May 5, 2026

New Zealand’s first urban cop show, Shark in the Park traded rural beats for the gritty streets of inner-city Wellington. Devised by Graeme Tetley (Ruby and Rata), it follows Inspector Brian ‘Sharkie’ Finn (Jeffrey Thomas) and his unit, with character-driven…

After landing a major movie deal for their breakout game, three New Zealand developers say Kiwis are “batting way above average” on the global platform Roblox. Alec Kieft, Matthew Hufton, and Cameron Angland are set to executive produce a feature…

Essential Film Group has now boarded international sales, for horror thriller Mother Knows Best, which has recently wrapped production in Auckland. Frankie Adams (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, The Wrecking Crew), Rhona Mitra (The Last Ship, Underworld: Rise Of…