Top End Weddingwas a rom-com road trip that ended with the nuptials of Lauren and Ned.
The seriesfollow-upto the hit Australian movie picks up the couples story as they unexpectedly become parents.
Josh and I always entertained the idea of what happens after happily ever after?
Gwilym Lee, Miranda Tapsell, Gladys-May Kelly in ‘Top End Bub’Goalpost Pictures, ZDF Studios
It turns out what happens is parenthood.
The couple assume parental duties for Taya (Gladys-May Kelly), aka the Bub of the title.
Her mother, Laurens cousin, has died unexpectedly.
Theyre thrust into parenting.
Prime Video hasTop End Bubin Australia and New Zealand.ZDF Studiosis taking it out internationally.
As with the 2019 movie, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival,Goalpost Picturesproduces.
Christian van Vuuren and Shari Sebbens directed.
Kellys turn as Bub was her first acting gig.
The series hits the familiar rom-com notes that fans of the genre love.
It also brings new perspectives to the screen.
Its often that theres a lot of negligence within the families, theres a lot of dysfunction.
He adds: I think that will really chime with audiences.
In being so specific, weve managed to tell a quite universal story.
Prime Video has fared well with rom-coms in recent times.Maxton Hallits biggest international series to date.
ZDF Studios will be hoping to surf that wave as it bringsTop End Bubto international markets.
For Lee, the rom-com form offers something reassuring that creates a space to tell different kinds of story.
Tapsell, meanwhile, says theres a time and a place for a good rom-com.
