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My Brilliant Career

2026
6 episodes
1 season
46user score

Restless, razor-sharp and refusing to conform, 17-year-old Sybylla Melvyn is dead set on writing her own story in an era that expects her to find a man and settle down.

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Season
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Season 2

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There won't be a season 2, the show has ended.

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Season 1

6 episodes
Aug 13, 2026

Restless, razor-sharp and refusing to conform, 17-year-old Sybylla Melvyn is dead set on writing her own story in an era that expects her to find a man and settle down.

Casting
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Philippa Northeast
Sybylla Melvyn
Profile picture of Christopher Chung who plays Harry Beecham
Christopher Chung
Harry Beecham
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Genevieve O'Reilly
Helen Bell
Profile picture of Anna Chancellor who plays Mrs Bossier
Anna Chancellor
Mrs Bossier
Profile picture of Kate Mulvany who plays Augusta Beecham
Kate Mulvany
Augusta Beecham
Profile picture of Jake Dunn who plays Frank Hawden
Jake Dunn
Frank Hawden
Profile picture of Sherry-Lee Watson who plays Nell Kirby
Sherry-Lee Watson
Nell Kirby
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Miah Madden
Betty Kirby
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Ella Oliphant
Gertie Melvyn
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Content rating
M18
12+
14
18+
12
SAM 13
TV-14
12
14
14+
U/A 16+
D
15
18
12+
น 13+
M
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