Erotic Stories

Erotic Stories
Written by
  • Tamara Asmar
  • Alistair Baldwin
  • Christine Bartlett
  • Adrian Chiarella
  • Marieke Hardy
  • Sara Khan
  • Jean Tong
  • Sarah L. Walker
Directed by
  • Leticia Cáceres
  • Madeleine Gottlieb
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerHelen Bowden
Cinematography
  • Tania Lambert
  • Drew English
  • Kate Cornish
Editors
  • Christine Cheung
  • Ariel Shaw
Running time26 minutes
Original release
NetworkSBS Television
Release26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) –
present

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.[1]

Episodes

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1. "Philia"

2. "The Deluge"

3. "Bound"

4. "Powerful Owl"

5. "Walking Gambit"

6. "Imperfect Paw Paw"

7. "Come As You Are"

8. "Masc Up"

  • Stars Bernie Van Tiel and Karis Oka

Reception

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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".[1]

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.[2]

Accolades

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13th AACTA Awards
Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2024 Best Television Drama Series Erotic Stories Nominated [3]
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Joel Lago Nominated
Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Kate Box Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in Drama Tim Draxl Nominated
Best Cinematography in Television Tania Lambert Nominated [4]
2024 Logie Awards
Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2024 Best Miniseries or Telemovie Erotic Stories Nominated [5]
Screen Well Awards
Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2023 Production of the Year Erotic Stories Won [6]
Casting Guild of Australia Awards
Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2024 Best Casting in a TV Drama Erotic Stories Nominated [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Enker, Debi (24 October 2023), "SBS explores tales of lust and love in a commendably diverse new show", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien (26 October 2023), "Erotic Stories review – explicit SBS series incites more reflection than arousal", The Guardian
  3. ^ Dervisevic, Hanan (10 December 2023), "The New Boy and The Newsreader lead AACTA 2024 award nominations", ABC News
  4. ^ "SBS and NITV share a record haul of AACTA Award nominations", SBS, 9 December 2023
  5. ^ Knox, David (23 June 2024). "Logie Awards 2024: nominations | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ Knox, David (10 October 2023). "Screen Well Awards 2023: winners | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (28 October 2024). "2024 Casting Guild of Australia Awards: nominees | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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