Production begins in Melbourne in June on season two of the Humdrum Comedy Metro Sexual. 9GO! has the exclusive Australian premiere rights and OUTtv are taking exclusive rights in Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, and non-exclusively in the US, UK, Australia and Republic of Ireland. Both networks continue to play season 1 alongside Crackle in the US.

Metro Sexual is the first Australian sitcom with all LGBTI lead characters. Filmed in mockumentary style, it follows the lives of doctors Stephanie Huddleston (Geraldine Hickey) and Langdon Marsh (Riley Nottingham), who work at Metropolitan Sexual Health.  They are joined in the cast by Ryan Shelton, Shabana Azeez, Urvi Majumdar and Rebecca Massey, with more cast soon to be announced.

This season sees the show grow from 10-minute episodes to six x 30 minutes episodes after premiering on 9Go! and OUTtv in 2019 and 2020.

Riley Nottingham who both stars in the show and is a partner in Humdrum Comedy said: “We couldn’t be more thrilled to expand the world of Metro Sexual to a half-hour sitcom, and excited to keep working with our partners at Nine and OutTV.  During the times we all find ourselves in, we hope Metro Sexual can be an uplifting and heartfelt comedy experience for everyone.”

Geraldine Hickey who plays Dr Steph Huddleston said: “I’m so excited to be back doing Metro Sexual. Last season I learnt how to use a Duckbill Speculum so I can’t wait to see what’s in store for season two.”

Humdrum Comedy is a Brisbane and Melbourne-based production company founded in 2013 by Riley Nottingham, Henry Boffin and Nicholas Kraak. Specialising in comedy content for stage and screen, Humdrum makes fresh, original Australian content that appeals to domestic and international audiences alike. Metro Sexual Season 2 is the company’s first half hour series. Metro Sexual was created by Henry Boffin, Nicholas Kraak and Riley Nottingham, written and directed by Henry Boffin, written and edited by Nicholas Kraak. Executive produced by Julia Adams,  produced by Riley Nottingham and Darren McFarlane and line produced by Rachel Forbes.

Metro Sexual Season 2 is a Humdrum Comedy and Nottingham Pictures production being jointly released with Nine Network Australia and OUTtv. Financed with support from Yarraville Club, Jimmy Brings, Moments Condoms and Thorne Harbour Health.

Series Synopsis:

Sexual health doctors Langdon and Steph have a tough enough job as it is, but when a outbreak of sexually transmitted infections rock Melbourne, their lives are made even harder. 

Now Langdon and Steph must do whatever they can to get the crisis under control, while also juggling friendships, relationships with colleagues, and their love lives.