Nick Cave’s second novel leaps from page to screen, bringing the morally tangled world of Bunny Munro to life. Matt Smith takes on the role of the eponymous middle-aged salesman, a man juggling grief, lust, and the burdens of fatherhood after the suicide of his wife.

Bunny Senior is a flawed, low-rent lothario whose charm masks a history of self-destruction, and now he must navigate caring for his young son, Bunny Junior, all while dodging the scrutiny of social services. Redemption looms, but in Nick Cave’s universe, hope is rarely straightforward.

The adaptation spans six episodes, crafted by Pete Jackson and directed in full by Isabella Eklöf, ensuring a singular, uncompromising vision. The soundtrack, naturally, is a collaboration between Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, layering each scene with tension, melancholy, and their signature darkness.

The trailer has just dropped, giving audiences a first glimpse into Bunny’s precarious existence, a world where desire, responsibility, and self-sabotage collide in equal measure. While a UK release is scheduled for November 20 on Sky TV, no local dates have been announced yet.

In the hands of the creators, Bunny Munro’s descent into chaos is set to be as hypnotic and unsettling as the novel itself, a small-screen meditation on loss, lust, and the impossibility of clean breaks.