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New Zealand Spy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How New Zealand Spy actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
New Zealand Spy reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The New Zealand Intelligence Agency’s on the hunt for new recruits. When the agency places an ad in the newspaper, only three decidedly unlikely candidates respond. Thrown headfirst into the murky world of espionage, the mismatched trio fumbles its way through betrayal, romance and escalating absurdity.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Bronwynn BakkerProducer
- Cam BakkerExecutive Producer
- Paul WilliamsExecutive Producer
- Greg SitchExecutive Producer
Writing
- Paul WilliamsWriter
Direction
- Tim van DammenDirector
Where to watch
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