Will Forte, D’Arcy Carden-Led Crime Comedy ‘Sunny Nights’ Matches Australian Know-How With International Ambitions
variety.comBen Croll Rolling out at the London TV Screenings after a slot at the Berlinale Series Market, the Aussie crime comedy “Sunny Nights” follows American siblings Martin (Will Forte) and Vicki (D’Arcy Carden) as they try to strike rich in the spray tan business – only to fall deeper and deeper into the Sydney underworld.
Created by Nick Keetch and Ty Freer and produced by Jungle Entertainment and Echo Lake Entertainment, the series will air on Australian streamer Stan later this year, with Cineflix Rights handling international distribution.
Director and showrunner Trent O’Donnell — creator of “No Activity” and veteran of “New Girl,” among myriad other credits – executive produced and helmed all eight episodes.
Variety spoke with O’Donnell ahead of the London screening. How did this project come to you? I first read the pilot in 2020, when I was in Calgary, staying in a hotel during a two-week quarantine, and immediately thought of Will and D’Arcy.
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