‘Wellmania’: Everything You Need to Know About the Comedy (2024)

When Australian food writer and human tornado Liv has a major health crisis, she’s forced to rethink her live fast, die young attitude (cue M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”) — and fast. If she doesn’t get healthy, she won’t be able to get back to the US to film her dream gig: a new and hotly anticipated cooking show. So Liv throws herself into an over-the-top wellness routine — cleanses, colonics, cycling, diet restrictions, you name it.Wellmania, co-created by writers Brigid Delaney and Benjamin Law, stars comedian Celeste Barber, who you’ll definitely know if you have an Instagram account: Several years ago, Barber went relentlessly viral for her countless spoofs of oftenoutlandish fashion photos.

When willWellmania be released?

It’s available to stream now.

Where can I find the trailer forWellmania?

Watch it below.

Who’s inWellmania?

• Celeste Barber (The Letdown,How Not to Behave) as party animal Liv
• JJ Fong (Go Girls) as Amy, Liv’s best friend since high school
• Lachlan Buchanan (Station 19) as Liv’s brother, Gaz
• Genevieve Mooy (Escape from Pretoria) as Liv’s mum, Lorraine
• Johnny Carr (Five Bedrooms) as Amy’s husband, Doug
• Remy Hii (Neighbours) as Gaz’s fiance, Dalbert
• Leah Vandenberg (Savage River) as Dr. Singh
• Miranda Otto (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as French sex therapist Camille
• Alexander Hodge (Insecure) as Liv’s workout partner, Isaac
• Simone Kessell (Yellowjackets) as Liv’s NYC boss, Helen

What happens inWellmania?

NYC food journalist Liv Healy is the life of every party. On the verge of landing a judging gig on a new cooking show, Liv thinks she might finally hit the big leagues. But everything changes when she heads home to Australia to celebrate her best friend Amy’s 40th birthday. After a debaucherous party, Liv’s green card is stolen, so she can’t get back to New York. While getting a replacement card, Liv blacks out, is taken to the hospital and then is informed she’s stuck in Australia: She failed her medical test — which she needs in order to get a green card. So Liv is forced to become a healthier version of herself. The problem? She’s a mess — and the show starts filming in four weeks.

Where doesWellmania take place?

The series takes place in Sydney.

IsWellmania based on a book?

Yes. Wellmania is based on co-creator Brigid Delaney’s bookWellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness.

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