Liz Doran

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Liz Doran is an Australian screenwriter and producer based in Sydney, New South Wales.

Career

Doran developed and served as executive producer, writer, and showrunner on My Brilliant Career, an adaptation of Miles Franklin's novel, produced for Netflix Australia, scheduled for release in 2026.[1] She also wrote on Grown Ups,[2] a drama series created by Samantha Strauss and based on Marian Keyes' novel of the same name, produced for Netflix UK.[3]

Doran served as a writer for Please Like Me,[4] a comedy-drama series for ABC (Australia) and Pivot Network.[5] The series won the AACTA Award for Best Comedy[6] and received nominations at the International Emmy Awards,[7] the Rose d'Or Awards,[7] the GLAAD Media Awards,[7] and the Logie Awards.[7] Doran was a joint winner of an AWGIE Award for the episode "Portuguese Custard Tarts" in Season 1, co-written with Josh Thomas and Thomas Ward.[8] The Season 4 episode "Burrito Bowl", which she co-wrote with Josh Thomas and Thomas Ward, was shortlisted for the Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting at the 2018 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.[9]

Doran was co-creator, head writer, and executive producer of the drama series Barons. The series received a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Miniseries.[10] In 2020, she produced the short-form online series The Tailings, a six-part series for SBS, which won the AACTA Award for Best Short Form Drama in 2021.[11]

Doran wrote for the Stan original series Prosper.[12] She wrote on Series 1 through 5 of Doctor Doctor,[13] and contributed to Part 1 of the two-part Channel 7 miniseries Molly, based on the life of music critic Ian "Molly" Meldrum.[14] She was co-creator, script producer, and head writer on the ABC series Ready for This, which received a nomination at the International Emmy Awards.[15]

Her other television credits include episodes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (ABC), Rescue Special Ops, The Secret Life of Us, Carla Cametti PD, McLeod's Daughters,[16] and the UK drama series Sugar Rush, which won an International Emmy Award [17] and received a BAFTA nomination.[18][19] Doran served as series story editor and writer for Seasons 1 to 3 of Dance Academy, a children's drama series for the ABC.[20]

Doran has also worked as a script editor on film projects, including The Square, directed by Nash Edgerton, produced by Louise Smith, and co-written by Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner.[21]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProjectResult
2012AWGIE AwardChildren's TelevisionDance AcademyNominated
2013AWGIE AwardComedy – Situation or NarrativePlease Like Me ("Portuguese Custard Tarts")Won (joint)
2013AWGIE AwardComedy – Situation or NarrativePlease Like Me ("Spanish Eggs")Nominated
2018NSW Premier's Literary AwardsBetty Roland Prize for ScriptwritingPlease Like Me ("Burrito Bowl")Shortlisted
2021AACTA AwardBest Short Form DramaThe TailingsWon
2022AACTA AwardBest MiniseriesBaronsNominated

References

  1. "My Brilliant Career Series Adaptation Now in Production in South Australia". Netflix. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  2. Enker, Debi (2015-10-07). "Please Like Me creator Josh Thomas won't grow up for season three". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  3. "What To Know About 'Grown Ups', Netflix's Upcoming Series With Sarah Greene and Robert Sheehan". What's on Netflix. 2026-04-02. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  4. Dexter, John. "Please Like Me Writer Liz Doran is A Tragic For Comedy – The Adelaide Review". Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  5. "Liz Doran". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  6. "Please Like Me". Guesswork Television. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  7. "Please Like Me". Guesswork Television. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  8. "Australian writing celebrated at the 2013 AWGIE Awards". Australian Arts Review. 2013. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  9. "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2018 Shortlists" (PDF). State Library of New South Wales. 2018. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  10. "2022 AACTA Awards: winners". TV Tonight. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  11. "2021 AACTA Awards Winners Announced". AACTA. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  12. Frater, Patrick (2023-03-31). "Richard Roxburgh, Rebecca Gibney Star in 'Prosper,' Lionsgate-Stan Series on Corruption of Religious Power". Variety. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  13. "Liz Doran". Cameron's Management. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  14. "Liz Doran". Cameron's Management. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  15. "Liz Doran". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  16. "Liz Doran". Cameron's Management. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  17. "International Emmy Awards Winners Archive". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  18. "International Emmy Awards Winners Archive". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  19. "BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series". BAFTA. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  20. "Dance Academy – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  21. "The Square – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-07-01.