Matt Smith to Lead Adaptation of Nick Cave's 'The Death of Bunny Munro'
Matt Smith is set to star in The Death of Bunny Munro, a six-part series from Sky Studios based on Nick Cave's sophomore novel of the same name. (Yes, it's the same Nick Cave who is the lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and performed the Peaky Blinders' infamous "Red Right Hand" opening credits song.) Smith is, of course, known for his roles as the Eleventh Doctor on Doctor Who, the inaugural incarnation of Prince Phillip on The Crown, and, most recently, as Prince Daemon Targaryen on Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.
The dark comedy follows the story of the titular Bunny Munro, a middle-aged alcoholic, sex addict, and door-to-door beauty product salesman who finds himself forced to care for his young son after his wife's suicide. The pair embark on a wild road trip across south England as they each struggle to process their grief in very different ways. Self-professed lothario Bunny keeps busy attempting to seduce any woman who crosses his path, while Bunny Junior conducts conversations with the ghost of his dead mother and grapples with the realization that his father is actually a complete mess.
Described as a "darkly comic and unflinching modern-day parable" and a "tender portrait of the relationship between father and son," the story features an array of memorable, occasionally sleazy supporting characters and also a whole thing about a serial killer stalking Brighton while wearing a Devil costume, which will all make a bit more sense when you realize that the producers behind this show were also the folks that brought us The End of the F***ing World. What I'm saying is that absolutely none of this weirdness handled in the way you expect. (In the best ways, of course.)
