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Bump - Season 2

Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced that the Stan Original Series Bump has been commissioned for a second season.

The series, which reunites the team behind Love My Way, has broken viewing records for Stan since its launch on New Years Day. The critically-acclaimed drama, which received glowing media reviews, has now started on development for a second season, with filming to commence in 2021. Confirmed cast and filming dates will also be announced at a later date.

Claudia Karvan , star, co-creator and producer , said: “ Bump is the show we needed now - a show that is authentic, full of heart and humour and is testament to our resilience.

“We all are champing at the bit to get back into the story room and bring these characters to life again. Stan have been the ultimate collaborators and we’re looking forward to working together again.”

Nick Forward, Stan’s Chief Content Officer , said "Stan Original Series Bump has really resonated with Stan’s audience; with the show delivering record-breaking streaming numbers. The 10-part drama is raw, honest, heartbreaking, thoughtful, funny and fresh – and something I think Australian’s have really connected with.

“We’re really looking forward to bringing fans of the show a second season, and working with Claudia Karvan, John and Dan Edwards, Kelsey Munro and the team, to see where the journey of Oly, Santi and baby J takes us.”

Stan Original Series Bump is a 10-part drama series that centres around Oly, an ambitious and high-achieving teenage girl who has a surprise baby; and the complications that ensue for two families. Set in and around a high school in contemporary inner Sydney and following the main characters home, Bump explores unexpected motherhood, unwelcome new relatives, and unintended consequences with humour and emotional honesty.

The bold and fresh series stars Claudia Karvan (Stan’s The Other Guy ), who leads as Oly’s mother and also acts as producer. Claudia is joined by Angus Sampson ( Fargo ), along with a diverse cast of fresh and exciting talent including, Nathalie Morris , Carlos Sanson Jnr , Catalina Palma , Safia Arain , Paula Garcia , Ioane Saula , Peter Thurnwald and Ricardo Scheihing Vasquez .

The Stan Original Series is produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond (Stan’s Romper Stomper , Australian Gangster ) and reunites Claudia Karvan with her fellow Love My Way producer John Edwards (Stan’s Romper Stomper , The Secret Life of Us ). The series is also produced by Dan Edwards (Stan’s Romper Stompe r).

Season one of the sharply funny and fast-paced relationship drama is directed by Geoff Bennett (Stan’s Wolf Creek ), Gracie Otto (Stan’s The Other Guy ) and Leticia Caceres ( The True History of Billie the Kid ). The series is created and co-written by Kelsey Munro ; with the writing team also consisting of Jessica Tuckwell, Timothy Lee , Mithila Gupta and Steven Arriagada .

Stan Original Series Bump is produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond. Season 1 received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Stan. Financed with support from Screen NSW. ITV Studios will manage international sales.

Filming for Season 2 will start in 2021. Confirmed cast and filming to be announced at a later date.

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This looks incredibly unoriginal

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Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks told Mediaweek why Bump was Stan’s most successful show

Audience. How many new subscribers it generated and how many people on the platform consumed the whole series. You get a lot of series where people come in and watch one or two episodes, but the engagement from the subscriber base for Bump was the best we have seen. The creative team did a great job under John and Dan Edwards, and Claudia Karvan is not just a great actor, she is also a marvellous producer. She goes at everything with unbelievable passion and dedication. That series, when you look at the cost per hour, is not too different to buying a premium show internationally. With the rise of on-demand there will be a significant growth in the number of productions that will happen in this country to support that rise in SVOD services.

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It was such a great little show I loved it. I consumed the whole thing across like 2 or 3 days. I haven’t gotten into many of the Stan Originals just this and The Other Guy.

