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. The series follows Theo, aka "Superwog", his family, and his friend Johnny, getting into all kinds of trouble throughout the Australian

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. Produced by Princess Pictures with production support from Film Victoria, the original series was developed in association with

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and

through the "Skip Ahead" initiative. The six part series was the first Australian long-form series to be released on YouTube, followed by ABC linear channel, and at its conclusion had reached 13.5 million people across YouTube alone, with another 1 million plus reached across ABC.

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. The series premiered on 9 October 2018, following a successful pilot aired in 2017. On 11 November 2020, a second season was announced, and all 6 episodes finally aired on 13 June 2021 on

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. On 24 August 2022, both long form seasons of the series were released worldwide on

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. However, due to the term

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being considered an ethnic slur to people from the

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regions, Superwog is displayed as ''Superbro'' on versions of Netflix outside of Australia. On 2 September of that same year, a short sketch titled ''Meeting with Netflix'' was uploaded to the official Superwog YouTube channel, as a way to promote the series' arrival to the streaming site.

Background

The ''Superwog'' series is based on characters from the

channel of the same name, created by brothers Theodore and Nathan Saidden. The series depicts humorous situations involving the titular character, an archetypal

. The two cited

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, Chris Lilley and ''

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'' as influences for the series, and drew inspiration from their childhoods, noting they would "re-enact scenes of

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mum and dad fighting" and "derive a lot of observational comedy from their arguments". The Saidden brothers began filming and uploading ''Superwog'' videos to their YouTube channel in 2008, while Theo was studying law at university. The YouTube series gained notable popularity, and has been adapted into

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s. The series launched for

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in 2013, and in 2017, formed part of '' The Slot'' sketch comedy series. In 2019, the Saidden brothers began performing ''Superwog'' as a live show in Australia and New Zealand.

Production

The ''Superwog'' pilot was produced by Paul Walton at Princess Pictures and supported by

and

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, funded through Skip Ahead. It was written and created by Theodore and Nathan Saidden. Uploaded to YouTube on 16 July 2017, it quickly rose to #1 on the trending page on Australian YouTube in 2017, with over 14 million views. The pilot follows Superwog (Theodore Saidden) and his friend Johnny (Nathan Saidden), who work at a fast-food store.

Main cast & Characters

* Theo (Theodore Saidden) - a teenager going by the moniker, 'Superwog', he spends much of his time aggravating his Dad or hatching schemes with Johnny * Johnny (Nathan Saidden) - Theo's best friend, an idiot savant, attempting to be the voice of reason at times * Dad (Nathan Saidden) * Mum (Theodore Saidden) * Max (Sasha Sutton) - Max plays straight man to Theo and Johnny's antics, eventually becoming a police officer before they get him fired

Guest cast by episode

Pilot

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as the Neighbour * Chloe Walton as Girl * Sasha Sutton as Max * Fiona Harris as Amanda * Lucia Smyrk as Lisa * Damien Aylward as Grant * Matthew Andreadis as Mark (credited as Matt Andreadis) * Noah Mountjoy as Joel * Louie Anthanasiou as the 40-Year-Old Wog * Dorothy Adams as the Old Lady * Basil Van Dongen as the Old Man * Diamond Lust as Milf * Sally-Anne Upton as Charlene * Sam Hamilton as the Skinny son

Season 1

Episode 1 (Breaking Dad)

* Malik Keegan as Young Superwog *

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as the Foster Dad *

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as the Foster Mother * Declan Barker as Jack *

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as the DOCS Worker * Carolyn Bock as Mrs Harwood * Graham Jahne as Police Officer #1 * Adrian Pickering as Police Officer #2 * Holland Brooks as Young Babe * Penny Macklin as the Old Lady Neighbour * Dorothy Deller as the Old Lady Flasher

Episode 2 (The Family Jewels)

* Sarah Golding as the Bikini Store Assistant * Ben Klarenaar as Hardware Store Worker #1 * Colin Hood as Hardware Store Worker #2 *

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as the American Dad * Britini Leslie as the American Mum * Edwin Howell as the American Son * Brendan Bacon as the Australian Truck Driver * Huong To as the Vietnamese Lady * Drew Weston as the Boxing MC * Jasmine Rees as Boxing Ring Girl #1 * Diamond Lust as Boxing Ring Girl #2 * Ryan Preusker as Tradie #1 * Shane Stevens as Tradie #2 * Chris Weir as Bikie #1 and Superwog Driving Double * Chris Chalmers as Bikie #2 * Adrian Pickering as the Wog Dad Stunt Double

