Bump is an Australian comedy-drama television series created by Claudia Karvan and Kelsey Munro, which premiered on Stan on 1 January 2021. The story centres around a high-achieving teenage girl and her boyfriend, both still at school, who have a surprise baby, and the complications that ensue for them, their extended families, and friends.
Season 2 premiered on 26 December 2021 and season 3 on 26 December 2022. A spin-off series set in the same universe, Year Of, was released on 9 June 2023. Season 4 was released on 26 December 2023 and Season 5 was announced on 12 March 2024. The fifth and final season was released on 26 December 2024.
In February 2025, it was announced that a Stan original film had been commissioned, titled Bump: A Christmas film, which will serve as a official conclusion to the series.[1][2]
Synopsis
Set in and around an inner city high school, the ten-part first series centres around Oly, an ambitious and high-achieving teenage girl who has a surprise baby, and the complications that ensue for two families.[3]
On 18 February 2025 it was announced by Stan that Bump: A Christmas Film was in production and is set in between episodes 9-10 of series 5, with Claudia Karvan, Nathalie Morris and Carlos Sanson Jnr returning for the film.[5]
Production
The series was co-created by Claudia Karvan and Kelsey Munro, who also co-wrote with a writing team of Jessica Tuckwell, Timothy Lee, Mithila Gupta, and Steven Arriagada. Karvan produced the series along with John Edwards and Dan Edwards. Geoff Bennett, Gracie Otto, and Leticia Cáceres directed the series.[3][6]
The first season of the series had to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, as it was shot in 2020.[7]
The series ran for five seasons, carrying loyal fans with it and ending, as planned, on the creators' own terms. Nathalie Morris, who plays the lead role of Oly in the series, makes her screenwriting debut in season 5.[8]
Release
Bump premiered on Stan on 1 January 2021.[7] In July 2021 it was confirmed that production on season 2 was under way in Sydney and that a third season had also been confirmed.[9][10][11] On 25 November 2021 a trailer for season 2 was released along with an announcement that the season was scheduled to be released on 26 December 2021.[4]
Season 3 premiered on 26 December 2022. A spin-off series set in the same universe, Year Of, was released on 9 June 2023.[12]
Season 4 of Bump went into production in July 2023[13] and was released on 26 December 2023.[14]
It was renewed for a fifth season on 12 March 2024.[15] Production for that season commenced in July 2024 as the final season[16] and was released on 26 December 2024.[17][8]
International broadcasts
On 18 June 2021, Canada's CBC premiered the first season of Bump on its CBC Gem streaming service,[18] adding the second season on 29 July 2022.[19] In the United Kingdom, the series began airing on BBC One on 20 October 2021.[20]
In March 2022, the series was picked by The CW in the United States, premiering on 11 August 2022.[21][22] The network however removed it from its schedule after broadcasting five episodes of the second season in September 2023.[23]
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