The Death of Bunny Munro (TV series)

The Death of Bunny Munro is an upcoming six-part television series for Sky Atlantic starring Matt Smith and Rafael Mathé. It is an adaptation of a Nick Cave novel of the same name (2009). It is produced by Clerkenwell Films with Smith and Cave also serving as executive producers.

The Death of Bunny Munro
Based on	The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave
Screenplay by	Pete Jackson
Directed by	Isabella Eklöf
Starring	Matt Smith Rafael Mathé
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Nick Cave Matt Smith Isabella Eklöf Pete Jackson Manpreet Dosanjh Petra Fried Ed Macdonald Emily Harrison
Producer	Matthew Mulot
Production companies	Clerkenwell Films Sky Studios
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic

Synopsis

A misogynistic middle-aged salesman (Smith) takes his son on a road trip around Sussex after his wife's suicide at the same time as a serial killer is inhabiting the area.^[1]

Cast and characters

• Matt Smith as Bunny Munro^[2]
• Rafael Mathé as Bunny Junior^[3]
• Sarah Greene as Libby^[3]
• Johann Myers as Poodle^[3]
• Robert Glenister as Geoffrey^[3]
• Alice Feetham as Yvonne^[3]
• David Threlfall as Bunny Munro Snr^[3]
• Lindsay Duncan as Doris Pennington^[3]
• Elizabeth Berrington as Charlotte Parnovar^[3]

Production

Development

In May 2023, Nick Cave revealed that an adaptation of the book was in the works.^[4]

The six-part series was announced in November 2023 with Matt Smith cast in the titular role, created in the 2009 book written by Cave. The production by Clerkenwell Films and Sky Studios has a script adaptation by Pete Jackson. Cave is executive producer, along with Matt Smith.^[2] It is directed by Isabella Eklöf. Sky Studios' Manpreet Dosanjh, Clerkenwell's Petra Fried, Ed Macdonald and Emily Harrison, Jackson and Eklöf are also executive producers on the series whilst Matthew Mulot is the series producer.^[5]

A casting call for to play a nine-year-old Bunny Junior was put out in January 2024.^[6] Newcomer Rafael Mathé was eventually cast in the role.^[3]

Filming

Principal photography began in May 2024, in the south of England.^[7][8] Filming locations included Worthing, Eastbourne, Shoreham-by-Sea as well as Brighton and Hove in Sussex.^[9][10] Filming had been wrapped by August 16 2024.^[11]

Broadcast

The Death of Bunny Munro is set to air in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic and on streaming service NOW TV in 2025.^[3]