NEW SEASON

Homebound 3.0

Thursdays 8:55pm

This funny and heartfelt homegrown comedy is back for its second season.

Season 1 saw Henry Li, a 30-something unpublished writer, move back home and deal with the disappointment of his Chinese parents. His story continues in season 2 with his fake-turned-real girlfriend Melissa as they embark on an even more audacious sham.

Made with the support of NZ On Air, season 2 premiere Thursday 15 May on Three.

See our TV guide for programme schedules across all channels

TV Guide

Movie & Doco picks: 17 - 24 May

A young boy embarks on an intergalactic mission to save his little sister from the clutches of a vengeful man...

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.

Eddie Brock tries to revive his failing career by interviewing a serial killer, Cletus Kasady, who is on death row. When Carnage gains control over Cletus's body, he escapes from the prison…

A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.

Two hitmen get stuck in Bruges, Belgium, after an unsuccessful mission. The situation becomes complicated when their boss makes a demand involving a certain inanimate object.

In Canada, the task of the Indian Affairs Department was to manage the govt’s forced-assimilation programme by removing First Nations peoples from their lands. More than 150,000 children were sent to dozens of residential schools, where they were forbidden to speak their language, practice their religion and culture, or wear their traditional clothes.

In this heartwarming comedy directed by Judd Apatow, we follow Scott (Pete Davidson), a 24 year old who has achieved little besides smoking too much weed since his father died. A chain of events forces him to take steps toward moving forward in life.

Moomintroll and his friends rush to save everyone in Moomin Valley from a ferocious comet. Starring Max von Sydow.

Actors Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan travel from Troy to Ithaca following in the footsteps of Odysseus.

Get your sports fix on Sky Open, Freeview channel 15.

The Northern Mystics take on Central Pulse in round 2 of a new era of ANZ Premiership netball this week, broadcast live on TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2.

Fresh off the back of the weekend action, host Kirstie Stanway is joined by All Black legends Goldie and Mils to discuss and analyse all the hot topics.

James Parsons, Bryn Hall and Ross Karl give the player's view on the biggest talking points in rugby every week.

TV Show Top Picks

Combining jaw-dropping magic with the story of Dynamo's road to recovery after his career-threatening experience with chronic illness, as he tours the globe, thrilling audiences with feats of magic.
Series premiere Sat 17 May on TVNZ 2.

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.

Embark on a new adventure, as Sue Perkins heads out to explore Chiang Mai, Phuket and Bangkok in stunning Thailand. Meeting extraordinary people and animals, join Sue and she uncovers the secrets of this vibrant region.
Series premiere Wed 21 May on TVNZ 1.

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.

Heed the call of Tui Teka, one of New Zealand’s leading horse trainers. Tui gets back in the saddle, travelling around Aotearoa to give advice and guidance to fix problem hōiho (horses). Made by Kapu Tī Productions and funded by Te Māngai Pāho.

Every Friday this month, some of New Zealand’s best musicians play a live set especially for Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. In May, we celebrate NZ Live’s 20th birthday with live sessions with some of Afternoons’ favourites – and there’s a twist. Each performance will have a tiny live studio audience featuring Afternoons listeners who’ll get to interact with the guest artists.

Mary Turner Thomson thought nothing of her husband’s frequent and often sudden trips away as part of his job as a CIA agent - until a fateful phone call from someone claiming to be the other Mrs Jordan. This fascinating series unravels the truth of a real life bigamist, fraud, father and conman.
Series premiere Monday 12 May on TVNZ 1.

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.

Grand Designs NZ returns this week for its third season, as host Tom Webster follows another group of aspirational New Zealanders on their daring, determined and sometimes perilous journeys to build the residential homes of their dreams.

Season 3 premieres Sunday 27 April.

Intrepid Travel Man Joe Lycett is back for the show's 13th season. Joined by comedians like Phil Wang, David O'Doherty and Aotearoa's own Rose Matafeo, Joe will explore cities from Rotterdam to Washington D.C to discover what these cities have to offer.

Season 13 premieres Monday 28 April.

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.

It's scaffolding by day, and sangria by night as Besties Amanda Holden and Alan Carr reunite and head to the sun-kissed hills of Andalusia to bring some some much-needed TLC to a crumbling casa in southern Spain.

Series premieres Monday 14 April.

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.

A cast of celebrity households comment on the week's television from the comfort of their own couch (UK). Season 2 comes to eden on Fri 21 Feb.

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.