Name: Goolagong
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2026-01-04
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Lila McGuire, Felix Mallard, Marton Csokas, Luke Carroll, Eloise Hart

A Wiradjuri girl conquers Wimbledon while Australia barely noticed its own racism.

Mini Series

underdog royaltyquiet revolutionstolen generation shadow

Latest Episode

1.054 min

Season 1 • Episode 3

Latest

Episode 3

Jan 18, 2026

Grieving her father, Evonne rebuilds her life, fires Vic, marries Roger and overcomes injury to win Wimbledon as a mother in a historic victory.

Overview

Drama Documentary

Goolagong is the inspiring true-life story of world champion tennis player, Evonne Goolagong, one of Australia's greatest and most loved sporting figures.

Content warning

identity and assimilationsport as political statementintergenerational traumasilent resilience

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lila McGuire serves grace under crushing pressure.

Direction

Blair's restraint lets colonial tension breathe.

Costume

Seventies tennis whites never looked so political.

Best for:Solo·Family·Binge

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First AiredJan 4, 2026

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes3

Top Cast

Lila McGuire

Evonne Goolagong / Evonne Cawley

Felix Mallard

Roger Cawley

Marton Csokas

Vic Edwards

Luke Carroll

Kenny Goolagong

Eloise Hart

Young Evonne Goolagong

Chenoa Deemal

Linda Goolagong

Elizabeth Cullen

Trisha Edwards

Rhys Muldoon

Bill Kurtzman

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Goolagong's 1971 Wimbledon victory came months before the Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest—her triumph and their rage existed in parallel Australias rarely shown together.

Trivia

The real Evonne Cawley consulted on production but refused to appear on camera, insisting the story belong to McGuire's interpretation—a final act of passing the torch.