Since establishing Amaru Road I’ve been fortunate enough to work with talented Kiwi casts and crews to create comedy/adventure series for children and young adult audiences. These series have not only proven popular in New Zealand, but also found global audiences. They were all re-commissioned by the networks for multiple seasons. Two additional spin-off web series were produced set in the world of The Amazing Extraordinary Friends.
The Cul de Sac: Season One. (TVNZ)
Rose wakes to a world without cellphones, internet or adults and must fight to protect her family from sinister forces that threaten to cover all of existence in darkness.
Selected Roma Cinema DOC 2017
Selected Boston SciFi Film Fest 2019.
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019 WINNER Best Children’s Programme (one off/series)
The Cul de Sac: Season Two. (TVNZ)
The Walking Manʼs influence grows. Jack and Lucas have been killed. Disillusioned, Rose is convinced evil forces will eventually consume her and her siblings.
The Cul de Sac: Season Three. (TVNZ)
Rose strives to create a normal life for her siblings. However as the malevolent forces that control the world continue to grow in strength, she learns there is a personal price to pay if she is to save her family.
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The Amazing Extraordinary Friends: Seasons One, two and Three. (TVNZ)
After discovering an ancient alien artefact, 16 year-old Ben Wilson is suddenly transformed into a legendary superhero. Ben must learn to control his new found super powers if he is to save his friends (not to mention the world) from a collective of sinister super villains known as Nemesis.
Finalist - 2008 Roma Fiction Festival (Italy) Finalist - the Seoul Drama Festival 2008 (Korea). Finalist - 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards (New Zealand) Finalist - Best Children’s/Youth Programme at the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards 2011.
Winner - special prize at the Seoul International Drama Festival 2011 (Korea)
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The Wired Chronicles. Web series. (TVNZ OnDemand)
While searching for her father, Wired finds herself trapped in a digital game world and hunted by deadly killer computer programs.
AEF: Origins. Web series. (TVNZ OnDemand)
Before they were arch enemies The Green Termite and Renfield were childhood friends. Origins tells the story of how love tore them apart.
Secret Agent Men: Seasons One and Two (TV3)
After successfully completing Secret Agent Men, the world's most popular online computer game, Jack West is thrust into the 'real' world of international espionage with 'real spies' and 'real danger'.
Secret Agent Men (drama) - Best Children’s Programme 2004 Qantas Media Awards.
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