Top End Bub

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Top End Bub
Genre
Created by Miranda Tapsell
Joshua Tyler
Based on Top End Wedding by Miranda Tapsell
Joshua Tyler
Written byMiranda Tapsell
Joshua Tyler
Directed by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Miranda Tapsell
  • Joshua Tyler
  • Rosemary Blight
Production company Goalpost Pictures
Original release
Network Prime Video

Top End Bub is an Australian comedy drama television series created by Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler. It will be released on Prime Video on 12 September 2025. An eight-part series, it is a sequel to the 2019 film Top End Wedding , with Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee reprising their roles.

Contents

Premise

Lauren and Ned are living their best life in the city, which is tragically interrupted when Lauren’s sister Ronelle dies in a car crash in the Top End. Rushing back to Darwin, Lauren and Ned are thrown into the chaos of Top End life with Lauren’s parents, Daffy and Trevor, and confronted with another curveball when they unexpectedly become the guardians of Ronelle’s lively and cheeky young daughter, Taya. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Sisters"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
2"Queen Taya"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
3"It’s Mango, It’s Ice-Cream"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
4"Best Birthday Ever?"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
5"Aunty Coming Through!"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
6"Freedom Cheese"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
7"What Winning Feels Like"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
8"Cyclone Lauren"TBATBA12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)

Production

In April 2024, an eight-part sequel series was announced, titled Top End Bub, with Tapsell and Lee returning as series leads. The series is created, executive produced, and written by Joshua Tyler and Tapsell and produced by Goalpost Pictures. It was filmed in The Northern Territory and Adelaide and is directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren and Shari Sebbens. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Other returning cast members include Ursula Yovich, Huw Higginson, Elaine Crombie, and Tracy Mann. Joining them are Rob Collins, Brooke Satchwell, Guy Simon, Clarence Ryan, and, making her acting debut as Taya ("Bub"), is Gladys-May Kelly. [5]

The series will premiere on Prime Video in Australia and New Zealand on 12 September 2025, [6] and will be distributed internationally by ZDF Studios. [5]

Critical reception

David Knox of TV Tonight rate it 4 out of 5 stars calling it “a breath of fresh air” along with “modern, heartwarming and deadly”. [7] Stephen A Russell, writer for Screen Hub, gave the series the same star rating saying its is “Sassy family fun” but also “cheesy in a good way”. [8] Tara Watson, writer for Mamamia, called it “delightful” but also said “Along with all the sugary rom-com feels, the series offers a tender exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and the bonds that help us heal through periods of grief.” [9]

See also

References

  1. Dalgarno, Paul (28 July 2025). "Top End Bub: release date & first-look images". screenaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. Knox, David (4 April 2024). "Prime Video announces Top End Bub series". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. Frater, Patrick (3 April 2024). "'Top End Bub' Series Set as TV Sequel to Hit Australian Film". variety.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. "Screen Australia and Prime Video announce new series, Top End Bub, follow up to hit Australian film Top End Wedding". Screen Australia. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "First look: SA made Prime Video series Top End Bub". SAFC. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. Knox, David (28 July 2025). "Airdate: Top End Bub". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. Knox, David (14 September 2025). "Review: Top End Bub". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. Russell, Stephen A (11 September 2025). "SH Review: Top End Bub". screenhub.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. Watson, Tara (12 September 2025). "MM Review: Top End Bub". mamamia.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2025.