Rostered On
| Rostered On | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ryan Chamley |
| Directed by | Ryan Chamley |
| Starring | Nick Boshier Doug Lyons Tara Vagg Diana Brumen Susie Kazda Jack Garnett Stephen Francis Lliam Murphy Paul Moore Ronn Kurtz Adam Balales Steph Evison Williams Sreed Sathiamoorthy Luke Saliba |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Ruse, Nick Boshier, Stu Ross, Paul Moore |
| Producers | Stephen Luby, Mark Ruse, Ryan Chamley, Stu Ross |
| Production locations | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 12-22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube (2017, 2022– ) Netflix (2018 – 2022 ) 7mate (2019– ) |
| Release | 4 April 2017 – 31 July 2019 |
Rostered On is a single-camera Australian workplace comedy web series focused on the retail staff of "Electroworld". It is directed and written by Ryan Chamley and produced by Robot Army.
The series was launched with a pilot episode on 4 April 2016 and a full series began exactly a year later on 4 April 2017 airing on Facebook and YouTube. In early 2017 the show was heavily promoted including the release of an extended trailer.[1]
Netflix picked up the series and season 1 was available from 4 April 2018.[2] Episodes previously available on YouTube and Facebook were removed. However, the show was removed from Netflix on 12 June 2022 and all episodes were subsequently made available again on YouTube.[3]
A second season was commissioned by the Seven Network and screened on 7mate, the first narrative comedy commissioned for the channel. Season 1 also screened on 7mate in 2019.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Paul Moore as Shaun, a salesperson at Electroworld and aspiring photographer who is constantly fed up with working a thankless job.
- Ronn Kurtz as Winston/Winno, a salesperson at Electroworld. Winston is kind-hearted, loveable and has a crush on Tess.
- Doug Lyons as Adam, Electroworld's 2IC, who is a stickler for the rules.
- Tara Vagg as Tess, the stores only Saleswoman, who has mutual feelings for Winston. Tess was played by Georgie Jennings on the Pilot Episode.
- Diana Brumen as Beeanka, one of the stores counter staff. Beeanka is mean, cold & manipulative.
- Susie Kazda as Sarah, the stores other counter staff who is good friends with Beeanka.
- Chloé Hayden as Grace, a new co-worker introduced in season 3.
- Jack Garnett as Darren, the warehouse person who keeps to himself
- Stephen Francis as Gary, the store manager. Gary is friendly, and helps out whenever he can. Good friends with Shaun.
- Lliam Murphy as Brett, one of Electroworld's top salesman. Brett is a serial womaniser, and borderline sexist. In the season 2 premiere, he comes out as bisexual.
- Adam Balales as Spencer, a salesperson who is good friends with Winston.
- Steph Evison Williams as Sara, Shaun's loving wife who works at the cafe.
- Sreed Sathiamoorthy as Vish, the resident security guard who is very confrontational, physical and has an unconventional method to dealing with customers.
- Luke Saliba as Chris Woods, one of the company's regional managers who is the stereotypical outgoing retail Manager.
- Christine Husband as Alison, one of the company's regional managers who tries to maintain order.
- Nicholas Boshier as Dan, a new staff member introduced in season 2, who is living out of his car struggling to find a place to live.
- Ace Howell as Montana, a barista at the cafe. Dan raised her as his un-biological daughter.
- Jackson Tozer as Calvin, the new security guard introduced in season 2. He is carefree and eager to hang out with his colleagues.
- Michael Mack as Clint, originally an angry customer in season 1, he returns as the head chef at the cafe in season 2.
Reception
[edit]The Guardian gave it 2 stars, writing "You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who'd consider the sleazy posturing of this Netflix relaunch good comedy" and criticized its "amateurish writing and bush-league production values".[5]
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | 4 April 2016 | 9 May 2017 | |
| 2 | 6 | 19 June 2019 | 31 July 2019 | |
| 3 | 8 | 30 October 2022 | 18 December 2022 | |
Season 1 (2016-2017)
[edit] | This section needs a plot summary. (July 2024) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | "Pilot Episode" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 4 April 2016 |
| 1 | 1 | "Just Turn the Dial Down" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 4 April 2017 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Teamwork Train" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 11 April 2017 |
| 3 | 3 | "Darren's Revenge" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 17 April 2017 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Shoplifter" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 24 April 2017 |
| 5 | 5 | "Stocktake" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 2 May 2017 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Promotion" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 9 May 2017 |
Season 2 (2019)
[edit] | This section needs a plot summary. (July 2024) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "One For Living, One For Driving" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 19 June 2019 |
| 8 | 2 | "I Use The Lady's, Man" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 26 June 2019 |
| 9 | 3 | "Diversity World" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 3 July 2019 |
| 10 | 4 | "Get the Tamparty Started" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 10 July 2019 |
| 11 | 5 | "My Whole House Smells Like Poo"[6] | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 24 July 2019 |
| 12 | 6 | "Hands On Heads"[7] | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 31 July 2019 |
Season 3 (2022)
[edit] | This section needs a plot summary. (July 2024) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Internet Vs. Reality" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley & Diana Brumen | 30 October 2022 |
| 14 | 2 | "Shift Swap" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 6 November 2022 |
| 15 | 3 | "Diversity World" | Ryan Chamley | Lewis Mulholland | 13 November 2022 |
| 16 | 4 | "Official Compliment" | Ryan Chamley | Lewis Mulholland | 20 November 2022 |
| 17 | 5 | "The Secret Guild of Counter Girls" | Ryan Chamley | Lewis Mulholland | 27 November 2022 |
| 18 | 6 | "The Badge of Power" | Michala Banas | Ryan Chamley & Diana Brumen | 4 December 2022 |
| 19 | 7 | "The Case of the Phantom Pooper"" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 18 December 2022 |
| 20 | 8 | "Xmas Eve vs. Boxing Day" | Michala Banas | Ryan Chamley | 18 December 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rostered On: About". Facebook. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Rostered On Coming to Netflix April 4th". YouTube. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ MaFt.co.uk, Rostered On (2019) on Netflix AUS/NZ :: New On Netflix AUS/NZ, retrieved 24 October 2022
- ^ "7mate Rostered On for new comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (5 April 2018). "Rostered On review – tasteless comedy on retail hell is … hellish". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "TV Guide".
- ^ "TV Guide".