Stags: cast, plot, first looks and everything you need to know

Stags is a Paramount Plus drama that follows a bunch of British men on a stag party, aka a bachelor party! Stag parties can be a recipe for disaster at the best of times and this drama follows a boozy week in South America that goes badly wrong.

Starring Nico Mirallegro as charming groom-to-be Stu, the series sees him and his friends end up on a terrifying prison island run by two warring siblings. And friendships and lifelong loyalties are tested to the limit as it becomes a battle for survival.

Stags has an impressive ensemble cast, including This Country’s Charlie Cooper, Corin Silva (SAS: Rogue Heroes) and Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing) and is directed by BAFTA-winner David Kerr, the man responsible for directing the creepy series Inside No.9. 

Here’s everything you need to know about Stags coming to Paramount Plus….

Stags release date

Stags is a six-part series will launch on Paramount Plus in August 2024.

When we have a confirmed date, we’ll update you here.

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Stags plot

Stags follows groom-to-be Stu (Nico Mirallegro) as he heads to South America with his friends and workmates for a week of fun, sun and debauchery. But instead of boarding a flight back to the UK after the celebrations, the stags are sent to a lawless prison island run by two siblings who are at war with one another. To survive, each stag must choose a side and they soon begin to question who will make it home alive.

Stags cast — Nico Mirallegro as Stu

Nico Mirallegro is playingthe stag Stu, who is celebrating his upcoming wedding. Nico previously played Barry ‘Newt’ Newton in the soap Hollyoaks from 2007 to 2010 and has also starred in My Mad Fat Diary, The Village, Upstairs Downstairs, Rillington Place, Ridley, We Hunt Together, Spy/Master and Our Girl. Nico was also in the film Peterloo.

Who else is starring in Stags?

Stags has a well-known cast including Corin Silva (SAS: Rogue Heroes) and Charlie Cooper (This Country) are playing Stu’s close childhood friends, Ryan and Ant, while newcomer Sophie Lenglinger and Paul Forman (Emily in Paris) are his university friends, Clem and Hugo.

Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing) is Stu’s work mate, Greg (see pictured above), and his in-laws, John and Kai, will be played by Cavan Clerkin (The Last Kingdom) and Jojo Macari (Sex Education). Paulina Galvez (Desperation Road) and Oscar Foronda (Mallorca Files) are Selma and Branco Quispe, the siblings who rule the prison Stu and his friends find themselves in. Oscar Foronda plays Branco.

Is there a trailer for Stags?

A trailer for Stags isn't available yet, but it’s still early days. If one drops, we’ll post it on this page.

Behind the scenes, locations and more on Stags

Stags is a six-part series that is currently being filmed in Tenerife which doubles as South America.

BAFTA-winning film and TV director David Kerr (Johnny English Strikes Again, Inside No.9) is lead Director of Stags, whilst Daniel Cullen (Breeders, Bad Sisters) is the series creator and Co-Executive Producer. The Executive Producers are Carissa Hope Lynch, Joel Wilson, Olivia Trench, and Jamie Campbell. David Kerr also joins the team as Executive Producer across the series, with Farah Abushwesha serving as Producer. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.

Carissa Hope Lynch says: “The incredible cast and standout creative team are a real testament to Daniel’s distinct and darkly comic scripts. Stags is a balls out series, packed with plot twists that’ll give the keenest genre buff whiplash. We’re so thrilled to bring this savage tale to Paramount+”

The series was commissioned by Sebastian Cardwell, Deputy Chief Content Officer, UK, Paramount. On the new series order,who says: “Quality local content for Paramount+ is something that we are passionate about and Stags is an excellent addition to our 2024 roster of UK original series. With the team at Eleven at the helm and an exciting ensemble cast, Stu’s stag do promises to be a wild, gripping ride that we can’t wait to bring viewers on.”