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Sunshine

Sunshine

★ 8.0/10•2017•1h 0m•NR•Crime•Drama
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This drama mini-series follows a group of friends from the South Sudanese community living in Sunshine, a suburb in the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. The young men get entangled in a crime as they are hoping to make it as professional basketball players.

Ian Collie · Writer

Lisa Cox · Writer

Daina Reid · Director

Rachael Turk · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 18, 2017

Episodes

E160m

Episode 1

A luxury Porsche is stolen from a wealthy neighbourhood by Santino, who arrives back in Sunshine to take his teammates Jacob, Deng Deng and Dazzler for a joyride. But by the end of the night a young, teenage girl from the affluent Messina family will be lying in a hospital bed fighting for her life. After another demoralising loss, Jacob decides the Sunshine Kings need a better coach if they are going to have any shot at making the finals. Jacob is determined to win to keep his dream alive: landing a US College basketball scholarship that will set him on the path to his ultimate goal: the NBA. A chance encounter with forgotten local hero, Eddie Grattan, a former American College basketball player in the 1980s, convinces Jacob he has found the coach the team needs. But convincing the misanthropic Eddie to do it doesn't prove easy.

Oct 18, 2017

E260m

Episode 2

Eddie is now the official Sunshine Kings coach and he proves a tough taskmaster. While Jacob sweats on the police investigation, knowing a criminal record would destroy any chance he has of playing basketball in the United States, Zara begins to turn a suspicious eye to Dazzler.

Oct 19, 2017

E360m

Episode 3

Eddie is the king of Sunshine, coaching the team on a winning streak into the finals. Meanwhile, Zara continues to uncover pieces of the puzzle about the night in question. Jacob earns his golden opportunity to impress the US Talent Scout, but the criminal investigation might place his future in jeopardy.

Oct 25, 2017

E460m

Episode 4

Relations between Jacob and Eddie remain strained amid premiership celebrations in Sunshine. The arrival in town of a Talent Scout from the US convinces Eddie that he must face up to the mistake from his past in order to heal the wounded Jacob and free him to perform at his best.

Oct 26, 2017

Actors

Wally Elnour

Jacob Garang

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Eddie

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Zara Skelton

Autiak Aweteek

Santino Dut

Ror da Poet

Deng Deng

Kim Gyngell

Kim Gyngell

Rev. Neil 'The Peacock' Skelton

Nick Perry

Dazzler

Ana Boal

Mari Garang

Jufia Ajobong

Grace Garang

Tiarnie Coupland

Tiarnie Coupland

Elly Messina

Freya Stafford

Freya Stafford

Freya Messina

Vince Colosimo

Vince Colosimo

Tony Messina

Paul Ireland

Paul Ireland

Det. Snr. Sgt. Ian Sloane

Leah Vandenberg

Leah Vandenberg

Det. Snr. Constable Jaya Prasad

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