From Darra to The Gap: How Netflix recreated 1980s Brisbane in Boy Swallows Universe

Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe is inextricably linked to 1980s Brisbane. Here's how Netflix brought it to life — and which suburbs feature in the show

Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe is an extremely Darra story but that's not where much of the Netflix adaptation was filmed. In fact, a lot of it was shot outside of Brisbane.