'I would have loved this growing up': Eddie's Lil Homies stars reflect on the importance of representation

Eddie's Lil Homies is a ten-episode animated children's comedy centreing the Indigenous experience.

Hunter Page-Lochard and Miah Madden star in the new NITV/Netflix series.

When asked if 'Eddie's lil homies' could be the next Bluey, Hunter Page-Lochard grinned.

"I've been saying it since day one and I'm not going to stop saying it," he said.

He said that he wouldn't mind if the show was able to share the spotlight with the legendary children's series.

Hunter, who plays eight-year-old Eddie, believes that seeing yourself represented from a young age can have a profound impact on your sense of identity and belonging.

Australian children's shows have historically been saturated with characters who look and sound the same.

New programs like 'Little J and Big Cuz' and 'Eddie's Lil Homies' are changing that.

"Representation means that the more it's out there for the new generation, the more it's a normality," Page-Lochard said.

The show was made in collaboration with the AFL legend.

He's excited for a huge streaming service like Netflix to be platforming the show, meaning that children (and adults) across the country will have access to this storytelling.

He believes the show is getting the recognition it deserves.

"Having it on Netflix ... it's something of the calibre of Bluey but it's First Nations.

"I'm such a huge advocate of trying to put the First Nations lens on a global stage without it being tokenistic," he said.

With a diverse cast and strong elements of culture, kids watching will be able to see themselves reflected on their screens.

"I grew up around people like Eddie so watching it as a kid, it would have been something that I would have definitely felt close to," Page-Lochard said.

Page-Lochard also points to the different skin tones represented in the show, which he says highlights the reality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the country.

"Eddie's a little bit browner than his brother, Jr ... We're all different shades but we're all Aboriginal."

For Miah Madden, who plays headstrong Lottie in the series, she says that she would have loved something like 'Eddie's Lil Homies' growing up.

"Seeing other Blackfellas in cartoons wasn't a thing when I was a kid.

"I think being able to have that is really special," she told NITV.

Miah expressed her excitement about the possibilities that will come out of TV shows like this one.

"I'm a firm believer in if you can see it, you can be it. How are you going to be inspired if nobody is like you or looks like you?

"I think that it is so important to acknowledge that and reflect that on our screens, especially for the up and coming generation so that they can be inspired," she said.