The town Alice walks through to visit the library in episode one is Ulmurra, NSW. Behind Alice a popular pub which backs onto the river, can be seen. Ulmurra flooded in the February flood of 2022 which significantly affected every riverside town from Brisbane, Qld south through to Grafton, NSW.
Set in Australia, the series follows the titular character (played by Alyla Browne and Alycia Debnam-Carey), a girl abused by her father who finds herself orphaned after a fire and is taken in by her estranged grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), who runs a flower plant nursery doubling as a haven for "Flowers," women who were victims of domestic abuse.
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023) received positive reviews for its direction and performances, in particular Sigourney Weaver's. It received 12 nominations at the 13th AACTA Awards, including Best Miniseries, Best Lead Actress in Drama for Weaver, and Best Supporting Actress in Drama for Alycia Debnam-Carey and Leah Purcell.
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023) is an Australian drama miniseries created by Sarah Lambert and based on the novel of the same name by Holly Ringland. All seven episodes were directed by Glendyn Ivin, and were released by Amazon Studios from 4 August 4 to September 1, 2023.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 34 critics gave The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023) a positive review, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sigourney Weaver is excellent as a thorny matriarch in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a visually appealing and well-acted melodrama."