Episode 3 (The Final Exam)

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as the Janitor * Jason Buckley as Mr Johnson * Ben Grant as Teacher #1 * Warren Egger as Teacher #2 * Alexandra Axford as Teacher #3 * Roberta Connelly as the Respectable Teacher * Jutta Roderick as the Old Lady Teacher * Jennifer Jarman as the Librarian * Maureen Andrew as the Exam Lady * Michael Cormick as the Doctor * Frank Fazio as Medical Student #1 * Lyndon Cantwell as Medical Student #2 * Henry Qian as Dr Chan * Andrew Brown as the Patient * Jasmine Rees as Fantasy Girl #1 * Diamond Lust as Fantasy Girl #2 * Charlie Mhaya as the Pizza Kid * Charlie Stocks as Student #1 * Patrick Cotton as Student #2 * Gregory Ross as the School Deputy

Episode 4 (The Formal)

* Alicia Banit as Holly * Courtney Louise as Rachel * Hannah Cliff as Samantha * Toby Derrick as Jackson * Nicholas Remman as Joel * Annette Cozzo as Grandma * Tara Bilston as Hot Gym Girl * Julia Grenda as the Pharmacist * Kristy Kelly as Aunty * Marcus Barber as Greg * Sandra Miller as Noellene * Jason Buckley as Mr Johnson * Liv Rian as Babe #1 * Nicole Coombs as Babe #2 * Ellen Grimshaw as Formal Babe #1 * Dearbhla Stynes as Formal Babe #2 * David Hart as the Horrified Teacher

Episode 5 (The Power Trip)

* Thomas Little as Steve *

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as the Concierge * Francesca Waters as the Energy Worker * Janine Atwill as the Anchorwoman * Damian Oehme as the Bitcoin Expert * Mark Casamento as the Ferrari Dealer * Tara Bilston as Office Worker 1 * Julia Grenda as Office Worker 2 * Kristy Kelly as Office Worker 3 * Marcus Barber as Greg * Sandra Miller as Noellene * Tony Ting as Asian IT Worker #1 (credited as Anthony Ting) * Chang Yuyi as Asian IT Worker #2 * Kym Wang as Asian IT Worker #3

Episode 6 (The Zombie Apocalypse)

* Sasha Sutton as the Ranger * Alicia Banit as Holly * Sean Ryan as the Big Survivor * Joseph Green as the Young Male * Diamond Lust as the Hot Zombie * William Tisdall as the Homeless Zombie * Mary Hill as Mrs Zombie * Adam Davis as Zombie #1 * Daniel Solis as Zombie #2 * Will Jones as Zombie #3 * Paul Rochford as Zombie #4 * Dave Mondon as Zombie #5 * Chris Chalmers as Zombie #6 * Adrian Pickering as Zombie #7

Season 2

Episode 1 (The P Plates)

* Nick Farnell as the Neighbour * Sally-Anne Upton as Charlene * Pia Gould as the Nice Counter Lady * Bernard Sam as the Asian Kid * Damien Aylward as the Parking Officer * Kate Fitzgerald as the Police Officer * Brett Swain as Council Worker #1 * Mitchell Brotz as the Sleepy Guy * Jonathan Schuster as the Easy Examiner * Alex Pinder as the Examiner * Graham Jahne as the Old Lady Neighbour * Adrian Pickering as Council Worker #2 * Mark Cosgriff as the Old White Male * Colin Masters as Male #1 * Juan Olier as Male #2

Episode 2 (The Lawsuit)

* Rachel McCann as Lilly * Angela Padula as Grandma * Silas James as the Coles Manager * Vivienne Gorman as Mrs Tutuankhamun * Marty Rhone as the Judge * Fiona Macleod as the Nurse * Tony Rickards as the Lawyer * Roger Oakley as the Barrister * Hayden Spencer as the Coles Lawyer * Artemis Ioannides as the Female Cousin * Joseph Green as the Self Righteous Guy * Lynn Geraghty as the Old Supermarket Lady * Michael Stocks as the Food Court Worker * Tina Jackson as the Journalist * Ross Grant as the Newsagent * Miranda Bloom as Lilly's Hot Friend * June Leijon as the Old Woman at the Food Court * Ian Sutherland as the Old Man at the Food Court * Cathy Dickinson as the Lady Spectator * Chen Wu as Someone To Help * Kelly Dykes as Margaret

