Imogen McCluskey’s Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story tells the story of a woman who abandons her plans for a very elegant vacation with her beloved family and instead decides to take a vacation along the coast when the family’s beloved dog, Nugget, falls ill. It follows Steph Stool (Vic Zerbst), who is forced to return to her small hometown.
During the week before Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the death of the one thing that unites them.
Zerbst co-wrote the screenplay with Jenna Owen and stars Gia Carides, Damien Garvey, Mandy McElhinney, Steve Rogers, Alec Snow, Tara Morris, Priscilla Dwehy, Claude Jabour, Ed Oxenbould, Diana MacLean, Leron Fu, and Tyriel have joined the cast. Mora, Alexei Triopoulos, and Kelly Armstrong.
Produced by Easy Tiger and CBS Studios, Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story is produced by Naomi Just and stars Rob Gibson and Ian Colley of Easy Tiger and Kyla Scobee and Donna Chung of Stan. Serves as executive producer. The film is distributed outside Australia by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story premieres November 21 on Stan.