Sunshine

Sunshine (2017)

EndedScripted showDrama, Crime, Sports

Set in Melbourne's outer-west suburb of Sunshine, the story follows Jacob Garang played by new on-screen talent Wally Elnour. Jacob is a young, aspiring South Sudanese-Australian basketball player whose dreams of climbing his Biblical namesake's ladder to heaven - the American National Basketball Association – hang in the balance when he's drawn into a criminal investigation. Police are hunting down the perpetrator of a violent assault, which has left a young teenage girl in a coma fighting for her life, and a group of young men fighting for their innocence.

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday, Thursday at 20:30 (60 min)

Last Episode

Episode 4
Season 1Episode 465 min

Episode 4

Relations between Jacob and Eddie remain strained amid premiership celebrations in Sunshine. The arrival in town of a talent scout from the US convinces Eddie that he must face up to the mistake from his past in order to heal the wounded Jacob and free him to perform at his best.

Oct 26, 2017

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E04Episode 4Oct 26, 2017
S01E03Episode 3Oct 25, 2017
S01E02Episode 2Oct 19, 2017
S01E01Episode 1Oct 18, 2017
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Cast

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

plays Eddie Grattan
Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

plays Zara Skelton
Wally Elnour

Wally Elnour

plays Jacob Garang
Autiak Aweteek

Autiak Aweteek

plays Santino
Ror da Poet

Ror da Poet

plays Deng Deng
Nick Perry

Nick Perry

plays Dazzler
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Characters

Eddie Grattan

Eddie Grattan

played by Anthony LaPaglia
Zara Skelton

Zara Skelton

played by Melanie Lynskey
Jacob Garang

Jacob Garang

played by Wally Elnour
Santino

Santino

played by Autiak Aweteek
Deng Deng

Deng Deng

played by Ror da Poet
Dazzler

Dazzler

played by Nick Perry
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Also known as

  • Sunshine Kings

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