A first-look image of Matt Smith in Nick Cave adaptation The Death Of Bunny Munro has been released.
- Read More: Nick Cave interviewed: “There’s no metric that says virtuousness makes good art”
The six-part Sky series is based on the musician’s 2009 novel, which focuses on the relationship between the titular father and his son as they both deal with grief while embarking on a road trip.
A first-look still has now been unveiled (which you can see above) showing Smith in character in a laundrette alongside young co-star Rafael Matheì, who plays Bunny Junior.
The full synopsis reads: “Following his wife Libby’s death by suicide, sex addicted, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario Bunny Munro finds himself saddled with a young son and only a loose concept of parenting.
“Together with nine-year-old Bunny Junior he embarks on an epic and increasingly out-of-control road trip across Southern England as the two struggle to contain their grief in very different ways.
“As Bunny bounces from one sales pitch to the next, trying to seduce any woman he meets, Bunny Junior kills time talking to the ghost of his mother and distracting himself from the dawning realisation that his dad isn’t just fallible—he’s a complete mess.
“As he starts to unravel, Bunny realises he must do something to rescue his son from his own outdated notions of what it is to be a man. The Death of Bunny Munro is both a wild cautionary tale and a tender portrait of a father and son.”
The series, which is due next year, has been directed by Industry‘s Isabella Eklöf and written by Somewhere Boy‘s Pete Jackson.
Back in September, Warren Ellis teased that he and Cave were working on music for the show, telling NME: “Nick’s been involved in overseeing it in some capacity, just looking on. We are doing the music for it. That might be the chance for a bit of the old Grinderman, maybe!”
Smith previously said it was “a great honour” to work with Cave on the series, adding: “It’s a brilliant exploration of love, grief, and chaos. At its heart a deep, difficult, and tender story about a father and son, coping with loss and change.”
