Sunny Nights
{{Infobox television
| genre = Comedy
| creator = {{Plainlist|
- Nick Keetch
- Ty Freer}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Nick Keetch
- Ty Freer
- Marieke Hardy
- Lally Katz
- Clare Sladden
- Niki Aken}}
| director = Trent O'Donnell
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| producer = Bridget Callow-Wright
| cinematography = Tyson Perkins
| editor = * Gabriel Dowrick
| runtime = 44-52
| company = *Jungle Entertainment
| network = Stan
}}
Sunny Nights is an upcoming Australian drama-comedy series for Stan.{{Cite web |title=Sunny Nights {{!}} Coming Soon {{!}} Stan Originals. |url=https://www.stan.com.au/watch/sunny-nights |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Stan. |language=en}} It was created by Nick Keetch and Ty Freer.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-07-11 |title=Production begins on new Stan comedy-drama Sunny Nights {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/production-begins-on-new-stan-comedy-drama-sunny-nights.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}} 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
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.{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2024-07-10 |title=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 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/will-forte-darcy-carden-sunny-nights-stan-trent-o-donnell-1236005748/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=London |first=Rob |date=2024-07-10 |title=These Two Sitcom Stars Are Headed Down Under for a New Crime Comedy |url=https://collider.com/will-forte-darcy-carden-cast-sunny-nights/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Collider |language=en}}
- Will Forte as Martin
- D'Arcy Carden as Vicki
- Rachel House as Mony
- Jessica De Gouw as Susi
- Miritana Hughes as Kash
- 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.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-03-12 |title=Stan unveils bumper Originals slate {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/03/stan-unveils-bumper-originals-slate.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}} On 13 March, Screen Australia announced that the series had secured funding.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-03-13 |title=Screen Australia funding: Critical Incident, Sunny Nights. {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/03/screen-australia-funding-critical-incident-sunny-nights.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}
On 11 July 2024, it was announced that the series had begun filming in New South Wales in the Sydney area.{{Cite web |last=Slatter |first=Sean |date=2024-07-10 |title=Will Forte, D’Arcy Carden settle in Sydney for 'Sunny Nights' |url=https://if.com.au/will-forte-darcy-carden-settle-in-sydney-for-sunny-nights/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}
On 22 January 2025 the series was selected to be shown at Berlinale Series Market alongside n00b.{{Cite web |last=Slatter |first=Sean |date=2025-01-21 |title='Sunny Nights', 'n00b' selected for Berlinale Series Market |url=https://if.com.au/sunny-nights-n00b-selected-for-berlinale-series-market/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}
References
External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32881046/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_sunny%2520nights Sunny Nights at IMDb]
- [https://www.stan.com.au/watch/sunny-nights Sunny Nights at Stan]
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Category:Upcoming Australian television series