May December

Hannah Fry is back to uncover more of the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, as fascinating series The Secret Genius of Modern Life returns for a second season.
Series premiere Mon 16 Jun on TVNZ 1.

Chef Ben Bayly is back to continue his journey across Aotearoa, as A New Zealand Food Story returns for a fourth season. Join Ben as he meets the finest farmers, growers, hunters, divers and foodies across the motu.

Season 4 premiere Sat 7 Jun on TVNZ 1.

Across six episodes, two Canadian friends, Saxon de Cocq and Erin Goodpipe, travel the Treaty Road in the steps of their ancestors. They meet with the descendants of the Chiefs, elders and people with lineage connected to someone present at the signing of the numbered treaties. They explore the promises made and the promises broken.

Series premiere Sun 8 Jun on Whakaata Māori.

Husband and wife funeral director team Francis and Kaiora Tipene embark on a new adventure, depart Aotearoa on a global travel odyssey in this heart-warming, life affirming new series. From discovering whānau in Tonga, taking part in family death traditions in Vanuatu, experiencing authentic indigenous practices in Canada and getting right in amongst the raw and sensory preparation of bodies on the banks of the Ganges in India, Francis and Kaiora take us on a global quest for affirming cultural connections of life and death. 

Series premiere Wed 11 Jun on TVNZ 1.

With cost of living climbing, Budget Battlers arrives to bring home reno dreams to life - on a budget!
Series premiere Mon 9 Jun on Three.

More than 25 years since Walking with Dinosaurs brought the prehistoric world to life, the series has returned for another ground-breaking journey back through time. Guiding viewers through the dramatic stories of six individual dinosaurs, cutting-edge science and state-of-the-art visual effects will reveal how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before. 
Series premiere Mon 2 Jun on TVNZ 1.

International Explorer Ed Stafford believes that extreme expeditions and living in a challenging environment can help build strong relationships, so much so that he moved his young family to Costa Rica in April 2023. Now, he is taking six ordinary dads and their kids to the Jungles of Belize to see if he can put his theory into practice. 
Series premiere Wed 4 Jun on Three.

Kahurangi Mahuika, a young Māori nomad from Te Waipounamu, seeks to live off the land like his tūpuna. The series explores the modern off-grid lifestyle, blending documentary storytelling with engaging lifestyle content. Kahurangi's journey takes him across breathtaking landscapes, uncovering origin stories of Te Waipounamu and meeting people who have embraced a self-sufficient way of life. From his cousins in Kaikōura to his friend deep in the Haast bush, he learns how Māori adapt ancestral knowledge for modern times.

Series premiere Sun 2 Jun on Whakaata Māori, Freeview channel 5.

Go behind the scenes of Auckland's biggest and busiest hospital, with this brand-new series chronicling the lives of 5 junior doctors as they face the daily realities of a career in medicine. 
Made with the support of NZ on Air. Series premiere Tue 3 Jun on TVNZ 1.

Attitude returns with more inspiring, humbling and engaging stories of people who live with a disability - ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
Season premiere Sun 25 May on TVNZ 1.

Pathfinders returns for a third season to capture the lives of living legends from Te Ao Māori who were raised through the challenging years where te reo Māori was shunned. Join legends from the worlds of kapa haka, photography, rugby and film, as they tell their stories in their own words.
Season premiere Sun 25 May on TVNZ 1.

Four members of a suburban garden club find their lives intertwined by scandal, mischief and a shared secret – a murder no one wants to talk about. As dark truths surface, they struggle to remain as perfect as the flowers blooming in their garden.
Series premiere Tue 20 May on TVNZ 2.

Welcome to the suburbs, heaven for many. But for one teenage transplant from New York City, the suburbs represent her unique version of hell. Forget purgatory - this is Suburgatory.
Enjoy season 1-3 starting from Thu 22 May on Three.

How well do you know your neighbours? When Emma makes the simple decision to add a kitchen extension to her home, the close friendships she and husband John share with their neighbours are unexpectedly fractured - and their lives are plunged into obsession, paranoia, and fear.
Series premiere Sunday 4 May on TVNZ 1.

