Sunny Nights is an Australian comedy drama series for Stan. It was created by Nick Keetch and Ty Freer. The series follows siblings Martin and Vicki Marvin, an American brother-sister duo who relocate to Sydney hoping to establish a spray tan business. They find themselves entangled with all the wrong people, trying to stay alive, out of jail, and in the black. The series premiered on 26 December 2025.
At the 2026 Screen Music Awards, music by Matteo Zingales was nominated for Best Music for a Television Comedy.
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Plot
As two siblings attempt to start a new spray tan business venture in Sydney, they both stumble into the criminal underworld, trying to stay out of prison, stay alive and keep their business running.
Cast
On 10 July 2024 the cast of the series were announced with Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden announced as the two lead characters with former Australian rugby league player Willie Mason making his acting debut in the series.
Will Forte as Martin Marvin
D'Arcy Carden as Vicki Marvin
Rachel House as Mony
Jessica De Gouw as Susi
Miritana Hughes as Kash
Megan Wilding as Nova
George Mason as Dreadlock Pete
Ra Chapman as Joyce
Matuse as Dentist Dave
Willie Mason as Terry Torres
Production
On 12 March 2024, Stan had announced a slate of original dramas with Sunny Nights in that announcement alongside Critical Incident and Invisible Boys. On 13 March, Screen Australia announced that the series had secured funding.
On 11 July 2024, it was announced that the series had begun filming in New South Wales in the Sydney area.
On 22 January 2025 the series was selected to be shown at Berlinale Series Market alongside n00b.
Release
The series premiered on Stan on 26 December 2025. The series was released on Hulu on 11 March 2026.