Housos (2011)

Directed by

Paul Fenech

Genre

comedy

Country

Australia

Length

4 seasons, 30 episodes

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Australian comedy series follows the residents of a low income housing commission neighborhood. It uses broad parody to mock the lives and antics of the characters living in a fictional suburb.

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What happens

Housos (titled Housos of the Housing Commission from seasons 1 to 2, Housos vs Virus: The Lockdown from season 3, and Housos: The Thong Warrior from season 4) is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screened on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, New South Wales, who are living in Housing Commission public housing. In 2014, the series won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program. On 1 November 2012, a film based on the series was released in Australian cinemas, titled Housos vs. Authority. On 9 September 2012 it was announced that Housos would return for a second series, which premiered 22 July 2013. On 27 November 2014 another film based on and continuing the storyline of the series entitled Fat Pizza vs. Housos was released. In May 2020, a third season was announced to be airing on 7mate titled "Housos vs Virus: The Lockdown" and centred around how the characters dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, which premiered on 26 October 2020. In February 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season, titled "Housos: The Thong Warrior", which premiered on 7mate on 25 May 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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