Crazy Fun Park

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Crazy Fun Park
Created byNicholas Verso
Written by
  • Nicholas Verso
  • Fury
  • Craig Irvin
  • Enoch Mailangi
  • Magda Wozniak
Directed by
  • Nicholas Verso
  • Sarah Hickey
Starring
  • Henry Strand
  • Stacy Clausen
ComposerCornel Wilczek
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerJoanna Werner
CinematographyMatthew Temple
Running time24 minutes
Original release
Network ABC ME
Release1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 
present

Crazy Fun Park is an Australian horror comedy television series for teens on ABC ME. [1] It won the 2023 TV Week Logie Award for the Most Outstanding Children's Program. [2]

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Synopsis

Chester is an art-smart and loving teen, who tries his best at school but sometimes gets his grades dragged down by one of his only friends. His best friend is Mapplethorpe, who is air headed by far but still cares for his best bud. Together, they're an inseparable duo who love writing comics together- until the two get into a fight, and Mapplethorpe dies at a run down theme park while trying to make it up to Chester. Crazy Fun Park is an abandoned roller coaster park, once meant to bring joy and happiness but has only brought death since its founding, and is rumoured to have ghosts who roam the premises at night but are unable to leave. Chester is forlorn; until he realises his old friend- as well as many new who met tragic fates some years ago- are a lot less dead than they seem...

Join Chester, Mapplethorpe, new (living) friend Violetta, Remus, the first one to die and the leader who's got some lore of his own, and the Fun Kids who call the park home, for a spooky time as the gang help each other out with unfinished business as well as discovering the secrets of Crazy Fun Park and the story of its founder.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"I Don’t Want To Grow Up"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
2"One Of Us"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
3"Let it Go"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
4"Remember Me"Sarah HickeyMagda Wozniak1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
5"Together Forever"Nicholas VersoCraig Irvin1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
6"This is Halloween"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
7"Friends with Feelings"Nicholas VersoEnoch Mailangi & Nicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
8"My Name is"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
9"Stay"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
10"Mirrors"Nicholas VersoNicholas Verso1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)

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