Matt Smith leads six-part Sky adaptation of The Death of Bunny Munro

Matt Smith will lead a six-part television adaptation of Nick Cave's 2009 novel The Death of Bunny Munro, which will premiere on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW in the United Kingdom on 20 November. A teaser trailer released by the producers offers the first look at Smith as Bunny Munro, a door-to-door beauty product salesman who must suddenly care for his young son after the death of his wife, with much of the story set on an increasingly erratic road trip along Brighton and the southern English coast.

The series follows Bunny as he struggles with sex addiction and a loose grasp of parenting while his son, known as Bunny Junior and played by newcomer Rafael Mathé, processes grief in markedly different ways. The official synopsis describes the pair trying to contain their grief as Bunny shifts from sales pitch to sales pitch and his behavior begins to unravel. The adaptation frames the story as both a cautionary tale about masculinity and a portrait of a fraught father-son relationship.

Smith, best known for roles in House of the Dragon, Doctor Who and The Crown, serves as both lead actor and an executive producer on the project. Nick Cave is also an executive producer...