Lauren and Ned are living their best life in the city, when they unexpectedly become guardians to their 8-year-old niece, and must leave their city life behind for the tropical Top End.

As a direct sequel to the hilarious and heart-warming Australian rom-com sensation Top End Wedding, Top End Bub is a series that invites audiences in from the very first moments, and the hilarity and drama only picks up from there as Lauren (Tapsell) and Ned (Lee) suddenly find their worlds turned upside down following a sudden and shocking tragedy, that leaves them as parents to the precocious Taya (Gladys-May Kelly), better known as Bub, and things only get crazier from there. Celebrated Australian comic and actress Miranda Tapsell brings her spot-on Aussie talent, alongside creative partner Joshua Tyler to deliver on the dramedy, and this one is all kinds of fun.

For audiences, Top End Bub is an easy series ot get into, and a very rewarding one at that, with its diverse themes of family, love, community, parenthood and happy accidents, there’s plenty to come away with and Tapsell knows when to strike the right moments. Heavy dramatic moments follow brisk pieces of comedy, and vice versa, and through all of it, audiences are brought into this very unique picture of Australian culture. Tapsell honours the spirit and heart of Aboriginal communities, and there’s so much love and heart present in this story that you see for her, this truly comes from a place of love and longing to reflect the colour, warmth and beauty of native Australian culture and her community, and it all shines through.

In Top End Wedding, Tapsell and Gwilym Lee utterly stole our hearts with their performances and bubbly chemistry and Lauren and Ned, and it’s pure bliss to see them back together on screen. The spark still exists between these co-stars, and with her quirky storytelling and flair for the creative, there’s plenty going on that will cause quite a spark on screen. But its Tapsell’s handling of the narrative and the sudden moment that sees Lauren and Ned as parents of Bub that makes things interesting. And the comedy flows forth. It’s also a real wonder to see Ursula Yovich and Huw Higginson back as Daffy and Trev Ford, and their comedic timing and brilliant pairing only adds to the fun, while newcomer Gladys-May Kelly as Taya aka ‘Bub’ is an utter scene stealer and shares a great bond with both Tapsell and Lee on screen.

Top End Bub is a brilliant piece of Aussie streaming fare for audiences, and for audiences seeking something harmful, well, this series delivers on it. It’s a gorgeously warm and heartfelt watch, and you won’t come away disappointed from it; instead, you’ll be beaming with a smile and feeling all the feels!

Top End Bub is streaming NOW on Prime Video.

The post ‘Top End Bub’ – Review appeared first on SpicyPulp.

Watch the full trailer for Top End Bub below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Lauren (Miranda Tapsell) and Ned (Gwilym Lee) are living their best lives 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 (Gladys-May Kelly).

This first trailer is filled with plenty of drama, a whole lot of laughs and a focus on how family, no matter how crazy they can be, are always for us, and it’s clear that this new series will give you all the feels and really pull at your heart strings.

When Top End Wedding was released back in 2019 it made a big impression on audiences with it’s old-school rom-com vibes and genuine good times, and it’s fantastic to see that both Lauren and Ned’s story will continue on screen, and especially in a new series where audiences will get to spend more time with them and learn just how crazier and cuddlier there lives have gotten since then.

Discussing the development of the series, Top End Wedding and Top End Bub star Miranda Tapsell said,“Josh Tyler and I had such a ball writing Top End Wedding that we just had to get the whole team back together to reunite Lauren and Ned for a new spin off series Top End Bub. Everything you love most about them; their family and the Top End is all there for you to enjoy! In a world full of chaos and anger, we hope the show brings joy and laughter into your home!”

This same passion to continue Lauren and Ned’s story was also echoed by Sarah Christie, Head of Local Originals Australia and New Zealand, Amazon MGM Studios, saying “Miranda, Josh and the team at Goalpost Pictures have created something truly special in Top End Bub. This series is filled to the brim with heart, warmth and humour. We are so proud to bring the series to Prime Video customers in Australia and New Zealand and can’t wait for audiences to fall in love with the Ford family again, while escaping into the beauty of the Top End of Australia.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Prime Video AU & NZ (@primevideoaunz)

Top End Bub is a series we can’t wait to crack into, and with it’s mix of love and laughs it’s sure to give you that warm fuzzy feeling that we could all use right now when it debuts on Prime Video on September 12.

Image: Prime Video

The post ‘Top End Bub’ brings the drama, laughs and love with delightful new trailer appeared first on SpicyPulp.