t need to read the book first to enjoy the show, reading the book before (or after) watching the show is sure to enhance your experience. Books, after all, can include elements that simply can\u2019t make&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":174878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[4,53],"tags":[370,715,723,735,986,8714,7565,15368,8715,9234],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Blog-Thumbnail-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174870"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174870"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174970,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174870\/revisions\/174970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}