The Man from Snowy River is an Australian television series based on Banjo Patersons poem The Man from Snowy River. Released in Australia as Banjo Patersons The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in both the United States and the United Kingdom as Snowy River The McGregor Saga.The television series has no relationship to the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River or the 1988 sequel The Man from Snowy River II. Instead, the series follows the adventures of Matt McGregor, a successful squatter, and his family. Matt is the hero immortalized in Banjo Patersons poem The Man from Snowy River, and the series is set 25 years after his famous ride.