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The Death of Bunny Munro

2025 · 1 season

A grim, uncomfortable road trip through grief and addiction, laced with dark humour and a creeping sense of dread.

Created by
Nick Cave
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matt Smith, Rafael Mathé, Sarah Greene
Overview
Travelling salesman Bunny Munro takes his son around Sussex following the death of his wife Libby. And while Bunny’s grief and his addictions threaten to derail their road trip entirely, a serial killer dressed as the Devil makes his own way down to Brighton.

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Stream in the UK
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Created by
Nick Cave
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matt Smith, Rafael Mathé, Sarah Greene
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • addiction
  • parenthood
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Nick Cave
Written by
Pete Jackson
Starring
Matt Smith, Rafael Mathé, Sarah Greene, Johann Myers, Robert Glenister, Alice May Feetham, David Threlfall, Lindsay Duncan
Music
Warren Ellis, Nick Cave
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 42 min each
Network
Sky Atlantic
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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