Rostered On

Rostered On
Created by Ryan Chamley
Directed by Ryan Chamley
Starring Paul Moore
Ronn Kurtz
Doug Lyons
Diana Brumen
Susie Kazda
Jack Garnett
Stephen Francis
Lliam Murphy
Adam Balales
Tara Vagg
Steph Evison Williams
Sreed Sathiamoorthy
Luke Saliba
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 7
Production
Executive producer(s) Stu Ross, Paul Moore, Wendy Hatton
Producer(s) Ryan Chamley, Robot Army
Production location(s) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 18-22 minutes
Release
Original network YouTube (2017)
Netflix (2018– )
Original release 4 April 2017 (2017-04-04) – Present (Present)

Rostered On is a single-camera Australian comedy web series directed and written by Ryan Chamley and produced by Robot Army. The series was launched with a pilot episode on 4 April 2016 and a full series began exactly a year later on 4 April 2017 airing on Facebook and YouTube.[1] On 7 March 2018, Robot Army announced that Netflix picked up the series and season 1 will be available 4 April 2018.[2] Episodes previously available on YouTube and Facebook have since been removed.

The show looks at the problems and issues that retail workers face at work, from sales targets, rude customers and difficult managers. In early 2017 the show was heavily promoted through Facebook and YouTube, including the release of an extended trailer.

The series comes from the point of view of Shaun (Paul Moore), a worker who is frustrated by the rules of the faceless corporation Electroworld and the demanding customers.[3]

In addition to Shaun, the main cast includes Doug Lyons as Adam, Ronn Kurtz as Winston, Diana Brumen as Beeanka, Susie Kazda as Sarah, Jack Garnett as Darren, Stephen Francis as Gary, Lliam Murphy as Brett and Tara Vagg as Tess. It was filmed at a Betta Home Living store in Geelong, Victoria and features mostly local actors.[4]

Cast

  • Paul Moore as Shaun, a salesperson at Electroworld and aspiring photographer who is constantly fed up with working a thankless job.
  • Ronn Kurtz as Winston/Winno, a salesperson at Electroworld. Winston is kind-hearted, loveable and has a crush on Tess.
  • Doug Lyons as Adam, Electroworld's 2IC, who is a stickler for the rules.
  • Tara Vagg as Tess, the stores only Saleswoman, who has mutual feelings for Winston. Tess was played by Georgie Jennings on the Pilot Episode.
  • Diana Brumen as Beeanka, one of the stores counter staff. Beeanka is mean, cold & manipulative.
  • Susie Kazda as Sarah, the stores other counter staff who is good friends with Beeanka.
  • Jack Garnett as Darren, the warehouse person who keeps to himself
  • Stephen Francis as Gary, the store manager. Gary is friendly, and helps out whenever he can. Good friends with Shaun.
  • Lliam Murphy as Brett, one of Electroworld's top salesman. Brett is a serial womaniser, and borderline sexist.
  • Adam Balales as Spencer, a salesperson who is good friends with Winston.
  • Steph Evison Williams as Sara, Shaun's loving wife.
  • Sreed Sathiamoorthy as Vish, the resident security guard who is very confrontational, physical and has an unconventional method to dealing with customers.
  • Luke Saliba as Chris Woods, one of the company's regional manager who is the stereotypical outgoing retail Manager.

Reception

Luke Buckmaster at The Guardian gave it 2 stars, writing "You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’d consider the sleazy posturing of this Netflix relaunch good comedy" and criticized it's "amateurish writing and bush-league production values".[5]

List of Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
0"Pilot Episode"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyApril 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)
Shaun hasn’t quite figured out what he wants to do in life. Instead, he has found himself on the wrong side of 30, working in a job he hates, dealing with painful customers, cliché co-workers, and taking orders from the ignorant.
1"Just Turn the Dial Down"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
Shaun deals with an angry customer trying to return a toaster whilst the store can't stop gossiping about the love triangle between Winston, Tess & Brett.
2"The Teamwork Train"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyApril 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
Tess deals with sexism from both customers and co workers. Chris Woods comes down from head office to inspire the staff and have a GFY meeting
3"Darren's Revenge"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyApril 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)
The staff are baffled as to how human excrement ended up in the store. Shaun lands in hot water after helping out a single mother while Darren takes revenge on a horrible customer.
4"The Shoplifter"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyApril 24, 2017 (2017-04-24)
There is a shoplifter on the loose and Adam, Brett and Vish decide to take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile Shaun needs to try and get out of stocktake to be at his son's birthday party.
5"Stocktake"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyMay 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
That one dreaded time of year - Stocktake. The staff are made to stay back for Stocktake the night of Shaun's Son's Birthday party. Winston and Tess are forced to talk their issues out.
6"The Promotion"Ryan ChamleyRyan ChamleyMay 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
It's the day of the big promotion and head office is coming down to make the big announcement.

References

  1. ↑ "Rostered On: About". Facebook. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rostered On Coming to Netflix April 4th". YouTube. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Hennessy, James (4 April 2016). "New online series 'Rostered On' is too real for retail employees". Pedestrian. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Sum, Eliza (28 September 2015). "Rostered On comedy stars actor Paul Moore and delivers the goods for Robot Army's Ryan Chamley". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (2018-04-05). "Rostered On review – tasteless comedy on retail hell is … hellish". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
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