Winter Warmer Watchlist - Top End Bub - Season One

Top End Bub is a sequel to the 2019 film Top End Wedding, with Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee reprising their roles.

The eight-part sequel series is created, executive produced, and written by Joshua Tyler and Tapsell and produced by Goalpost Pictures. Filmed in The beautiful Northern Territory, as well as Adelaide, the series is directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren and Shari Sebbens

Released on Prime Video on Friday, I have already smashed all 8 deliciously short, sharp and funny episodes.

Lauren and Ned are living their best life 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.

Alongside Tapsell and Lee, Ursula Yovich, Huw Higginson, Elaine Crombie, Tracy Mann, Rob Collins, Brooke Satchwell, Guy Simon, Clarence Ryan, and, making her acting debut as Taya ("Bub"), is Gladys-May Kelly.

The series ends with a wee bit of a cliffhanger, making me hopeful the series returns as Amazon's second local series based out of the NT. Yes we are still waiting for the return of the brilliant, Deadloch.

I have to say, there have been brilliant series during my Q3 Winter Warmer Watchlist blog series, average and down right awful series.

Top End Bub is easily one of the best. Hands down.

The series has heart, great local music, a superb cast and some truly beautiful scenery. I didn't even mind the Amazon ad's promoting the spectacular NT.

The advertising worked. I feel like I want to go there for the upcoming October long weekend.

Either way, watch this NOW! Like right now. Excellent, local viewing! Good job Amazon and creative team. Now give us more local content!