TV series / 2014

Starting From Now

Name: Starting From Now
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-03-11
Cast: Sarah de Possesse, Rosie Lourde, Lauren Orrell, Bianca Bradey, Linda Grasso

Episode directors Julie Kalceff

Drama

★ 4.8/10Audience rating

"Starting From Now" is a lesbian web series that explores the lives of four inner-Sydney women as they struggle to work out who they are, find a place where they belong, and maybe even find someone to love along the way. After building an international viral following across the first three seasons and reaching 20 million views in less than two years on YouTube, seasons 4 and 5 were acquired for broadcast television and screened …

The story

"Starting From Now" is a lesbian web series that explores the lives of four inner-Sydney women as they struggle to work out who they are, find a place where they belong, and maybe even find someone to love along the way.

After building an international viral following across the first three seasons and reaching 20 million views in less than two years on YouTube, seasons 4 and 5 were acquired for broadcast television and screened on SBS2 in March, 2016.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 2014 · 6 episodes Season details

March 11, 2014

Steph has landed what appears to be the perfect job. She arrives in Sydney full of hope and expectation, determined that a fresh start is just what she needs. But when she falls for Darcy, her friend's girlfriend, life gets complicated.

Season 2 Season 2 2014 · 6 episodes Season details

June 3, 2014

Darcy and Kristen try to make a broken relationship work while Steph watches on helplessly and Emily nurses a broken heart.

Season 3 Season 3 2014 · 6 episodes Season details

Nov. 18, 2014

Darcy and Steph find the reality of their situation difficult to deal with, while Kristen does everything she can to numb the pain, including reaching out to Emily, a very reluctant ally.

Season 4 Season 4 2016 · 6 episodes Season details

March 1, 2016

Season 4 picks up three months after Season 3 and sees Darcy return, reluctant to talk about where she's been and determined to reunite with Steph. Having spent much of Darcy's absence questioning their relationship and her unresolved feelings for Emily, Steph is in no hurry to forgive. Even Kristen appears to have moved on, juggling her drug addiction and penchant for anonymous sex with a new job in family law.

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Season 5 Season 5 2016 · 6 episodes Season details

July 5, 2016

Darcy is living with Steph and her flatmate Chris. She is clearly struggling to come to terms with her past but refuses to admit it. Steph's support of Darcy is unwavering but has put any chance of a future with Emily in jeopardy. Without divulging Darcy's secret, Steph tries, unsuccessfully, to convince Emily that her and Darcy aren't back together. Meanwhile, Kristen and Rachel begin an awkward courtship. Having not been in a relationship since her ex left, Rachel is reluctant to commit. Kristen doesn't deal with rejection well and soon falls into old habits.