Totally Completely Fine

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Totally Completely Fine
Genre Dark comedy
Written byGretel Vella
Directed byLucy Gaffy
Starring Thomasin McKenzie
Devon Terrell
Contessa Treffone
Rowan Witt
Brandon McClelland
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Nat Lindwall
  • Gretel Vella
Running time47–50 minutes
Production company Fremantle Australia
Original release
Network Stan
SundanceNow
Release20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)

Totally Completely Fine is an Australian dark comedy television series produced by Stan in association with SundanceNow. It stars Thomasin McKenzie as Vivian Cunningham, a twenty-something who inherits her grandfather's home which is a popular suicide jumping spot. The series premiered on both platforms on 20 April 2023. [1] [2]

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Plot

When Vivian's (Thomasin McKenzie) grandfather passes away in his sleep, she inherits his clifftop home that is regularly visited by people attempting to die by suicide. Vivian learns that her grandad had been talking people out of jumping for years, saving hundreds of lives. After saving the life of runaway bride Amy (Contessa Treffone), Vivian starts to take on the responsibility of helping those who come to the cliff while also adjusting to her new life in "the Crevice".

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected by [3] Written byOriginal release date
11"Welcome to the Crevice"Lucy GaffyGretel Vella20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)
22"The Best Offence is the Fence"Lucy GaffyGretel Vella20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)
33"Juan De Vacaciones"Lucy GaffyEmme Hoy20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)
44"Not All Heroes Carry Vape"Adrian ChiarellaKeir Wilkins20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)
55"You're a Sexy Fucking Mess"Lucy GaffyGretel Vella20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)
66"Totally Completely Fine"Lucy GaffyGretel Vella20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)

Production

The series was created and executive produced by Gretel Vella, who also wrote four of the six episodes. It was announced to be in development by Stan on 24 March 2022, then under the title of The Jump. [4] The main cast was announced in August 2022, with filming beginning the same month in Sydney. [5]

Release

A trailer was released on 29 March 2023. [6] All six episodes released on Stan on 20 April 2023, with the first two episodes releasing in the United States on SundanceNow and AMC+ the same day. Further episodes were released on the platform weekly on Thursdays. [7] Fremantle International holds distribution rights for the series in other territories.

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