Super City (TV series)
| Super City | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Madeleine Sami |
| Written by | Madeleine Sami, Thomas Sainsbury & Oscar Kightley |
| Directed by | Season 1 Taika Waititi & Season 2 Oscar Kightley |
| Starring | Madeleine Sami |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Carthew Neal |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV3 (New Zealand) |
| Picture format | 1080i (2011) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Super City is a New Zealand television comedy series starring Madeleine Sami (The Jaquie Brown Diaries & Sione's Wedding) and directed by Taika Waititi (Boy & Eagle vs. Shark). Season One premiered on the TV3 network in 2011. The series was picked up as a comedy presentation by American Broadcasting Company in 2012.The series opened with a healthy 24 per cent share of the 25-54 age bracket, earning it 11th place on TV3's ratings table for the week.A second season is directed by Oscar Kightley (Sione's Wedding, bro'Town) and started airing on TV3 in New Zealand on Friday 26 July at 10pm[5].
Madeleine Sami transforms into five different characters, all living in Auckland City. Pasha is an aging cheerleader clinging to her partying lifestyle; Azeem is an immigrant taxi driver embracing Maori culture; Jo is a gym instructor in love with her best friend; Linda is the runt of her "old girls" clique fostering impoverished artists and Georgie is a homeless girl whose freedom is unexpectedly interrupted.
Madeleine transforms into young Levi Tutaima, a naive 20-year-old Niuean who's dead keen on making his way as a semi-professional rugby star but is a bit too concerned with getting his hair right and fitting in. Then there's 26-year-old Ofa Faka'apa'apa, a benefit case-manager who's got little sympathy for those who need state help and is always ready with some unorthodox advice. Next is Mary Dalziel who, at 45, might not be on the path to pop stardom anymore, but that won't stop her from awkwardly flirting her way around the local covers band scene. And then there's Ray Donaldson, a bumbling 62-year-old British panel beater with a heart of gold who does his best to teach his immigrant employees while also supporting his bodybuilder wife Tiffany. Plus there are some excellent character roles from Urzila Carlson as Ofa's manager and Elroy Finn (son of Neil Finn, brother of Liam Finn) playing Mary's son.
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