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The Dead Lands
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The Dead Lands

Thu, Jan 23, 2020
  • Action & Adventure
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Waka, a murdered Māori warrior returned from the Afterlife, and Mehe, a determined young woman, embark on a quest to find who "broke the world" and how to close the breach between the living and the dead.

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  • TVNZ 1↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Te Kohe Tuhaka
    Te Kohe Tuhaka
    as Waka Nuku Rau
  • Darneen Christian
    Darneen Christian
    as Mehe Te Wehiwehi
  • Kali Kopae
    Kali Kopae
    as Hine
  • Briar Rose
    Briar Rose
    as Wana
  • Richard Te Are
    Richard Te Are
    as Tui
  • Vicky Haughton
    Vicky Haughton
    as Turika
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Episodes

1 season · 8 episodes

Ended · 8 aired
Season 1
8 episodes · 8 aired
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  • E1
    Tell the Dead I'm Coming
    Aired · Thu, Jan 23, 2020 · 44m

    Waka is sent back from the Afterlife to find honour and redemption.

  • E2
    The Sins of the Father
    Aired · Thu, Jan 23, 2020 · 46m

    Waka and Mehe travel to her Uncle's land, where Mehe discovers her uncle's terrible secret.

  • E3
    The Kingdom at the Edge of the World
    Aired · Thu, Jan 30, 2020 · 47m

    Waka and Mehe go in search of the boy who knows who broke the world.

  • E4
    The Exorcism of the Boy
    Aired · Thu, Feb 6, 2020 · 45m

    Mehe and Waka bring the boy to the Witches who exorcise him of the evil spirit and discover the name of the one who broke the world.

  • E5
    Generational Warfare
    Aired · Thu, Feb 13, 2020 · 44m

    Mehe and Waka return to her tribe in the caves to tell them what they've discovered, only to find the Dead have found a way into the hidden cave complex.

  • E6
    A Question of Identity
    Aired · Thu, Feb 20, 2020 · 44m

    Mehe and Waka search for Waka's father, Te Kaipo, a powerful Shaman responsible for breaking the world.

  • E7
    Broken Promises
    Aired · Thu, Feb 27, 2020 · 46m

    Waka helps the Shaman by entering a battle with 3 dead warriors as Mehe delves deeper into the occult secrets.

  • E8
    The Sacrifice of Innocence
    Aired · Thu, Mar 5, 2020 · 45m

    The hubris of The Great Shaman Te Kaipo's occult experiments become apparent.