Under the Vines
Under the Vines
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Premiered:
- Network: Acorn TV
- Category: Series
- Genre: Dramedy
- Type: Live Action
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Plot Synopsis
UNDER THE VINES is a dramedy series that follows two unlikely city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand. Despite neither having ever done a hard days' work in their lives and both despising the other, they must somehow make the vineyard successful so they can sell up, split up, and get out of there. Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe heads to Peak View, New Zealand for a vacation at her recently deceased stepfather's winery, which she intends to sell. Little does she know that the vineyard has a co-owner, grumpy UK-born lawyer, Louis Oakley, who also travels to the wine region to escape a spiraling series of unfortunate events in his life. Despite neither having done a hard days' work in their lives and both despising each other, the two must somehow make Oakley Winery successful so they can sell up, split up and get out. The first two episodes of UNDER THE VINES dropped on Monday, December 6, 2021 on Acorn TV, with a new episode debuting each Monday through January 3.
The six-episode second season of UNDER THE VINES premiered on Monday, January 23, 2023, as Acorn TV released the first two episodes. Two new installments dropped each Monday through February 6. In Season 2, Sydney socialite Daisy Monroe and ex-London lawyer Louis Oakley are trying to run a struggling vineyard in southern New Zealand. As Daisy comes to terms with her new life, Louis tries to repair his old one before returning to England. But ultimately his marriage fails and he stays on to help Daisy run Oakley Wines. The two unlikely partners in wine continue to navigate life in Peak View and its population of quirky locals and Machiavellian rivals. But any chance of romance between the two is muddied when Daisy meets David, the handsome local doctor. Meanwhile Oakley's young vintner Tippy has her world shaken by the arrival of popular French vintner, Philippe Bidois -- and he's her cousin.
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On Monday February 6, 2023, Acorn TV released the last two episodes of UNDER THE VINES' second season. In the finale, Daisy and Louis discuss what happened in Queenstown, and they're not quite on the same page. Meanwhile it turns out Tippy's new blend is incredible, although she's left Oakley thinking she's a failure. Louis decides to declare his feelings for Daisy, but his grand romantic gesture hits a snag. Later, an old friend of Stanley's turns up with news about Oakley that will rock everything to the core.
Cast
- Rebecca Gibney - Daisy Munroe
- Charles Edwards - Louis Oakley
- Trae Te Wiki - Tippy
- Simon Mead - Gus
- Dean O'Gorman - Griff
- Sarah Peirse - Marissa
- Carrie Green - Nic
- Cohen Holloway - Vic
- Kirk Torrance - David (Season 2)
- Robbie Magasiva - Philippe Bidois (Season 2)
- Lotima Pome'e - Rowan
- Catherine Wilkin - Hilary
- Sara Wiseman - Simone
- John Bach - Don
- Gina Laverty - Paige
- Sam Gardner - Julian
- Matt Whelan - Ben
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Libertine Pictures
- Produced by EQ Media Group
Settings
- Oakley Winery - Peak View New Zealand