Mustangs FC is a 2017 Australian comedy-drama TV series aimed at young teenagers and starring Emmanuelle Mattana as the lead character. The show is set in suburban Australia, and focuses on Mustangs FC, an all-girls soccer team, and focuses on Mattana's character, Marnie, who lives with her mother, Jen (played by Pia Miranda), her mother's boyfriend, Kev, and Kev's daughter, Lara, as well as Marnie's friends and teammates.
Launched on International Day of the Girl in 2017, the show explores the relationship between team members, and the struggle to be taken seriously as an all-girls team. Mustangs FC was renewed for two seasons, the last being in 2020.
Mustangs FC was created by Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis and produced by Davis and Higgs, with Debbie Lee serving as executive producer. The show was produced by Matchbox Pictures for ABC Me alongside the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria. In October 2017, the show was nominated for Best Children's television series at the AACTA Awards
The show aired in the US on Universal Kids.
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Cast
Emmanuelle Mattana as Marnie
Ashleigh Marshall as Liv
Gemma Chua-Tran as Anusha
Molly Broadstock as Bella
Celine Ajobong as Ruby
Monique Heath as Lara
Natasha Pearson as Michaela
Pia Miranda as Jen
Stephen Hall as Kev
Jacek Koman as Danny
Xavier West as Gabe
Celia Pacquola as the narrator
Tommy Little as the manager
Supporting
Martha Berhane as Freya
Hayet Dabbouss as Hanifa
Tara Jakubowskij as Willow
Lottie van Vijick as Alex
Emily Carnibella as Simone
Chelsea Ford as Magda
Georgia Kirby as Trinity
Jessica Faulkner as Madison
Christie Whelan as Terry
Fiona Choi as Cindy
Mike McLeish as Sam
Catherine Glavicic as Alicia
Luke Christopoulos as Tom
Ellmir Asipi as Hamet
Clare Chihambakwe as Michelle
Sophie Ashdowne as Summah
Mitchell Lockhart as Miles
Phoenix Raei as Lachy
Rhett Schreuder as Jasper
Tharanya Tharan as Zee
Miah Madden as Jas
Imogen Lamble as Georgie
Reception
The show received positive reviews, with Melinda Houston of The Canberra Times rating the show four out of five stars and receiving an AACTA award nomination for Best Children's television series. The show's premiere drew an audience of 38,000.