Best Australian adventure series

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.

It's a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love with a twist. Jack Dawkins is The Artful Dodger, whose pickpocketing fingers have become the skilled hands of a surgeon. He is torn between an impossible love and the criminal underworld he secretly craves. This will require Artfulness.

Real-life mermaids, Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Sixteen-year-old land-dweller Zac enters the Moon Pool and forms a special connection with Mako. Zac is given a fish-like tail and amazing powers. The mermaid pod is forced to leave Mako, leaving behind the three mermaid girls, cast out of the pod. They know there's only one way they will be allowed to rejoin the pod: They must get legs, venture onto land and take back Zac's powers – or risk being outcasts forever.

When the world's largest cattle station is left without a clear heir, rival factions descend as a fierce generational struggle upends the land's future.

Set in a bizarre, 1960's inspired version of World War II, the action comedy series follows the finest group of spies the Allies have to offer on a mission to kill Adolf Hitler.

The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.

An anthology series which centers on different characters being targeted by crazed serial killer Mick Taylor in the Australian outback.

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.

The story of an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley, who inherits a large cattle ranch in Australia after her husband dies. When Australian cattle barons plot to take her land, she joins forces with a cattle drover to protect her ranch.

Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.

Deep in the heart of Africa lies Wakanda, an advanced and unconquerable civilization. A family of warrior kings possessing superior speed, strength and agility has governed this mysterious nation as long as time itself. The latest in this famed line is young King T’Challa, the great hero known worldwide as the Black Panther. Now, outsiders once again threaten to invade and plunder Wakanda.

Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy. The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members.

A heart warming story of "destroy all humans." Uzi, a sardonic teen worker robot gone rogue befriends N, an excitable optimistic disassembly drone sent to destroy her, creating what we can assume is a very bad relationship for mankind.

Big Lez is a humanoid alien who lives in Brown Town, Australia, with his adopted son Quinton. Lez spends most of his time hanging out with his next-door neighbours Sassy and Donny, two mysterious and occasionally omniscient sasquatches, and Mike "Nolesy" Nolan, a self-employed jack of all trades. The group's activities range from casual smoke sessions to grand misadventures, eventually landing them in a bloody war against Lez's father and his army of monstrous Choomahs.

This dramatic adventure series tells the story of a group of teenagers who are separated from their families following an invasion of their country, a conflict they never saw coming.

The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to its unconventional approach and Irwin's approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and two television spinoffs: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and Croc Files. The series has been presented on Animal Planet and has been in international syndication on networks worldwide.

Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character. The show is set in the near future, and focuses on an unusual girl named Neri who lives alone on an island, and the friendships she develops with the inhabitants of an underwater research facility called ORCA. The show is an example of deep ecology science fiction.

The adventures of the Nekton family, a family of daring underwater explorers who live aboard a state-of-the-art submarine, The Aronnax, and explore uncharted areas of the earth's oceans to unravel the mysteries of the deep.

They're absent-minded, mildly corrupt and barely competent. Somehow, they're Australia's most elite detective unit.

BeastMaster chronicles the adventures of Dar, the last surviving male of the storied Sula tribe, who is blessed with the ability to communicate telepathically with the animals of his ancient world. Also endowed with the strength, courage and fighting skills of a great warrior, he uses his gifts to defend all living creatures oppressed by the forces of evil.

From the creator of The Big Lez Show, Sassy the Sasquatch follows the adventures of Lez’s former neighbor Sassy as he travels across space and time, making old and new friends in a spiritual quest of self-discovery.

Alana, a girl from the year 3000, is kidnapped by Silverthorn, a criminal from the year 2500, and brought back in time to the year 1992. While in the past, Alana befriends Jenny, who helps her adapt to life in a time unfamiliar to her, and to find a way back to her own time.

Six young motocross riders come together to form a team, to make the national titles, or crash out trying. But the biggest win of all might be the friends they make for life.

From the creators of The Big Lez Show (Jarrad, Izak and Tom), comes this Comedy Central five part web series 'The Mike Nolan Show'!

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

A shy teen wants desperately to fit in and enjoy his high school years if only his dead best friend and a posse of rotting ghouls would stop sabotaging him at every turn.

There was once a time where universe had galaxies. Now the Omniverse has universes. Where time and genetics have become currency and a source of power, and only the strongest deities can hope to survive the vast emptiness. And as time and space progressively expands, we have no choice but to stick together. One of few remaining humans attempts to survive the dangers of the Omniverse and its ruler Chin Chin with his Lycra-infested allies.

A gothic crime drama about a family of undead gangsters trying to find their place after the world has ended

Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Roadtrip. Rod and JC set off on a quest to strike it rich. Let the adventure begin!

The six part mini-series documenting Clarences attempts to make videos for his new Channel.

Shezow is an Australian-Canadian animated television series created by Obie Scott Wade. The series' protagonist, a 12 year old boy named Guy Hamdon, discovers the superheroine Shezow's power ring and puts it on. While the power ring does grant him super powers, it was only meant to be worn by a woman. Guy takes on the appearance of a female super hero and with the help of his sister, Kelly, and best friend, Maz, he protects the city of Megadale from supervillains and criminals.

