A new Northern Ireland comedy full of comedic stars will be coming to our screens next month.
Funboys is a new BBC show about three emotionally-unassembled young men in small-town Northern Ireland produced by BAFTA-award-winning producer of This Country Simon Mayhew-Archer.
Filmed and set in NI with support from Northern Ireland Screen takes a "fly-on-the-wall approach, prioritising authentic, naturalistic comedy" whilst exploring modern themes of male vulnerability, religious dogma and more.
Commissioned after its successful launch as a comedy short film in 2023, the series will air on BBC NI, BBC Three, BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Ahead of its release next month, here is everything you need to know about Funboys including the plot, cast, episode count and release schedule.
What is the plot of Funboys?
A description of the new BBC series reads: "Funboys sees friends Callum (Ryan Dylan), Jordan (Rian Lennon) and Lorcan (Lee R James) attempt to navigate through the hardships of life.
"From first girlfriends to dead pet pigs, the lads are put through the psychological ringer.
"But will their shared love of innocent fun and wholesome mucking about land them in hot water?"
Written by Rian Lennon and Ryan Dylan, the story writer and executive producer is Simon Mayhew-Archer, the director is Rian Lennon and the producer is Leah Draws.
The series was ordered by Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy and Eddie Doyle BBC Northern Ireland's Head of Commissioning and the commissioners for the BBC are Navi Lamba and Seb Barwell. Mary McKeagney is Commissioning Editor for BBC Northern Ireland.
When will Funboys be released and how many episodes are there?
Funboys has not been given a release date yet, but the BBC confirmed the series will be released in February. We will update this article when the release date has been confirmed.
Funboys will consist of four episodes, each around 30 minutes in length. All episodes will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Who appears in the cast of Funboys?
Ryan Dylan, Rian Lennon and Lee R James are all leading the series and are all relatively unknown actors.
The wider cast includes local talent and some comedy stars including Stath Lets Flats and Barbie star Jamie Demetriou, Everyone Else Burns actress Ele McKenzie, Kneecap's Brian Devlin and Owen Colgan.
The wider cast includes Paul Bazely, Richard Croxford, Emer O’Connor, Amanda Hurwitz, James Martin, Vanessa Ifediora, Walter Chigui and Brendan Quinn.
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