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BUMP SEASON 2 & BUMP SEASON 3

Led by Claudia Karvan (Angie Davis), who also acts as producer, the second season of the record-breaking Stan Original Series Bump welcomes back stars Nathalie Morris (Oly Chalmers-Davis) and Carlos Sanson Jnr (Santiago ‘Santi’ Hernandez), alongside Angus Sampson (Dom Chalmers ), Catalina Palma (Angel), Safia Arain (Reema), Paula Garcia (Rosa Hernandez), Ioane Saula (Vince Ingram), Christian Byers (Bowie Chalmers-Davis), Claudia de Giusti (Bernadita), Miguel Andrade (Alejandro) and Ricardo Scheihing Vasquez (Matias Hernandez).

Season two begins with Oly and Santi in a new place of hope and uncertainty. They’ve had a baby, fallen in love, moved in together and then back out; now they might even get to know each other. Just four-ish months into baby Jacinda’s life, both families are also about to deal with the fallout after Rosa discovers Angie and Matias’ transgression.

Oly will be caught between her big dreams and her very small, rather high maintenance and yet adorable reality. Santi will find his unexpected fatherhood is taking him back to losing his mother as a child, and the impact it’s had on him and his dad. He’ll learn on the job about good decisions and bad ones, and the kind of father he really wants to be. A newly free Angie will be torn between her feelings for Matias and her promise to Oly. Dom will get another shot, and Bowie comes home. Rosa will struggle between family and freedom and attempt to come to terms with Matias’ betrayal.

Season two sees the return of directors Geoff Bennett (Stan Original Series Wolf Creek ) and Leticia Caceres ( The True History of Billie the Kid ), with Matthew Moore ( The Great ) and Jessica Tuckwell also directing. The series is created and co-written by Kelsey Munro , who is joined again by her season one writing team: Jessica Tuckwell , Timothy Lee , Mithila Gupta and Steven Arriagada , alongside Fernanda Penaloza.

Following the series’ unprecedented success with audiences and critics alike, Bump Season 3 will begin production in 2022.

The Stan Original Series Bump is produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Stan. Financed with support from Screen NSW. ITV Studios will manage international sales.

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Bump to air on The CW in the states.

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What an absolute achievement!

Congrats to the team! They should be so proud.

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Its great it will be airing in the US but I tend to feel it would have been better to sell it to a streamer than CW.

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It fits The CW mould so perfectly though. I think it’s a great move.

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It’s airing Wednesdays at 11pm on BBC One at present. The BBC Three slot.

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TikTok star Millie Ford plays the school librarian in season 2 of Bump. She said she was personally invited by Stan to join the show.

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HBO Max LatAm becomes the latest to acquire Claudia Karvan and Kelsey Munro’s Stan original Bump , which has already sold to the BBC, The CW, Sky New Zealand and Canada’s CBC.

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This show is too good for The CW. Unfortunate it’s stuck on there.

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I just finished Season 2, really loved it - just as good as Season 1 a few of the characters got a little more air time, especially the school friends etc.

So glad it has been renewed for Season 3 it is a really enjoyable little aussie show.

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Season 2 will stream on CBC Gem in Canada, as part of a major scripted and non-scripted content deal between ITV Studios and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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BUMP SEASON 3 – CAST ANNOUNCED

The third season of the record-breaking Stan Original Series Bump is currently in production in Sydney. Stan has confirmed the lead cast are all returning, including Nathalie Morris , Carlos Sanson Jr , Claudia Karvan and Angus Sampson , alongside the supporting cast of Paula Garcia , Christian Byers , Sarah Mecham , Safia Arain , Ionae Sa’ula and many more. Bump Season 3 will also welcome series newcomers Ava Cannon , Harry Greenwood and Oscar Perez .

Dan and John Edwards return to produce the series, alongside Claudia Karvan and Kelsey Munro. The Stan Original Series Bump is produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond with major production investment from Screen Australia and in association with Screen NSW. ITV Studios is managing international sales.

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Now that the audience and characters are bedded down, however, there’s going to be a massive shake-up in “Bump” Season 3.

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The CW has announced it summer premiere dates with Bump to premiere with a double episode Thursday 8pm 11 August.

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