Colin From Accounts could be Paramount Plus' very own Ted Lasso, and it’s easy to see why
Paramount Plus could have a huge hit on its hands
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Colin From Accounts, an Australian rom-com series that’s become a smash hit pretty much everywhere, is gearing up to take the US by storm.
Billed as a feel-good,Ted Lasso-style show, the Aussie-createdColin From AccountsstarsThe Invisible Man’s Harriet Dyer andA Moody Christmas' Patrick Brammall, who are also the show’s co-creators and married in real life. Set in Sydney, Dyer and Brammall play Ashley and Gordon, strangers brought together by a car accident and a lovable pooch – who gets injured in said crash – that the duo agree to call Colin.
Colin From Accountshas already become a TV phenomenon on Australian network Binge, but it’s since earned a sizeable following in the UK (on terrestrial channel BBC Two) and in Nordic nations. Per aColliderreport from September,Paramount Pluslanded the exclusive rights to bring the series to the US and, given the success it’s enjoyed elsewhere, Paramount will no doubt be hoping that it’ll be similarly popular stateside.
The omens are definitely pointing in that direction, too. It’s currently sitting with a perfect 100% critical score onRotten Tomatoes, with its audience rating not far behind on 93%. Clearly, there are parallels betweenColin From AccountsandApple TV Plus’Ted Lasso– the soccer comedy series that began life as a relative outsider, but went on to become a multi-award winner and take a spot on ourbest Apple TV Plus showslist. Paramount will be crossing its fingers, then, thatColin From Accountswill become your new favorite show on its own streaming platform.
What the critics are saying about Colin From Accounts
It’s really hard to find anyone with a bad word to say aboutColin From Accounts. Yhe only ‘negative’ review I found came fromPajiba’s Dustin Rowles, who claimed “the worst thing aboutColin From Accountsis its premise”. Crucially, though, Rowles goes on to state that “the best thing aboutColin From Accountsis everything else.”
Outside of its generic premise, then,Colin From Accountsis a certifiable hit. It’s a rom-com that never feels misty, wroteNPR’s John Powers, who added it’s “brimming with life and honesty, it’s also exceedingly funny.”
Meanwhile,Collider’s Erick Massotosays it’s “the perfect blend of comedy and drama”, withVariety’s Mike McCaillstating “The leads bring an uncommonly light touch to even the more outré material, and magic an oddly winning, befuddled chemistry: that of two people who don’t understand how they’ve ended up here, let alone the person standing across from them.”
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Chemistry may well be the most-used word in the reviews, but there’s a good reason for that as it seems everybody has fallen in love with the couple at the heart of the show, aka Dyer’s Ashley and Brammall’s Gordon. Given they tied the knot (in real life, remember) just five days after being engaged, the duo are clearly head over heels for one another – and that’s apparent on the screen, with the dynamic adding a whole new level of awwww-inducing endearment to their characters' fledgling relationship.
If that sounds sickeningly saccharine, don’t worry. There’s plenty of snark and gross-out gags that some reviewers have described as “filth”, soColin From Accountsdoesn’t let the rom overpower the com. AsThe Sydney Morning Herald’s Kylie Northoverputs it: “Australian romcom offerings, particularly on television, are something of a rarity, so to see one executed well, and with particular emphasis on the ‘com, is a genuine treat”. Get ready to seeColin From Accounts, which premieres on one of the world’sbest streaming serviceson December 1 – it’s already been renewed for a second season – join ourbest Paramount Plus showslist.
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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