''Bump'' is an Australian

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comedy-drama series created by

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and Kelsey Munro which premiered on Stan on 1 January 2021. Set in and around a high school in the

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, the series centres around Oly, an ambitious and high-achieving teenage girl who has a surprise baby and the complications that ensue for two families. The ten-part series was produced by Roadshow Rough Diamond. Season two premiered on 26 December 2021 and season three premiered on 26 December 2022.

Cast

as Angie Davis * Nathalie Morris as Olympia 'Oly' Davis-Chalmers * Carlos Sanson Jnr as Santiago 'Santi' Hernández * Angus Sampson as Dom Chalmers * Ava Cannon as Jacinda Hernandez Davis Chalmers * Catalina Palma Godoy as Ángel * Safia Arain as Reema * Paula García as Rosa Hernández * Ioane Saula as Vince Ingram * Peter Thurnwald as Lachie Koh * Ricardo Scheihing Vásquez as Matías Hernández * Roman Delo as Zac Russo * Sarah Meacham as Madison * Claudia de Giusti as Bernadita Hernández * Miguel Andrade as Alejandro

Episodes

Series Overview

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2022)

Production

The series was co-created by

and Kelsey Munro, who also co-wrote with a writing team of Jessica Tuckwell, Timothy Lee, Mithila Gupta and Steven Arriagada. Karvan produced along with

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and Dan Edwards. Geoff Bennett,

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and

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directed the series. In January 2021 the series was renewed for a second season. In July it was confirmed that production on season 2 was underway in Sydney and that a third season had also been confirmed. On 25 November 2021 a trailer for season 2 was released along with an announcement that the season was scheduled to be released on 26 December 2021. The school scenes are filmed on and around

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International broadcasts

On 18 June 2021, Canada's CBC premiered the first season of ''Bump'' on its CBC Gem streaming service, adding the second season on 29 July 2022. In the United Kingdom, the series began airing on

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on 20 October 2021, and also was made available on the

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streaming service. The second season debuted on 17 June 2022. In March 2022, the series was picked by

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in the United States, and it premiered on 11 August 2022.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bump (Australian Tv series) 2021 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian comedy television series 2020s Australian drama television series 2020s teen drama television series Australian comedy-drama television series English-language television shows Television series about teenagers Television shows set in New South Wales Television shows set in Sydney Stan (service) original programming Teenage pregnancy in television