Dead Gorgeous is an Australian–British children's television show which premiered on 15 March 2010 in Britain and 5 April 2010 in Australia. It is produced by Burberry Productions and Coolabi Productions with funding from Screen Australia. It was previously known as Dead Normal, however the name was changed. It was thought that Dead Gorgeous would air a "Halloween Special", though this was a publicity stunt.

When Jo Tiegan is given an oval-shaped mirror, as a gift, by the elderly owner of an antique shop, she is amazed to see another girl's image in the mirror instead of her own reflection. It is also quite obvious that the other girl can see her just as clearly. Jo (from the 1990's) and 'the girl in the mirror', Louisa Iredale (from 1919), later accidently find that they can also travel to each other's times through the mirror - following upon which discovery a relentless sequence of events is set in motion.

Foreign Exchange is an Australian fantastic's television programme broadcast by Southern Star during 2004. It starred Lynn Styles as Hannah O'Flaherty, a feisty Irish girl, and Zachary Garred as Brett Miller, a sun-drenched Australian boy. The pair are brought together from opposite sides of the world, due to a transfer portal. The series of 26 episodes was created by the Australian John Rapsey and directed by Annie Murtagh-Monks and Gillian Reynolos.

Welcome to North Col and to the story about the secret of Thunderstone Thunderstone is set in the year 2020 and centers on the life of 15 year old Noah Daniels. Fascinated with the Holodeck Noah finds himself in trouble when he arrives in a world which has animals (something that his world didn't). Investigating is fun, until he gets caught and has to get back home.

Evelyn and Noah navigate through three lifetimes to unearth the truth about their destiny with Warrick and Siena, but their efforts to flee the dying world become complicated when Cain, an immortal, decides to hunt them down.

Using nothing but their bare hands and basic tools, 12 strangers have 17 days to build 330m of bridge, reach the island, and claim a $250 000. They must build it together, but only one of them can cross.

A rip-roaring fantasy adventure, Pirate Islands sees 15-year old Kate and her younger brother and sister trapped inside a computer game set on an island controlled by swashbuckling pirates. They soon discover that the only way home is to finish the game-by beating the pirates and the castaway children to the hidden pirate treasure.

Meggy has found it increasingly hard to figuring out what she wants to do with her life that gives a purpose. To help sort herself out with some much-needed relaxation, she takes a vacation to Port Aurora, the island paradise home of the Aura Boras, and host to all manner of colorful tourists, leaving her dear friends behind. Unfortunately for her, the town has become plagued with criminal activity in the lead-up to its Phoenix Festival which takes place once every 100 years, and the closest thing the island has to an authority figure is the inept deputy Auri Bori who Meggy meets and befriends. If she wants to get any peace and quiet, Meggy will need to team up with Auri and lay down the law and bring justice as Port Aurora's new sheriff, leading to one heck of a crazy misadventure.

Flipper & Lopaka is an Australian animated series based on the world famous dolphin “Flipper”. Flipper saves a young Polynesian boy, Lopaka, from drowning. Lopaka discovers that he has the ability to swim like a fish and talk to the animals. The pair have many adventures in the lost city of Quetzo.

Conspiracy 365 is a 12-part Australian television miniseries based on the novels written by Gabrielle Lord. It follows the adventures of Callum Ormond, a 15 year old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member.

Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the South Pacific region to observe the transit of Venus), that Captain Cook discovered the east coast of Australia. He later recommended Australia as a future British colony. The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.

Follows the frightfully funny adventures of surf-siblings Jan and Dean as they enjoy an endless summer vacation on the island of Iki-Iki hanging out with their laidback uncle and a bunch of mischievous, thrill-seeking monsters.

Secret Valley was a fictitious children's holiday camp in Bildarra which had been transformed from a run down ghost town into a resort. The children who worked and visited the camp often found themselves in battle against a gang of "bad" kids - Spider McGlurk and his gang from "Spider Cave". These battles usually featured flour bombs and other food related missiles and everyone inevitably ended up in a big mess.

Over two years, International Designer Sibella Court, follows the trials and tribulations of 7 groups of Australians committed to the daunting task of restoring heritage ruins into living homes. From Georgian mansions to colonial pug and pine huts, these Aussie battlers attempt to restore the buildings to their former glory.

Freddy may be a poodle, but he has the heart of a wolf, and he's going to prove it by graduating from the werewolf-only Howlington Academy!

The adventures of the magnificent silver colt Thowra, son of the mighty Yarraman who is destined to become king of all the wild horses. The intelligent, courageous Thowra, his brothers Storm and Arrow, and their friends the bush animals have only one enemy, the Mountain Men. The men want to capture the wild horses and take away their freedom.

Itchingham Lofte is halfway to his goal of collecting all the elements in the periodic table when he's given a lump of something radioactive identified as element 126. It could either change the world...or could it destroy it?

