Less than a week since its release on Netflix, Irreverent has climbed the charts to be the third-most watched show in Australia this week.

It's no surprise its fanbase continues to grow; a "cross-continental crime comedy" with a range of unique characters that each stand out on their own.

Yamatji Martu actor Calen Tassone plays fun-loving Harry, the brother of Piper played by Kylie Bracknell.

Tassone said he loved playing Harry because of how he reminds him of his "old people".

"He's just got this really quiet, calm, safe sensibility about him," he said.

"That I really see in my grandfathers or my grandmothers, so it was really nice to see that as soon as I read some of his scenes.

"He kind of comes of as the town's own personal diary...he's a really good listener for one and so people tend to divulge their secrets to him."

Irreverent is one of a number of Netflix shows released in 2022 to feature multiple First Nations characters on screen.

The highly successful Heartbreak High reboot saw multiple AACTA wins and a renewal for a second season.

Tassone said in the ten years since he's started acting it's been phenomenal to see the growth in First Nations presence on screen.

"Just to have First Nations representation in Australian media, it's something that within the last couple of years has been coming leaps and bounds from where it used to be," he said.

"Also I felt like this character (Harry) and the characters in this show were written with a lot of respect and a lot of care.

"You could easily see these characters as just being characters who could have been played by anyone, which is something that is really rare."

Tassone said it was great to not be restricted to play the same sort of character as a First Nations actor over and over again.

"As First Nations actors, we're kind of pigeonholed into playing the same sort of stereotypical characters that you could see in a lot of stage, TV or film," he said.

"These characters (in Irreverent), while being First Nations are just characters in themselves with their own complexities, with their own personalities.

"And that's something that is a credit to the writers."

As for how Tassone describes Irreverent, he said people are for sure going to connect to it.

"There's a lot of humour to go along with this cross-continental, crime comedy but at the centre of it is just a lot of heart," he said.

Irreverent is available to stream on Netflix or Peacock.