''The Wizards of Aus'' is an Australian television comedy series which began airing on SBS on 19 January 2016. The series is directed by and stars Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks and is produced by Chris Hocking, Nicholas Colla and Sumah Hurley. It is written by Michael Shanks and Nicholas Issell. It was originally devised as a six-part online series but instead became a three-part television series. A full 6-part version was released on YouTube on 18 February 2016.

Plot

Jack the Wizard (Michael Shanks), has had enough of the Magical Realm's obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, and so decides to migrate to the western suburbs of Footscray,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. However, growing political tension coupled with endless trouble from fellow wizard Skulldrich make assimilation into human life more difficult.

Cast

* Michael Shanks as Jack * Menik Gooneratne as Kylie * Mark Bonanno as Skulldrich

Guests

Guy Pearce Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire in England, and raised in Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria in Australia, he started his career portraying Mike Young (Neighbours), Mike Young in ...

as Morgan Wright *

Bruce Spence Bruce Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand–Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre. Biography Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1971 comedy ...

as Regimand *

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford ...

as Terry * Mark Mitchell as Senator Geoff Quinn *

Jared Daperis Jared Daperis (born 18 August 1991) is an Australian film director. He has received a Young Artist Award nomination and Berlin Commercial Award Nominations. Early life Daperis was born in Melbourne in 1991, the middle child of three. His fat ...

as Ghost Writer *

Liam McIntyre Liam James McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor, best known for playing the lead role on the Starz television series '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' War of the Damned'' and as Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard on ''The Flash''. He ...

as Bronco the Slayer *

Lucia Smyrk Lucia Smyrk is an Australian actress who has appeared in a number of Australian television series, including ''Short Cuts'', in ''Pirate Islands'' as ''Carmen'', in ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, whi ...

as Elsa * Nicholas Colla as Mr. Swinton * Nicolette Minster as Mrs. Swinton * Hannah Camilleri as Anna * Mahalia Brown as Rebecca * Matylda Buczko as Megan * Nicholas Issell as Lord Mummy *

Christie Whelan Christine "Christie" Whelan Browne (born 6 August 1982) is an Australian performer who has worked extensively in musical theatre as an actress, dancer and singer. She has also appeared on television shows and in films. In March 2012, she marr ...

as Deborah Brickenwood * Rhys Mitchell as Batty * Kyrie Capri as Lady Caroliniana *

Jordan Raskopoulos Jordan Nicola Bridget Raskopoulos (born 25 January 1982) is an Australian comedian, actress, streamer and singer best known for her role as a writer and performer on the Network Ten sketch comedy show ''The Ronnie Johns Half Hour'',

as Marvolo * Jackson McInerney as Zandark * Stig Wemyss as Snot-Beak Fuck-Nuggs * Wendy Bos as Dating Coordinator *

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...

as Horatio the Blower * Ben Ridgwell as Frank Jilkins * Liz Lethlean as Miranda Merhtens * Michael Waugh as Country Singer *

Daniel Daperis Daniel Daperis ( el, Ντανιέλ Δαπέρης) is an Australian actor and director. He is best known for his acting roles in the television series ''The Man From Snowy River The Man from Snowy River may refer to: * "The Man from Snowy Ri ...

as West Guard * Alistair Marks as Guard 1

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wizards of Aus, The Special Broadcasting Service original programming Australian comedy television series 2016 Australian television series debuts Australian fantasy television series