ITVX has released sunny nights, the eight-episode Australian comedy crime series led by Will Forte as Martin Marvin. For viewers waiting on Death in Paradise until Christmas, the new run gives ITV a fresh alternative built around a bad decision, a risky business, and a crime plot that gets out of hand fast.
Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden
Will Forte plays Martin Marvin, who moves to Australia to win back his estranged wife, while D'Arcy Carden plays Vicki Marvin. Vicki does not scare easily and is more willing to take risks than her brother, which gives the series a sharper business-and-crime engine than a straight family comedy.
Rachel House plays Mony, a ruthless crime syndicate leader who seeks vengeance after the siblings inadvertently destroy her life, and Ra Chapman plays Joyce. Joyce relocated to Sydney seeking a fresh start, and her estranged husband Martin also arrives in Australia, tightening the story around people trying to reset their lives in the same city.
Sydney and the Marvin business
The siblings set up a new tanning business in Sydney, but the arrangement does not stay ordinary for long. They anger a dangerous crime boss and get involved in a blackmail plot, which turns the series from a simple relocation story into a problem of survival and leverage.
Eight episodes is enough room for that setup to breathe without overstaying it. For ITV viewers, the appeal is practical: a complete Australian comedy crime series is now available while the channel waits for its long-running alternative to return at Christmas.
Mony and Joyce in Australia
Mony and Joyce give the series its clearest stakes. One wants vengeance after her life is destroyed, the other is chasing a fresh start, and both sit close to the Marvins as their Sydney plan starts to collapse.
The blackmail plot is where Sunny Nights sounds most useful to ITVX as a release. It offers a full eight-episode run with a defined conflict, a built-in cast of familiar names, and a premise that keeps the pressure on the siblings after their move to Australia stops looking like a reset and starts looking like a mistake.
