Austin is an Australian-British comedy drama series. The first season, comprising eight episodes, premiered on ABC TV in Australia on 9 June 2024, and later in the year on BBC Television, after being acquired from the ITV Studios. The main characters are played by Australian newcomer Michael Theo, along with English actors Ben Miller and Sally Phillips. Season 2 premiered on 27 July 2025 in Australia.

Austin is a comedy drama series. Whilst on a book tour in Canberra, recently cancelled English children’s author, Julian, is approached by a 28-year-old man named Austin, who claims to be his biological son conceived in London. Austin, who is autistic and lives with his mother and grandfather, may provide Julian with a path to redemption.

Michael Theo, a neurodivergent participant on reality series Love on the Spectrum, makes his acting debut as the title character Austin. The series' cast also includes stars Ben Miller as Julian, Sally Phillips as Ingrid, Gia Carides as Austin's mother Mel, Roy Billing as Austin's grandfather Bill, Kate Elliott as Heidi, Zahra Newman as Monica, Charlotte Nicdao as Yolanda and Billie Piper as herself.

The eight-part series was filmed in Canberra, Australia, starting in November 2023, and in England. It was produced by Northern Pictures and Lincoln Pictures.

It is supported by the ACT Government, Screen Australia, ITV Studios, and Screen Canberra.

The series has Catherine Nebauer, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, Lloyd Woolf, Joe Tucker, Peter Anderson as executive producers, with Joe Weatherstone as the producer of the series.

On 11 September 2024, the ABC announced that a second season of the series was in development, alongside other ABC series Ladies in Black. On 22 November the show was renewed for a second season.

Austin premiered on 9 June 2024 in Australia on ABC TV and iview. The second series premiered on 27 July 2025 on the same network.