Stan has had a summer, a good summer. With original series like Bump, acquired returns like Dr Doctor, now another new local 8 part drama Prosper.
It feels like a Hillsong expose (which we have seen before, along with in documentary form) however it goes across politics, (massive) profit and even more profitable music and merch!
Prosper landed the other week, however it is a super easy binge! I got through this one, real quick. Even though it's longer than a lot of other local releases of late. The basic story of Stan's latest original centres around Pastor Cal Quinn (Richard Roxburgh) and wife Abi (Rebecca Gibney) are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary. However they have bigger plans for their family faith business. And business is booming! U Star church (along with a US popstar/DJ) are set to embark on an expansion to the USA.
Cal (Richard Roxburgh), Abi (Rebecca Gibney) along with their kids/kids partners Jed (Jacob Collins-Levy), Dion (Ewen Leslie), Issy (Hayley McCarthy) Issy's husband, Benji (Jordi Webber) lead a huge local cast. With Cal’s real right hand man/fixer Eli (Jacek Koman), ajoins conservative politician (James Saunders), American pop star (Alex FitzAlan) and Cal's weakness Rosa (Brigid Zendini) brings together a rather large cast.
They are supported by Hayley McCarthy, Ming-Zhu Hii, Fayssal Bazzi, Andrea Solonge (who is particularly good), Alexander D’Souza & Matthew Backer.
Roxburgh returns after his huge, iconic role as Rake‘s Cleaver Greene, whilst Rebecca Gibney gives a more raw TV mum role from her previous TV roles as a mum, including Packed to the Rafters.
The U Star/Hillsong HQ is actually filmed at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre in Rooty Hill, a long way from Castle Hill, where the story takes serious notes from.
Long term readers would know in the past I have been a huge, The Righteous Gemstones fan. This is a long way away from the HBO hit comedy. While also giving HBO family drama Succession, power vibes.
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