Will There Be a ‘My Brilliant Career’ Season 2? Sequel Novel Explained

A young woman in 1900 Australia is determined to forge her way to financial independence through writing in My Brilliant Career, a Netflix adaptation of the Miles Franklin novel published in 1901. Philippa Northeast plays the spitfire protagonist Sybylla Melvyn in the series, which premiered on August 13 with all six episodes.

The story is very complete in the end, but it also tees things up for a potential second season. Will there be a My Brilliant Career Season 2? There is a sequel novel it could adapt. Plus, the series is already in the Netflix Top 10 the day after it premiered. Here’s what we know. Warning: My Brilliant Career Season 1 finale spoilers ahead.