Erotic Stories is an Australian anthology television series aired on SBS Television and SBS on Demand. Premiering on 26 October 2023, season 1 consisted of eight half-hour stories each scripted by a different writer.
Cast Frances O'Connor as Annabel Catherine McClements as Sam Kate Box as Cara Rarriwuy Hick as Kiarra Zahra Newman as Leila Danielle Cormack as Ginger Mark Coles Smith as Manny Tim Draxl as Jet Bert La Bonté as George Victoria Haralabidou as Toni Fayssal Bazzi as Aldo Rachel Gordon as Sandra Cheree Cassidy as Fiona Rebecca Massey as Roz
Episodes No. Title Starring 1 "Philia" Catherine McClements, Bert La Bonté 2 "The Deluge" Danielle Cormack, Kate Box, Emily Havea 3 "Bound" Joel Lago, Tim Draxl 4 "Powerful Owl" Rarriwuy Hick, Googoorewon Knox, Callan Colley 5 "Walking Gambit" Yuchen Wang, Dominic Ona-Ariki, Fayssal Bazzi 6 "Imperfect Paw Paw" Mark Coles Smith, Zahra Newman, Alex Stamell 7 "Come As You Are" Frances O'Connor, Alex Fitzalan 8 "Masc Up" Bernie Van Tiel, Karis Oka
Reception Debi Enker of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it 4 stars out of 5, summing up "Overall, though, Erotic Stories achieves what SBS promised, with an array of characters portraying the kinds of desires, frustrations and fears that are everywhere felt".
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen wrote in The Guardian, "Erotic Stories is probably somewhat of a misnomer – these stories encourage reflection more so than arousal" and also suggested that the "mix of voices and styles" worked better for some than others in the allotted time. She awarded 3 stars.
Accolades YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef 2023 Screen Well Awards Production of the YearErotic Stories2024AACTA AwardsBest Television Drama Series Erotic Stories Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Joel LagoBest Lead Actress in a Television Drama Kate BoxBest Supporting Actor in Drama Tim Draxl Best Cinematography in Television Tania Lambert 2024 Logie Awards Best Miniseries or TelemovieErotic Stories 2024 Casting Guild of Australia Awards Best Casting in a TV DramaErotic Stories 2025 AWGIE Awards Television – Series Adrian Chiarella for "Walking Gambit"
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