Two Australian shows The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Fisk have become major international hits on global streaming services

Two Australian television shows are drawing impressive international ratings on streaming services.

Both The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Fisk have been watched by millions of people overseas, making the top streamed programs on their respective platforms.

Fisk, a legal comedy starring Kitty Flanagan, drew 1.8million viewers from August 7-13 and features in Netflix’s Weekly Global Top 10 alongside other hits such as Heartstopper and The Witcher.

Described as ‘a masterpiece on par with Ricky Gervais’ The Office’, the Aussie comedy is also one of the top 10 TV shows in eleven countries around the world including the USA, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK.

Meanwhile, locally produced Amazon Prime drama The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart reached Prime Video’s top five in 78 countries, and top 3 in 42 countries.

Two Australian television shows are drawing impressive international ratings on streaming services. Both The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Fisk have been watched by millions of people overseas, making the top streamed programs on their respective platforms

Starring Hollywood legend Sigourney Weaver, the series has been called a ‘sweeping, raw emotional drama that spans generations,’ and already boasts an 80% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes as well as 8.1/10 on IMDb.

Sarah Christie, an executive from Amazon Studios, says ‘2023 is the biggest year yet for local content for Prime Video, with nine Australian Amazon Originals releasing this year.’

She continued, ‘Following the launch of Class of ’07 and Deadloch earlier this year, the first four episodes of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart are out now on Prime Video, with episodes dropping weekly every Friday.’

Fisk, a legal comedy starring Kitty Flanagan (pictured), drew 1.8million viewers from August 7-13 and featured in Netflix’s Weekly Global Top 10

Producers of the international hit Amazon Prime show claimed they were compelled to make the series after reading the Australian novel on which it’s based.

‘We are passionate about taking Australian stories to a global audience, so it’s incredibly rewarding to see The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart become a worldwide success…on its opening weekend,’ they said.

‘The talent and dedication from all the cast and crew led by director Glendyn Ivin and showrunner Sarah Lambert as well as our partners at Prime Video and Fifth Season, was unparalleled at every point.’

The homegrown success stories have come as the subscription service sector is waiting for local content quotas to be mandated by the Albanese government.

There have been calls for at least 20 per cent of local revenue from streaming content to be reinvested into local drama.

While international figures for the hit shows have been boasted, local viewing numbers have not yet been released.

Starring Hollywood legend Sigourney Weaver (pictured), The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart has been called a ‘sweeping, raw emotional drama that spans generations’