After successfully navigating a fake relationship that has now become real, Henry and Melissa are embarking on an even more audacious sham. This time, they’re faking a pregnancy to obtain an early inheritance from their cashed-up, overseas relatives obsessed with furthering the family line. The only parameter: this sham can’t turn real like it did last time. They’re just not ready for a real-life pregnancy!

Made with the support of NZ On Air, season 1 premier Thu 15 May on Three.

It's about to get hot in the kitchen, as MasterChef Australia returns for its 17th season! Featuring a cast full of favourites from previous seasons coming Back to Win, judges Andy Allen, Poh Ling-Yeow, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Sofia Levin are ready to put them to the ultimate culinary test. 
Season premiere Monday 5 May on TVNZ 2. 

Britain's Got Talent is back for its 18th season, and the competition is fiercer than ever before. With hosts Ant and Dec back at the helm and judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli joined by special guest judge KSI, it's set to be another season of unbelievable talent. 
Season premiere Friday 16 May on TVNZ 2.

It's a brand new decade and Poplar is embracing the spirit of the 70s, as Call The Midwife returns for its 14th season. Join the midwives as they once more work tirelessly to keep Nonnatus House running, while addressing complex social and health challenges. 

Season 14 premieres Saturday 26 April.

In this raw, real, and heart-breakingly emotional documentary series, David Lomas investigates family mysteries and reunites families. He travels the globe to trace the missing, the lost, and the never forgotten. In a search for the truth, he uncovers cultural identities and discovers lost family heritage for people desperate for answers. Season 5 premieres Tuesday 8 April.

Made with support of NZ On Air.

Join a brand new batch of amateur sewers putting their skills to the test, as The Great British Sewing Bee returns for its 10th season! Esme Young and Patrick Grant are back to judge, alongside brand new host Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

Season 10 premieres Saturday 26 April.

DC’s unlikeliest group of heroes, the Doom Patrol, are ready to save the world… kind of.

Stars Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Rita Farr, Diane Guerrero, Jovian Wade, and Timothy Dalton, Doom Patrol premiers on Three Friday 21 March.

The hotly awaited spin-off of iconic series Suits has arrived - and this time the action is on the sunny West Coast. Following Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, as he reinvents himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles, Suits LA puts a fresh spin on the beloved drama and premieres Monday 7 April.

NZ's longest running comedy show returns for its 17th season! 7 Days is back for some absolute hilarity that appeals to all New Zealanders, hosted once again by our very own Jeremy Corbett.
Made with support of NZ On Air.

Set on the ski fields of Mt Hutt and Coronet Peak in New Zealand, Snow Patrol NZ follows the ski patrollers, medics and mountain rescue crews whose job it is to keep families and holiday makers safe from all sorts of mishaps, misadventures, emergencies and wild weather. This series premieres Tuesday 8 April.

Bloom, Iggy, and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen’s decision. At the same time, Reynolds and Wilder help a terminal patient realise his dream. New Amsterdam returns for its 5th season on Saturday 22 March.

Join US Customs and Border Protection officers in Puerto Rico, Florida and New Jersey as they take the fight against drug cartels and human traffickers away from the southern land border to the territorial waters of the United States, in this gripping series.

Join host Greg Davies and team captains Daisy May Cooper and Noel Fielding, as classic British comedy series Never Mind The Buzzcocks premieres on TVNZ 2 on Tuesday 18 February.

William Shatner returns for the fifth season of this gripping series exploring of the world's most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries, on to which scientists, historians, and witnesses seek to finally shed light.

Premiere Wed 12 Feb.

Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music in the 2025 season of The Graham Norton Show.

The Gallaghers may not have much in the way of money or rules, but they know who they are - and they're absolutely, wildly, unapologetically Shameless.
This wildly engaging and fearlessly twisted drama stars the brilliant William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, and Jeremy Allen White.

New Zealand's longest running television series is back for 2025, as Country Calendar returns to take another look at rural life across Aotearoa. 

The 2025 season premieres on Sunday 16 February.

911 explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders - including police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers - who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations. Season 8 premiered 8:55pm on Mon 3 Feb.