Stingers brings to light the life and work of an undercover police unit located in Melbourne. This dangerous work requires complete dedication, one slip can cost an operative their life.

Return to Jupiter was an Australian television series, a 13-part follow-up to Escape from Jupiter, It aired in Australia from 23 March 1997 to 15 June 1997.

Jason and Lee are two buddies living normal lives in Vancouver. When Jason’s dad gets a new boat, the boys decide to take it for a joyride and get caught in a swirling vortex that brings them to Stormworld. This new world is a parallel universe with three suns, mind-distorting storms, and wild coastlines, surrounded by a hostile environment where drinkable water is precious and food is limited. The boys are rescued by Flees and her pedantic companion, Ogee. Flees has one of the few serviceable watercrafts on Stormworld and grudgingly volunteers to take the new visitors to a small community trying to create civilization and order against the forces of nature and scavengers. One thing is constant for Jason, Lee, and almost everyone on Stormworld: the search for the way home.

Joined by his band of merry mates Georgia Blue and Little Johnny, Robbie Hood is a charismatic thirteen-year-old misfit with a heart of gold, who skirts the law to right wrongs he sees playing out in his community. Short of money, and struggling to survive, Robbie and his mates have only themselves to rely on. Guided by the memory of his mother and a strong sense of what’s right and wrong, everything Robbie does is for a reason and, whether good or bad, he does it with the best of intentions. Even if it means helping out his dickhead father.

Two families - De Lutrelles and McFarlanes. They both live in the same house, but 130 years apart in time. De Lutrelle's: father Gervaise, mother Violette and daughter Constance. In their age, around the house were goldfields. Family emigrated from France with the remnants of their wealth, and hoping to find gold so they would restore their fortunes. McFarlan's: father Doug, mother Jenny who decided to get in a new business: eco-tourism. Guests will stay with Doug and his family - second wife Jenny, stepson Fergus, daughter Mandy, and sister-in-law Lily, who maked troubles wherever she goes! Doug has also another son, Daniel. When the series begins, Daniel decides he wants to meet the father who left him and his mother Caroline when he was just a baby. He invites himself to stay for the holidays and, with the help of the mirror, he changes everyone's life, his own included.

Mairi joins Elric as they venture through the ancient land of Ileydria. Their quest begins when Mairi receives a prophetic vision of an impending clash between the forces of good and evil: The Everlight and The Obsidian Shade. Mairi, a young former Obsidian Shade warrior, and Elric, a skilled warrior of the Everlight, join forces to prepare for this ultimate battle.

Jack Shindo and Stanley Haggard are members of the first manned expedition to Mars, and on the red planet find a giant slug-like monster, Goudes/Gudis. Shindo is pinned by a rockslide and Haggard tries to escape in their ship but is blown up by Gudis. Suddenly a giant warrior, Ultraman Great, arrives and fights Goudes, but when Ultraman is on the verge of victory Goudes changes into a virus and travels to Earth where it mutates other creatures into monsters and awakens existing ones. Needing a human host to survive on Earth, Ultraman joins with Jack, allowing him to become the mighty alien when all seems lost. He joins UMA in order to help them battle the monsters.

Following the mysterious disappearance of their parents from a remote scientific research station, a group of children are trapped in a dangerous paradise. They can only rely on their own resources to survive, find out what's happened to their parents and uncover the terrible secret that is behind the Enterprise Project. Chronology: Followed by "Castaway"

Off beat, off track and online... go bush with the Black As boys as they venture into the wilds of Arnhem Land, hunting for adventure and a good feed.

With a setting like no other amid the picturesque mountains of New Zealand’s South Island, 14 strangers, people from all walks of life, will embark on an unforgettable experience: to try and win $1 million, equally divided between them, as they carry the cash to the top of one of New Zealand’s highest peaks. The contestants will have to work as a team through dangerous, rugged terrain, encounter wild weather and adrenaline-charged obstacles to reach the summit of a distant mountain in 14 days to take home the prize money.

The New Adventures of Ocean Girl is an Australian animated television series inspired by the 1994 series Ocean Girl.

Rush was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1974 and 1976. The first 13 episodes were produced in 1974 and filmed in black and white. In 1976, 13 more episodes were produced, in colour, in conjunction with French production company Antenne 2. Each series featured a different cast with the exception of John Waters.

Kelly is a Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 1991. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions and featured the adventures of a former highly trained German Shepherd police dog called Kelly.

Seven people get shipwrecked on an island that turns out to be the famous "Treasure Island" from Robert L. Stevenson's famous novel. But the island is occupied by three tribes, each of them very dangerous. The shipwrecked have to fight for their lives and have to find a way to escape from the island.

Sky Trackers was a television series created by Jeff Peck and Tony Morphett, and produced by Patricia Edgar and Margot McDonald for the Australian Children's Television Foundation. The series was a winner of various Television Awards. The pilot was produced by Anthony Buckley.