No Activity is a comedy television series originally from Australia, which streams on Stan. It follows two detectives on a stakeout and focuses on the peripheral players involved in a major police sting operation. The show was created, written, and directed by Trent O'Donnell and produced by Jungle Entertainment. It has two seasons with a total of 12 episodes, plus a one-off Christmas special titled No Activity: The Night Before Christmas released in December 2018. The main cast includes Patrick Brammall as Detective Hendy and Darren Gilshenan as Detective Stokes, among others. The series is known for its humor centered around the interactions and banter between the characters during low-action police work

. There is also an American adaptation of No Activity , based on the Australian series, which premiered on CBS All Access in 2017. This version features a similar premise focusing on pairs of cops, criminals, and dispatch workers involved in a drug cartel bust. The American series ran for four seasons, including a final season that switched to animation, before being removed from Paramount+ in 2023

. In summary, No Activity is a comedic take on police procedural dramas that highlights the mundane and humorous moments in police stakeouts and related activities, available in both Australian and American versions