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Nowhere Boys

2013–2018 · 4 seasons

A moody, twisty teen adventure that blends small-town mystery with eerie fantasy and earnest friendship.

Created by
Tony Ayres
Genres
Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Dougie Baldwin, Kamil Ellis, Joel Lok
Overview
Four teenage boys get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that they are in an alternate world identical to theirs except for one startling difference - they were never born.

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Created by
Tony Ayres
Genres
Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Dougie Baldwin, Kamil Ellis, Joel Lok
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, drama, mystery
Created by
Tony Ayres
Written by
Polly Staniford, Roger Monk, Craig Irvin, Pete McTighe
Starring
Dougie Baldwin, Kamil Ellis, Joel Lok, Joe Klocek, Rahart Adams, Jordie Race-Coldrey, Luca Sardelis, William McKenna
Music
Cornel Wilczek
Cinematography
Dave Cameron, Simon Chapman
Length
4 seasons, 52 episodes, 30 min each
Network
ABC Me
Country
Australia
Languages
Polish, English, Spanish

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