Director: Darren Ashton
Austin follows a writer whose viral misstep collides with the sudden, life-changing arrival of a son he barely knows, turning a career crisis into a chance at something harder to fix.
What is Austin about?
Julian is a children's author whose reputation collapses overnight after an ill-judged remark spreads across social media. Just as his professional world falls apart, a teenager named Austin shows up on his doorstep, revealing a family connection Julian was never prepared for. Austin is neurodivergent, direct, funny, and utterly unimpressed by his father's public disgrace, and his presence forces Julian to confront choices he has spent years avoiding. Julian's wife, Ingrid, watches the household reshape itself around this new arrival, unsure whether the marriage can absorb one more shock on top of the scandal. Rather than framing Austin as a plot device for his father's redemption, the series lets him drive scenes, crack jokes at everyone's expense, and set the terms for how trust gets rebuilt. Episodes move briskly given their short runtime, favoring sharp exchanges over melodrama, and the Australian setting gives the family's unraveling and slow repair a specific, lived-in texture rather than a generic backdrop.
Cast & crew
Ben Miller plays Julian with a mix of self-pity and dawning awareness, while Sally Phillips gives Ingrid a weary patience that never tips into caricature. Michael Theo, drawing on his own lived experience, anchors the show as Austin, refusing to let the character become a lesson for the adults around him. Gia Carides and Roy Billing round out the supporting cast in the extended family orbiting Julian's unraveling career.
Context & significance
Created in Australia and directed by Darren Ashton, Austin arrived in 2024 as part of a wave of comedy-dramas centering neurodivergent characters as leads rather than side plots, with Theo's casting drawing attention for putting an actor with lived experience of autism at the center of the story rather than framing it from the outside.
Where & how to watch
Austin is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login; no separate purchase or download is required. The K-Time interface is built around Farsi navigation and search, making it straightforward for Persian-speaking viewers to find and queue international series like this one alongside the rest of the catalog.