Matt Smith is as you’ve by no means seen him earlier than taking part in Bunny Munro in Sky‘s adaptation of the cult Nick Cave novel.
Check out this first-look picture (above) of the previous Doctor Who star because the titular character. Smith may be seen full with cigarette in a laundrette alongside newcomer Rafael Mathé, who performs Bunny Junior.
The Death of Bunny Munro follows the protagonist after the dying of his spouse by suicide. The self-professed lothario finds himself saddled with a younger son and solely a unfastened idea of parenting. Together with nine-year-old Bunny Junior he embarks on an epic and more and more out-of-control street journey throughout Southern England as the 2 wrestle to comprise their grief in very alternative ways. As Bunny bounces from one gross sales pitch to the subsequent, making an attempt to seduce any girl he meets, Bunny Junior kills time speaking to the ghost of his mom and distracting himself from the dawning realisation that his dad isn’t simply fallible—he’s a whole mess.
Airing subsequent yr, the collection is written by BAFTA winner Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) and directed by BAFTA-nominated Isabella Eklöf (Industry, Holiday).
It relies on iconic singer Cave’s sophomore novel and produced by Baby Reindeer maker Clerkenwell Films in affiliation with Sky Studios. Cave is EPing.