Maddigan's Quest
| Maddigan's Quest | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Margaret Mahy Gavin Strawhan Rachel Lang |
| Starring |
Rose McIver Jordan Metcalfe Zac Fox Peter Daube Michael Hurst Danielle Cormack Timothy Balme Rawiri Pene Rachel House Olivia Tennet Hori Ahipene |
| Country of origin | New Zealand Australia United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Simon Bennett |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
South Pacific Pictures Burberry Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TV3 Nine Network CBBC |
| Original release | 26 January – 16 February 2006 |
| Website | |
Maddigan's Quest is a New Zealand fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. The show originally screened on TV3 in New Zealand, and was also aired on CBBC in the UK, Family Room HD from Voom Networks HD in the US and the Nine Network in Australia in early 2006.
Early in the 22nd century, the world underwent a vast and rapid change. The tectonic plates of the Earth began to shift and rapidly changed the face of the planet. Since then, the events of this time have grown to be known as the time of the Great Shift or the Great Chaos- and have become myth and legend. As a result of these events, the population of Earth severely dropped and little remained of the old ways. While some forms of old technology exist, the ways of man have receded. Slavery is not uncommon, bandits roam the highways.
Maddigan’s Quest follows the circus troupe ‘Maddigan’s Fantasia’, who come from the city of Solis, a beacon of freedom and peace for the desolate world. Each year, the Fantasia leave Solis to perform and earn a living, but this year is different: they have been set the task of obtaining a new Solar Converter to replace the existing converter–the only power source in Solis–which is failing. At the centre of this quest is 14-year-old Garland, the last member of the Maddigan family line.
Near the beginning of the Fantasia's journey, just after Ferdy Maddigan, the group's leader and Garland's father, is killed, two boys and their baby sister appear from the future. But while the younger brother, Eden, seems to be a blessing to the performers with his illusionary skills, his older brother Timon is hiding a dark secret which threatens the Fantasia, their mission, and the future of Solis itself.
At the Air New Zealand Screen Awards on 1 August 2007, Maddigan's Quest won four awards:
It also won the Best Dramatic Presentation — Long Form Award at the 2007 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for New Zealand science fiction and fantasy.
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