Nick Cave’s 2009 novel The Death of Bunny Munro is being adapted for a limited television series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matt Smith, best known for his roles in House of the Dragon, Doctor Who, and The Crown, is set to star in and produce the series.
“Finally, someone with the courage to take on this unholy tale,” Cave said in a statement. “I am thrilled that Sky and Clerkenwell Films are bringing Bunny to life, in all his flawed glory, and I can think of nobody better than Matt Smith to play him.”
The TV series will follow Smith as Munro, a traveling beauty product salesman and sex addict in Brighton, England. Faced with the aftermath of his wife’s unexpected suicide, Munro sets out on the road with his son — who idolizes him. Their trip holds severe roadblocks, as Munro faces his mortality and Munro Junior reckons with the death of his mother along with his deeply flawed hero.
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Filming is set to start next spring. Isabella Eklöf (Industry, Holiday) has signed on as director, and Clerkenwell Films (The End of the F***ing World, Misfits) are set to produce alongside Sky Studios.
Bunny Munro won’t be the first time that Cave’s work has made its way to the screen. The singer-songwriter has made a name for himself as a screenwriter, as well — penning films like 2005’s The Proposition.
Cave released his memoir Faith, Hope, and Carnage in September. Earlier this year, his post-punk band The Birthday Party were spotlit in the documentary Mutiny in Heaven, while he also seems to have new music of his own on the horizon — confirming this summer that a new Bad Seeds album is en route.