Zac Efron cuddles up to a kangaroo as he continues filming his Netflix series Down To Earth

Zac Efron is busy filming the new season of his Netflix series Down To Earth around Australia.

And on Thursday, he shared photos from his trip to Kangaroo Island, in South Australia, which he noted in his Instagram post.

In the first photo, the 33-year-old smiled down as he cradled an adorable little joey in his arms.

The sweet marsupial gently nibbled the Hollywood actor’s nose, and he clearly had no problems with it.

Zac’s second photo featured him beaming alongside his younger brother Dylan, 29, carrying the joey.

Zac is currently travelling around Australia with wellness expert Darin Olien for their Netflix series Down To Earth.

The Netflix series will follow their search for healthy and sustainable ways to live, as well as embracing the local food, culture and customs of the country. 

It comes after Australian model and filmmaker Ben Waddell claimed Netflix stole his idea for Zac Efron’s Down to Earth documentary series. 

Waddell said the eco-travel show is an almost exact copy of the concept he shopped around the US in 2018.

American producers balked at the idea because they wanted a celebrity as the host, and Waddell returned to Australia to shoot a local version.

Then suddenly Efron’s show appeared on the streaming platform last year without him even realising it was in production.

‘I was sitting on my couch during lockdown and turned on Netflix and it was trending as the second-biggest show in the US,’ he told Daily Mail Australia from New York.

‘I fell out of my chair, I was shocked. It was brutal, gut-wrenching.

‘Now they’re making a season 2 in Australia just to kick me when I’m down.’

The Australian presenter and production partner Whitney Smith shot a pilot for ‘Down to Earth with Ben Waddell’ at an eco-retreat in Mexico in July 2017.

After it was not picked up in the US, he began plans to shoot in Australia but had to shut down discussions with Channel 10 after seeing the Efron version in June.

Waddell, through his production company Ghost Donkey Media, is now suing Netflix and Down to Earth makers The Nacelle Company. 

Filming kicked off last week, when Zac shared photos of himself and Darin during a Welcome To Country ceremony lead by an Aboriginal Elder on Instagram.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Netflix and The Nacelle Company for comment.