Gnomes landed during the week on Stan. This follows a solid year of Stan releases. From the recently renewed, The F Ward, to the miniseries The Killings at Parrish Station, which gave True Detective vibes, The Assassin returns next month, whilst Dear Life was outstanding and took out a Logie. So how was the latest comedy/horror series?
Gnomes follows Sergeant Kipps who is having the worst day of his life when he has to shut down the local police station, when the angry Gnome Queen is awakened by dark forces Kipps and Mackay must reunite to save Nompton.
As Senior Sergeant Arnold Kipps police station is about to be shut down by his former girlfriend and work partner, Ellie McKay, a bloodthirsty Gnome Queen awakens an ancient evil, unleashing an army of murderous lawn gnomes across the suburb of Nompton. As the town descends into chaos, Arnold and Ellie must rally with a ragtag crew of cops, teens and an overly ambitious mayor, using unconventional weapons and sheer desperation to stop the Gnome Queen before her killer lawn ornaments tear the town apart.
Starring Asa Butterfield as Senior Sergeant Arnold Kipps, Megan Smart as Ellie Mackay, Darren Gilshenan as Mayor Lachlan Morrison, Tess Haubrich as Gnome Queen & Ditch Davey as Brett Sanders. Along with, Nina Oyama, Luke McGregor, Alison Whyte, Brett Tucker, Matt Okine & Richard Pyros.
The Stan Original is an easy watch. I watched it Thursday night/Friday morning. Alongside all the finales this week, this series came in time for Halloween/spooky month, my dance card opening up with Lanterns, Last Seen and Ted Lasso wrapping this week.
This was more enjoyable than Apple's Last Seen. It was fun, but rather silly. The whole concept is nuts.
Killer Gnomes. lol
Husband and wife team, Tegan Higginbotham & Paul F. Verhoeven are behind this. Verhoeven a former Triple J announcer in the day.
Gnomes won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's a damn sight better and funnier than the Paramount+/Ten telemovie, Cop This. I am halfway through and it's damn awful. For the lineup they pulled together, it's horrid!
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