Episode 3 (The Magpie)

* Tom McCathie as the Neighbour * Janet Watson Kruse as the Council Worker * Sahil Gulati as the Attendant * Xander Barling as the Hardware Store Worker * Drew Tingwell as the Petrol Station Manager * Corey Hunt as Boat Guy #1 * Gregory J. Fryer as Boat Guy #2 (credited as Greg Fryer) * Jye Hawley as the Fuel Customer * Tim Bell as the Man at Water's Edge * Ann Marie Eastman as the Wife * Bill Weaver as the Radio Announcer * Paul Esmonde as Middle Aged Man #1 * Gabby Llewelyn as Middle Aged Man #2 * Andy Nguyen as the Parklea Attendant * Tahlee Fereday as the Liquor Store Customer (credited as Tahlee Feraday) * Rian Goodge as Superwog Double * Adrian Pickering as Johnny and Wog Dad Double * Colin Masters as the Wog Dad Double * Juan Olier as Male #2

Episode 4 (Something Fishy)

* Sergio De Nardo as the Father In-Law * Marta Kaczmarek as the Mother In-Law * John Orcsik as the Police Officer * Gary Dressler as the Register Man at the Liquor Store * Deidre Rubenstein as Agnes (credited as Deidre Rubstein) * Tegan Crowley as the Caretaker * Lee Andrikopoulos as the Auctioneer (credited as Lee Andrikopoulis) * Ben Anderson as the Bus Driver * Joseph Green as the Self Righteous Guy * Young Kim as the Fish Market Attendant * Kiu Wai Miu as a Bidder (credited as Michael Kiu) * Joshua Lim as a Bidder * Li Wenqiang as a Bidder (credited as Wengxiang Li) * Martyn Jones as the Fish Market Manager * Will Jones as Police Officer Stunt Double * Matthew Campbell as the Bus Driver Double (credited as Matthew 'Chippa' Campbell) * Reg Roordink as the Convenience Store Owner Stunt Double

Episode 5 (The Lump)

* Sergio De Nardo as the Father In-Law * Marta Kaczmarek as the Mother In-Law * Thomas Little as Steve * Fiona Macleod as the Traige Nurse * David Whiteley as the Head Surgeon (credited as David Whitely) * Genevieve Kingsford as the Forgetful Nurse * Tom Milton as the Dyslexic Doctor * Dean Cartmel as the Duty Surgeon * Louise Crawford as the Soft Nurse * Joseph Green as the Self Righteous Guy * Gabriella Barbagallo as the Manager Nurse * Chloe Ng as the Break Up Nurse

Episode 6 (21 Jump Ya)

* Sasha Sutton as Max Patterson * Kate Fitts as the Police Officer * Marty Rhone as the Judge * John Orcsik as the Head Police Officer * Luke Ha as Ming * Tasi Niumata as Bob * Joseph Green as the Self Righteous Guy * Josh Hayes as a cell mate * Alexander Dehany as a cell mate (credited as Alexander Dehaney) * James Polidano as a cell mate * Julia Zhang as the Yum Cha Lady * Barbara Ward as a Couple Member * Stewart Ward as a Couple Member * Matthew Deller as the Homeless Guy * Daniel Solis as the Police Officer Stunt Double * Graham Jahne as the Security Guard Double and Stuntman

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

References

External links

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Background

Production

Main cast & Characters

Guest cast by episode

Pilot

Season 1

Episode 1 (Breaking Dad)

Episode 2 (The Family Jewels)

Episode 3 (The Final Exam)

Episode 4 (The Formal)

Episode 5 (The Power Trip)

Episode 6 (The Zombie Apocalypse)

Season 2

Episode 1 (The P Plates)

Episode 2 (The Lawsuit)

Episode 3 (The Magpie)

Episode 4 (Something Fishy)

Episode 5 (The Lump)

Episode 6 (21 Jump Ya)

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

See also

References

External links