Actress D'Arcy Carden, best known for her roles as Aunt Phoebe in the sixth and final season of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale and as Janet in the sitcom The Good Place, has received praise for her latest role in the series Sunny Nights.
Carden plays Vicky Marvin, the loose cannon sister of Will Forte's character Martin. The American siblings relocate to Australia to set up their own tanning business but quickly become entangled with the wrong crowd.
Series synopsis and cast
The eight-part series aired at the end of 2025 in Australia and is set to air on ITVX next month. An official synopsis reads: "As Martin and Vicki attempt to turn their company from a start-up operating out of the back of a van into a multi-million-dollar empire, the siblings become tangled up in Sydney's criminal underworld. When a ruthless gangster begins to catch up with them, the two must figure out how to stay alive, out of prison, and in the black."
Alongside Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden, the cast includes Rachel House, Jessica De Gouw, Miritana Hughes, Ra Chapman, Megan Wilding, and Patrick Brammall.
Audience and critical reception
Following the series' broadcast, viewers have been vocal in their praise, with many describing it as hugely entertaining. One person said: "Okay - this show is really fun and addicting. The writing is smart, the jokes hit, the production value is great and the acting blew me away. After all the twists and turns in this story, I'm literally on the edge of my seat --- when is season 2????"
Another added: "As an Australian I was ready to hate this show cos I thought it was going to be filmed in America with an Australian backdrop or something. So I was pleasantly surprised when they had actual Australians in actual Australian places. Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden are pretty wonderful as Martin and Vicky Marvin and they were the main draw for me to watch the show. They've got great chemistry and are both very likeable."
D'Arcy Carden on mixing comedy and drama
Speaking about the show in the past, D'Arcy Carden told WHO magazine it's fun to play in a series that mixed comedy and drama. When asked if it's fun to navigate the balance as an actress, she commented: "I think so. I think it’s maybe my favourite. It’s fun to mix up what you know in any way – full drama, broad comedy. As an actor who loves to do comedy, it’s also really fun to dip into this more grounded, serious world. And so we got to really play in both worlds in a way that I find very satisfying."
Sunny Nights is coming to ITVX on August 16.
