John Wood, Lynne McGranger and Denise Scott are among a familiar line-up of Australian television faces checking into a retirement resort for a new 30-part comedy micro-drama exploring life after work.
The Second Act brings together Wood, McGranger, Scott, Jay Laga’aia, Matt Day, Pia Miranda and Greg Evans, with the cast playing heightened versions of themselves at an exclusive, celebrity-only retirement retreat.
At the centre of the story is Day’s character, who arrives at the resort broke after losing his savings in a disastrous self-managed super fund. Seeing the retreat as his last chance at a comfortable retirement, an unexpected payment threatens to expose his financial predicament.
The other residents have their own plans, with Laga’aia reinventing himself as a death metal artist, McGranger pursuing a beauty business and Scott caught up in get-love-quick schemes. Wood plays a rule-obsessed resident whose frugality makes him a particular obstacle for Matt.
The cast also includes Gold Logie winners McGranger (Home and Away) and Wood (Blue Heelers, Rafferty’s Rules), alongside Evans (Perfect Match), Laga’aia (Home and Away, Play School), Miranda (Australian Survivor, Invisible Boys) and Day (Rake, Strife).
The series comprises 30 two-minute episodes developed specifically for mobile devices and social media.
Created by Aware Super, The Second Act is a brand-led scripted production drawing on the real-life transitions, challenges and conversations Australians experience as they approach retirement.
