Two Years Later

Two Years Later is an upcoming Australian television drama for Paramount+. Produced by Hoodlum, the series follows Emily and Ryan in a post pandemic world after the world came to a halt, they reconnect after two years in a series of brief encounters and see if they truly love each other.^[1]

Two Years Later
Genre	Drama
Written by	Pete Bridges
Directed by	Emma Freeman
Starring	Phoebe Tonkin Brenton Thwaites Heather Mitchell Roy Billing
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English

Plot

When their work commute is interrupted by COVID-19, Emily and Ryan reunite two years later after a series of brief flirtatious interactions, Ryan proposes an idea, to go on a series of eight dates to decide if they are truly right for each other.^[2]

Cast

• Phoebe Tonkin as Emily
• Brenton Thwaites as Ryan
• Heather Mitchell
• Roy Billing as Morgan
• Thomas Murray as Bus Passenger #6

Production

On 22 June 2025, it was announced that the series had gone into production in Brisbane, Queensland with funding secured from Screen Australia with post production taking place in the Queensland facilities, the eight part drama will air in 2026 on Paramount+.^[3] The series was written by Pete Bridges with Emma Freeman directing with Brenton Thwaites and Phoebe Tonkin serving as the series two leads.^[4]

Screen Queensland CEO Jacqui Feeney said that the agency was proudly supporting the production with its incentives and said that it was a testament to the industry and what it can achieve.^[5]