Sunny Nights
| Sunny Nights | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
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| Written by |
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| Directed by | Trent O'Donnell |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bridget Callow-Wright |
| Cinematography | Tyson Perkins |
| Editors | |
| Running time | 44-52 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Stan |
Sunny Nights is an upcoming Australian drama-comedy series for Stan.[1] It was created by Nick Keetch and Ty Freer.[2] The series follows siblings Martin and Vicki Marvin, an American brother-sister duo who relocate to Sydney hoping to establish a spray tan business. They find themselves entangled with all the wrong people, trying to stay alive, out of jail, and in the black.
Plot
As two siblings attempt to start a new business venture in Sydney, they go to run a spray tan business but when they both stumble into the criminal underworld, trying to stay out of prison, stay alive and keep their business running.[2]
Cast
On 10 July 2024 the cast of the series were announced with both Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden announced as the two lead characters with former NRL player Willie Mason making his acting debut in the series.[3][4]
- Will Forte as Martin
- D'Arcy Carden as Vicki
- Rachel House as Mony
- Jessica De Gouw as Susi
- Megan Wilding as Nova
- George Mason as Dreadlock Pete
- Ra Chapman as Joyce
- Matuse as Dentist Dave
- Willie Mason as Terry Torres
Production
On 12 March 2024, Stan had announced a slate of original dramas with Sunny Nights in that announcement alongside Critical Incident and Invisible Boys.[5] On 13 March, Screen Australia announced that the series had secured funding.[6]
On 11 July 2024, it was announced that the series had begun filming in New South Wales in the Sydney area.[7]
On 22 January 2025 the series was selected to be shown at Berlinale Series Market alongside n00b.[8]
References
- ^ "Sunny Nights | Coming Soon | Stan Originals". Stan. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b Knox, David (2024-07-11). "Production begins on new Stan comedy-drama Sunny Nights | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (2024-07-10). "Will Forte & D'Arcy Carden To Lead Stan's Dark Comedy-Drama 'Sunny Nights' From Trent O'Donnell, Jungle Entertainment, Echo Lake Entertainment & Cineflix Rights". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ London, Rob (2024-07-10). "These Two Sitcom Stars Are Headed Down Under for a New Crime Comedy". Collider. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Knox, David (2024-03-12). "Stan unveils bumper Originals slate | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Knox, David (2024-03-13). "Screen Australia funding: Critical Incident, Sunny Nights. | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Slatter, Sean (2024-07-10). "Will Forte, D'Arcy Carden settle in Sydney for 'Sunny Nights'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Slatter, Sean (2025-01-21). "'Sunny Nights', 'n00b' selected for Berlinale Series Market". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-09.