“The Full Monty,” an eight-part series from FX and Searchlight Television, will premiere on Wednesday, June 14, exclusively on Hulu in the U.S.
About the Show
If the title of the series sounds familiar, that’s because this series is a sequel of sorts to the popular movie of the same name.
In 1997, the British comedy “The Full Monty” told the story of six unemployed men in Sheffield, England, who decide to form a male striptease act in order to make some money.
Now in 2023, this series follows the same band of brothers 25 years later as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, including its crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors.
The dramedy will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their clothes back on, exploring their brighter, sillier, and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
Behind the Scenes
Among the lead cast reprising their fan-favorite roles are:
- Robert Carlyle (“Once Upon A Time“) as Gaz
- Mark Addy (“Game of Thrones”) as Dave
- Lesley Sharp (“Before We Die”) as Jean
- Hugo Speer (“Britannia”) as Guy
- Paul Barber (“The Dumping Ground”) as Horse
- Steve Huison (“The Royle Family”) as Lomper
- Wim Snape (“Gentleman Jack”) as Nathan
- Tom Wilkinson (“Batman Begins”) as Gerald.
New cast joining the ensemble include:
- Talitha Wing as Gaz’s teenage daughter Destiny
- Paul Clayton as Lomper’s husband Dennis
- Miles Jupp as recent divorcee and housing officer Darren who looks up to the Monty men for advice on navigating adult life
- Sophie Stanton as Hetty, a colleague and friend of Jean Phillip Rhys Chaudhary as Dilip, Deputy Headteacher at the school.
The original movie’s Academy Award-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy returns, joined by co-writer Alice Nutter, with Uberto Pasolini also coming back as executive producer.
How to Watch
All eight episodes of “The Fully Monty” series will drop on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, on Hulu (not on the FX channel).
It will also be available the same day on Disney+ in the UK.
For a taste of the series, check out this official trailer, showing that, while it may be 25 years later, the guys are still up to their old tricks: