Autumn TV Finales - More Than This - Season One

More Than This is my second Paramount+ series/season for the week. No word of a second season (similar to other local 20-30 minute series Spreadsheet) however I think this was well enough for a second season to come around.

It landed early last month, meaning I had this sitting on my list for a good minute. However I watched the entire series in 24 hours.

The series was written by teen actor Olivia Deeble (Home & Away) and co-created with Luka Gracie both of whom also star in this series. Deeble worked on the show during the COVID-19 lockdown while she completed Year 12.

Starring a very multicultural cast, including writer  Olivia Deeble As Charlotte, Bert Labonte (former theatre superstar) as Mr E, Luka Gracie as Jamie, Kamil Ellis as Alexander, Ellmir Asipi as Leon, Josh Heuston as Sammy, Oisin O’Leary as Benson, Celine Ajobong as Legs (Alegra), Tharanya Tharan as Emma and last but not least, Selena Brincat as Zali.

The series explores the unique challenges facing Australian teenagers as they come of age: social, family and school pressures, bullying, body image, relationships and sexuality.

There is a lot to take in across the six 30 minute episodes. It's a wild ride, with high school never being so intense.

From nude photos being shared across the school, pill taking going wrong at an under age party along with a good old game of spin the bottle also added in for good measure!

If you need a good local series to sink your teeth into, this is it. More Than This streams only on Paramount+