The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a drama television miniseries produced by Amazon Studios, starring Sigourney Weaver and Alycia Debnam-Carey. It is based on the novel by Australian author Holly Ringland and was adapted for the screen by series showrunner Sarah Lambert. All seven episodes are directed by Glendyn Ivin. The series premiered on 4 August 2023. Synopsis
A young girl from a violent upbringing is orphaned and moves in with her grandmother on a flower farm. Cast
Sigourney Weaver as June Hart 
Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alice Hart 
Alyla Browne as young Alice Hart
Asher Keddie as Sally
Leah Purcell as Twig
Frankie Adams as Candy
Alexander England as John 
Charlie Vickers as Clem Hart
Jack Latorre as young Clem Hart
Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Agnes Hart
Sebastián Zurita as Dylan
Shareena Clanton as Ruby

Episodes

Production
In May 2021, it was announced that Made Up Stories, Amazon Studios and Endeavor Content would produce an adaptation of the book The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, with filming taking place in Australia. Sigourney Weaver was announced as starring and executive producing, with Sarah Lambert show running and executive producing, Glendyn Ivin as director and executive producer, and Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Allie Goss also executive producing. Filming began in October 2021 in Sydney and the regions of New South Wales and the Northern Territory. It was confirmed that Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Frankie Adams, Alexander England, Charlie Vickers, Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Alyla Browne had been added to the cast. In April 2022, Sebastián Zurita was cast, Kirsty Fisher and Kim Wilson were announced as co-writers alongside Lambert, Barbara Gibbs was confirmed as producer and Lucinda Reynolds as co-executive producer. In September 2022, production company Endeavour Content rebranded as Fifth Season. Release
Amazon Studios announced the show will be available in over 240 countries and territories through the  streaming service Amazon Prime Video. It premiered on 4 August 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately and a new episode debuting on a weekly basis until the series finale on 1 September 2023. On 16 August 2023, Mediaweek reported that the series set a record for highest viewership of an Australian series worldwide. It also reached the top five in 78 countries and top three in 42 countries on Prime Video. Reception 
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 34 critics gave the series a positive review, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sigourney Weaver is excellent as a thorny matriarch in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a visually appealing and well-acted melodrama." On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". See also

 List of Australian television series

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English-language television shows
Television shows filmed in Australia
Amazon Prime Video original programming
Television shows based on Australian novels
Television series by Amazon Studios
2020s Australian drama television series
2023 Australian television series debuts
2023 Australian television series endings