Scripted series · TVNZ 1
The New Legends of Monkey
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Chai Hansen
Monkey
20 eps
Luciane Buchanan
Tripitaka
20 eps
Josh Thomson
Pigsy
20 eps
Emilie Cocquerel
Sandy
20 eps
Natasha Daniel
Mothrax
10 eps
Milo Cawthorne
Affe
1 eps
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Gwen
2 eps
Ashlee Fidow
Shuriken Kin
1 eps
Stephen Grey
One Jobber
1 eps
Aaron Jackson
Bron
1 eps
Tian Tan
Patre
1 eps
Stephen Ure
Mercenary
1 eps
Rachel House
Monica
4 eps
Min Kim
Young Monk
1 eps
Phil Brown
Man Font Demon
1 eps
Leand Macadaan
Musician
1 eps
Matt Bowden
Innocent Civilian
1 eps
Cameron Rhodes
Head Monk
2 eps
Sateki Finau Baas
Patron 1
1 eps
Jayden Daniels
Gaxin
2 eps
Daniel Sing
Scholar
2 eps
Rique Higgins
Blind Man
1 eps
Ryan Cooper
Tribesman
1 eps
Cameron Brown
Patron 2
2 eps
Jaya Beach-Robertson
Jiro
1 eps
Daniel Cresswell
Bobbo
1 eps
Kirk Torrance
Master
1 eps
Kawhia Chambers
One Jobber
1 eps
Doug Viney
One Jobber
1 eps
Lachlan Parkinson
Spider Kin
1 eps
Shaughan Campbell
Earth Kin
1 eps
Jack Barry
Nerdy One Jobber
1 eps
Nicola Kawana
Meera
1 eps
Bella Jarrett-Yeoman
Ilbryn
1 eps
Olivia Hala
Brylana
1 eps
Jordan Mooney
Raxion
6 eps
Josh McKenzie
Davari
6 eps
Cohen Holloway
Shamai
2 eps
J.J. Fong
Lusio
2 eps
Kallan Aonan Berman
Silver
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The New Legends of Monkey actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The New Legends of Monkey reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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.
The story
What it's about
Follow a teenage girl and a trio of fallen gods on a perilous journey as they attempt to bring an end to a demonic reign of chaos and restore balance to their world. Inspired by the 16th Century Chinese fable “Journey to the West.”
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201810 episodes
6.7IMDbA valiant girl liberates the Monkey King -- a god long trapped in stone -- in a quest to find seven sacred scrolls and save the world from evil.
Best episode · S01E01 Hope Must Never Die
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202010 episodes
7.9IMDbThe quest for sacred scrolls continues for the Monkey King and friends. But in a world of demons, gods and magic, everything comes at a cost.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Hope Must Never Die
A girl uncovers a statue of the legendary Monkey King, but in order to release this ancient God from his stone prison she must first find his golden crown, a crown that has fallen into the hands of Demons.
- Directed by Gerard Johnstone
- Written by Jacquelin Perske
S01E02
The Edge Of Nowhere
Having released the Monkey King, Tripitaka is shocked to find him indifferent to the Scholar's mission. Struggling to keep him on side, and still being pursued by Demons, she finds help in the unlikeliest of places.
- Directed by Gerard Johnstone
- Written by Jacquelin Perske
S01E04
The Monkey King Returns
As the heroes set off to the Western Mountains they are intercepted by a gang of rebel bandits, who worship the legend of the Monkey King. When the leader discovers Tripitaka can control the crown he plans to capture Monkey.
- Directed by Gerard Johnstone
- Written by Craig Irvin
S01E05
The Breaking Ground
Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy are glamoured by a mystical shamanic Demon and taken to a strange prison called the Breaking Ground.
- Directed by Craig Irvin
- Written by Craig Irvin, Jacquelin Perske
S01E03
The Journey Begins
When Monkey and Sandy find themselves prisoners to Princess Locke, an escaped Tripitaka must convince Pigsy to abandon his mistress and help her rescue the two Gods.
- Directed by Gerard Johnstone
- Written by Jacquelin Perske
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
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.
Writing
- Craig IrvinWriter
- Samantha StraussWriter
- Jacquelin PerskeWriter
Direction
- Craig IrvinDirector
- Gerard JohnstoneDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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