''Bump'' is an Australian
streaming television
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comedy-drama series created by
Claudia Karvan
Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...
and Kelsey Munro which premiered on
Stan
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on 1 January 2021. Set in and around a high school in the
Inner West
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of
Sydney
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, the series centres around Oly, an ambitious and high-achieving teenage girl who has a surprise baby and the complications that ensue for two families.
The ten-part series was produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond.
Season two premiered on 26 December 2021 and season three premiered on 26 December 2022.
Cast
*
Claudia Karvan
Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...
as Angie Davis
* Nathalie Morris as Olympia 'Oly' Davis-Chalmers
* Carlos Sanson Jnr as Santiago 'Santi' Hernández
*
Angus Sampson
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Early life
Samp ...
as Dom Chalmers
* Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Davis Chalmers
* Catalina Palma Godoy as Ángel
* Safia Arain as Reema
* Paula García as Rosa Hernández
* Ioane Saula as Vince Ingram
* Peter Thurnwald as Lachie Koh
* Ricardo Scheihing Vásquez as Matías Hernández
* Roman Delo as Zac Russo
* Sarah Meacham as Madison
* Claudia de Giusti as Bernadita Hernández
* Miguel Andrade as Alejandro
Episodes
Series Overview
Season 1 (2021)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
Production
The series was co-created by
Claudia Karvan
Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...
and Kelsey Munro, who also co-wrote with a writing team of Jessica Tuckwell, Timothy Lee, Mithila Gupta and Steven Arriagada. Karvan produced along with
John Edwards
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and Dan Edwards. Geoff Bennett,
Gracie Otto
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and
Leticia Cáceres
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Early life
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directed the series.
In January 2021 the series was renewed for a second season. In July it was confirmed that production on season 2 was underway in Sydney and that a third season had also been confirmed.
On 25 November 2021 a trailer for season 2 was released along with an announcement that the season was scheduled to be released on 26 December 2021.
The school scenes are filmed on and around
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus.
International broadcasts
On 18 June 2021, Canada's
CBC premiered the first season of ''Bump'' on its CBC Gem streaming service, adding the second season on 29 July 2022. In the United Kingdom, the series began airing on
BBC One
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on 20 October 2021, and also was made available on the
BBC iPlayer
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streaming service. The second season debuted on 17 June 2022.
In March 2022, the series was picked by
The CW
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in the United States, and it premiered on 11 August 2022.
References
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2021 Australian television series debuts
2020s Australian comedy television series
2020s Australian drama television series
2020s teen drama television series
Australian comedy-drama television series
English-language television shows
Television series about teenagers
Television shows set in New South Wales
Television shows set in Sydney
Stan (service) original programming
Teenage pregnancy in television