18+Season 1
The acclaimed novel comes alive.
Synopsis
Boy Swallows Universe (2024), Season 1 is a Netflix crime drama — seven episodes you can watch online on iFILM. It adapts Trent Dalton's acclaimed Australian novel: a boy's-eye view of 1980s Brisbane, where the suburban surface barely hides organised crime underneath.
Eli is thirteen and already fluent in adult trouble. His mother Frankie is tangled up in drug trafficking; his stepfather Lyle works for crime boss Tytus Broz. Then Lyle vanishes. Eli starts pulling threads — and finds that every grown-up around him is keeping a secret: his silent older brother Gus, the mysterious ex-con Slim, a journalist named Caitlyn who is digging the same story.
Simon Baker and Travis Fimmel headline a cast that earns the book's reputation. The season is patient enough to let a kid's perspective do the heavy lifting. Stream Boy Swallows Universe Season 1 online on iFILM — all episodes, sharp and uncut.
7 episodes
S1·E1Boy Smells Rat
Eli starts the day with a turbulent driving lesson from Slim. School bullies confront Eli with a challenge, but a teacher catches them in the act.
S1·E2Boy Gets Chop
Lyle shows Eli and Gus around his workplace and introduces them to his boss, Tytus Broz. Later, a surprise visit to Eli's house leads to trouble.
S1·E3Run Boy Run
Frankie gets herself in trouble for protecting her sons. Eli searches for a way back home to look for his stepdad — and his missing stash.
S1·E4Boy Loses Dad
Caitlyn continues investigating Lyle's disappearance. Accompanied by police, the school's guidance counselor checks on the boys.
S1·E5Boy Takes Flight
Eli asks for a big favor from Slim's old acquaintance and comes across a major clue about Lyle's disappearance.
S1·E6Boy Seeks Work
Eli and Gus show Frankie what they've planned for their future. Later, Eli attempts to get a job as a journalist at the local paper.
S1·E7Boy Meets End
Eli finds an unlikely source for a story to submit to The Courier-Mail. New evidence leads Caitlyn to uncover the truth about the criminal underworld.
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