Austin
A best-selling, but recently cancelled, children's author has a meltdown when approached by Austin, a neurodivergent 20-something claiming to be his son. He then realises that embracing the young man may be the path to redemption.
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Trailer
Official Trailer | Austin | ABC TV + iview
Cast
Ben Miller
Sally Phillips
Michael Theo
Gia Carides
Roy Billing
Claire Lovering
Kate Elliott
Ellie McKay
Charlotte Nicdao
Richard Davies
Tai Hara
Billie Piper
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Seasons
1.I Think I'm Your Son
4.009-06-202426mWithin hours of best-selling author Julian Hartswood being cancelled for reposting a white supremacist, he discovers he has a neurodivergent son called "Austin".
2.My Luncheon With Austin
5.016-06-202427mAustin invites Julian and Ingrid home to have lunch with his "embarrassing" family, while Ingrid contemplates some extra-marital wham wham.
3.The Bonding Process
5.023-06-202427mOn a bonding tour with Austin, Julian starts filming a documentary about "father and neurodivergent son quality time" to spring-clean his image. But Ingrid and Austin get wise to h...
4.Get It All On Camera
4.530-06-202427mJulian's documentary capturing his growing relationship with Austin is now out in the open and Julian engages an award-winning filmmaker to finish the job. Is bringing Austin to Lo...
5.Looking For Billie
5.507-07-202426mAustin organises a bespoke celebrity bus tour while Julian contemplates hiring someone to "scrub" his image. Ingrid decides to expand her career, combining her illustrating career...
6.Pulped Fiction
1.014-07-202427mWhen Julian gets fired from his publisher and told his remaining books are to be pulped, Austin leads the charge to break into the warehouse to rescue whatever books are left.
7.A Rough Cut
2.021-07-202426mIngrid discovers a former passion while Austin and Julian prepare for the first screening of the documentary, entitled: The Greatest Man I Never Knew - that will (hopefully) rebran...
8.Austin, We Have A Problem
1.028-07-202428mJulian is concerned when Austin turns his phone off and leaves the house to have some time on his own. In a boutique gallery in outer London Ingrid prepares for an exhibition of he...