I actually remember when I watched the show on TV called Nashville, many of the actors and actresses on there were actually from Australia. I guess it is easier for Australian people to pull of a southern accent maybe. I don't know. You never would have guessed it until you saw the interviews and heard them really talk. It was some good music.
I never saw any of those episodes, but know the show and that some of the actors were Australian. I've actually watched movies and shows without knowing some of the actors and had the same experience as you, surprise that they're Australian.
Yeah, I think a lot of the newer shows over in the US are sourcing actors and actresses from Australia. It is crazy when you see them on talk shows and they do interviews and you think "wait, they aren't American!?"
I used to watch a show called Strike Back and one of the main guys, an American, was in fact an Australian called Sullivan Stapleton. I had no clue until I saw him in an Australian show and was like, shit that's a good Aussie accent for an American! Nope, the bugger was Australian the whole time. Lol.
Haha, that is too funny. I think I know that show, but I never watched it.
Pretty legit show if you're into that sort of thing. Action scenes are reasonably accurate too, which is not common.
I think it was on a premium channel that I wasn't willing to pay extra for when it first came out. That's probably why I missed it.