Australian star Rebecca Gibney will lead a new musical comedy series hitting HBO Max this year.
HBO Max has set Tuesday, November 4th, as the premiere date for “Happiness”, a six-part show which Gibney will star in alongside Harry McNaughton (“Summer Love”).
Joining Gibney and McNaughton are Peter Hambleton (“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”), Jessie Lawrence (“Shortland Street”) Marshayla Christie (“Whina”), Maaka Pohatu (“Wellington Paranormal”), Bronwyn Bradley (“The Pact”), Henry Auva’a, Joel Granger and Melody Lui-Webster.
Check out the trailer below.
Per a statement from HBO Max on Monday: “Set in the picturesque coastal town of Tauranga, Aotearoa New Zealand, Happiness follows Charlie Summers (McNaughton), a rising-star Broadway director whose scandalous secret sends him packing back to his roots. But Charlie’s return is anything but quiet. He is quickly roped into directing his mother Gaye’s (Gibney) amateur musical theatre production, where he turns the sleepy stage into a riotous rehearsal of redemption, reinvention and showbiz sparkle.”
Billed as a mix of humour, heart and harmony, the show explores themes of identity, redemption and family, both chosen and inherited. HBO Max has already confirmed a second season for 2026.
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