ACTF News

Australian Netflix subscribers are in for a wild ride, with the streaming service acquiring the award-winning comedy-horror series Crazy Fun Park.

Crazy Fun Park tells the story of Chester, a teenage boy whose life is turned upside down following the death of his best friend Mapplethorpe at an abandoned theme park.

Chester discovers that the soul of Mapplethorpe is very much still alive and kicking – and so he returns night after night to hang out with his friend and the other undead kids who haunt the fun park.

Produced by Werner Film Productions for the ABC, Crazy Fun Park has been licensed to broadcasters all over the world, including the BBC (UK), Hulu (US), KIKA (Germany) and NRK (Norway). It has won a prestigious Prix Jeunesse Award and Most Outstanding Children’s Program at Australia’s Logie Awards.

ACTF Head of Content Bernadette O’Mahony said: “Crazy Fun Park is fun, moving, riveting and life affirming – a rollicking ride for tween and teen viewers. Set in the extraordinary and visually stunning world of a haunted theme park, this series explores friendship and grief in a clever and unique way, a coming-of-age story that is sure to resonate with Netflix viewers.”

The series will launch to Australian Netflix audiences on 1 April 2026.

Crazy Fun Park is a Werner Film Productions series, produced for the ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation in association with Film Victoria and the ABC. Distribution by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Created by Nicholas Verso, directed by Verso, Sarah Hickey and Adrian Russell Wills. Writers: Nicholas Verso, Magda Wozniak, Craig Irvin, Enoch Mailangi and Fury. Produced by Joanna Werner. Executive Producers: Stuart Menzies, Joanna Werner, Bernadette O’Mahony and Libbie Doherty.