Five Bedrooms is an Australian comedy-drama television series, which first screened on Network 10. The eight part series premiered on 15 May 2019, at 8:40 pm. In the United States, the series started streaming on Peacock on April 15, 2020.
In October 2019, the drama was renewed for a second season by 10 which was set premiere in 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second season was rescheduled to air in 2021 instead. In May 2021, the Australian broadcast of the series was announced to be moving from Network 10 to the 10 affiliated streaming service, Paramount+. Filming of the fourth season began in Melbourne in September 2022. The fourth season of the series would get a free to air viewing from November 4, 2024 on Channel 10.
Synopsis Five Bedrooms tells the story of five people at different times of their lives. They bond after they find themselves seated together at the singles table at a wedding. After a few too many drinks, the solution to all of their problems seems to be buying a house together; a five bedroom house.
Cast and characters Main Kat Stewart as Liz Wendell Stephen Peacocke as Ben Chigwell Doris Younane as Heather Doyle Katie Robertson as Ainsley Elling Roy Joseph as Harpreet 'Harry' Sethi Hugh Sheridan as Lachlan Best (seasons 1–2, season 4) Johnny Carr as Kevin 'Simmo' Fitzsimons (seasons 3–4; recurring seasons 1–2)
Recurring Kumud Merani as Manju K. Sethi (seasons 1–2, 4) Alan Dukes as Colin Doyle Ben Schumann as Timmy Doyle Kyle Keuris as Louie Doyle Kate Jenkinson as Melanie Best Rodger Corser as Stuart Wendell Adam Fiorentino as Pete Portelli Josh McKenzie as Xavier Daniel Lapaine as Joe Chigwell Ingrid Torelli as Mia Chigwell-Bourke Samantha Cain as Rebecca Bourke Celia Ireland as Rhonda Hibbert Bert LaBonté as Ed Laurent (seasons 3–4) Roz Hammond as Edwina Crowe Dennis Coard as Marty Churle Victoria Eagger as Val Gunther Keith Brockett as Dan Chen Diana Nguyen as Kerri Chen Tracy Mann as Cheryl Elling Maude Davey as Pat (season 2, 3 episodes)
Guests Freya Stafford as Midwife Shauna Geraldine Hakewill as Victoria Louise Siversen as Karen Stefiary Nick Simpson-Deeks as Roger Jacquie Brennan as Denise Schaap Tony Rickards as Cliff
Episodes Series overview <onlyinclude>
Season 1 (2019)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
Season 4 (2023)
Production In January 2019, it was announced Roy Joseph, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson, Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Kate Jenkinson and Hugh Sheridan had been cast in the new drama. In July 2021, it was announced that Rodger Corser would join the cast of the second season to guest star as Stuart, Liz's ex-husband. In October 2019, the drama was renewed for a second season by Network 10 which began filming in February 2020 before the production was closed down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second season's production resumed filming between June and July 2020. On 6 May 2021, it was announced the series moved to Paramount+, and that the second season premiered on 11 August 2021, coinciding with the Australian re-branding of 10 All Access to Paramount+. In October 2020, it was announced that a third season had been renewed which began filming in August 2021. It premiered on New Year's Day 2022. In May 2022, it was announced that a fourth season had been renewed which would begin filming in October 2022.
International broadcast Five Bedrooms was shown on BBC One from 10 March 2020, and was the fifth Australian drama to be broadcast on the BBC after Out of the Blue, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, A Place to Call Home and 800 Words since the broadcasting rights of Neighbours went to Channel 5 in 2008. Five Bedrooms had only the two seasons released on Peacock in the United States. It was also shown on RTP2 in Portugal and began airing on W Network in Canada in 2021. It began airing on RTÉ2 in the Republic of Ireland in July 2021, season two aired from November 2021 and season three from July 2022. May 2023 season 2 on Dutch television Net5. It's shown on TVNZ in New Zealand. July 2026, it's shown on Arte TV in France and Germany.
Ratings Season 1
References
External links
Production website