{{Short description|Australian comedy television miniseries}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = {{Plainlist| *Comedy }} | creator = {{Plainlist| * Emma Myers * Nina Oyama * Angus Thompson }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Emma Myers * Nina Oyama }} | director = {{Plainlist| * Alistair Baldwin * Madeleine Gottlieb }} | creative_director = | starring = {{Plainlist| *Angus Thompson *Hannah Diviney *Miriama Smith *Patrick Jhanur }} | composer = Lance Gurisik | country = Australia | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 5 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Loani Arman * Donna Chang }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Liam Heyen * Hannah Ngo }} | cinematography = Grégoire Lière | camera = | runtime = 10 minutes | company = | budget = | network = | released = {{Start date|2023|12|03|df=y}} | related = }} '''''Latecomers''''' is an Australian comedy television series. It was created by Angus Thompson, Emma Myers and Nina Oyama and stars Thompson and Hannah Diviney. It is a rom-com featuring two disabled lead characters.<ref>{{Citation | last= Northover | first= Kylie | title= Hannah Diviney took on Beyonce. Now she's breaking new ground on TV | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-romcom-giving-us-a-new-perspective-on-disabled-people-20221118-p5bzea.html | periodical= Sydney Morning Herald | date= 23 November 2022}}</ref> It was released by SBS On Demand in December 2023.<ref>{{Citation | last= Cunningham | first= Katie | title= 'I haven't been seen as a sexual option': SBS series Latecomers to 'rip apart' sex and disability on screen | url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/30/latecomers-new-sbs-tv-series-sex-and-disability-on-screen | periodical= The Guardian | date= 30 November 2022}}</ref> Anna Hickey-Moody, writing in the Conversation praised it for having actors with a disability playing characters with a disability.<ref>{{Citation | last= Hickey-Moody | first= Anna | title=Sex, comedy and vulnerability: Latecomers on SBS is an important shift in disability representation | url= https://theconversation.com/sex-comedy-and-vulnerability-latecomers-on-sbs-is-an-important-shift-in-disability-representation-195931 | periodical= The Conversation | date= 13 December 2022}}</ref>
==Cast== *Angus Thompson as Frank *Hannah Diviney as Sarah *Miriama Smith as Brandi *Patrick Jhanur as Elliot *Tracy Mann as Deb *Liam Greinke as Troy *Tom Wilson as Jackson
==Awards== *13th AACTA Awards **Best Online Drama or Comedy - Liam Heyen, Hannah Ngo, Angus Thompson, Emma Myers, Nina Oyama, Madeleine Gottlieb, Alistair Baldwin - Won<ref>{{Citation | last= Douglas | first= Nicole | title= Full list of AACTA Awards 2024 winners revealed as Sophie Monk takes home a coveted Audience Choice Award | url= https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/latest/aacta-awards-2024-full-winners-list-sophie-monk/394fcd49-0c37-46d3-a131-4813649b4570 | periodical= Nine Entertainment | date= 2024}}</ref>
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Category:2019 Australian television series debuts Category:2010s Australian television miniseries Category:2010s Australian drama television series Category:English-language Australian television shows