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2015 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 6.7
After losing his wife, a newspaper columnist impulsively moves his family from the city to a small New Zealand beach town, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, they find grief, growing pains, and a community full of curious, quirky locals who keep life anything but simple.
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Details
- Years
- 2015–2018
- Release date
- 2015-09-15
- Network
- Seven Network
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (26 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like heartfelt, easygoing dramedies about family and small-town chaos, especially in the vein of Acapulco or Republic of Doyle; Not for you if you want gritty realism or a true family-safe watch.
Pros: warm humor; engaging characters; beautiful coastal setting | Cons: uneven plotting; some shallow characters; occasionally too silly
Themes
- new zealand
- surf
- single father
Cast & crew
Erik Thomson
as George Turner
Melina Vidler
as Shay Turner
Benson Jack Anthony
as Arlo Turner
Rick Donald
as Woody
Anna Jullienne
as Katie
Michelle Langstone
as Fiona
Emma Leonard
as Tracey
Peter Elliott
as Big Mac
Cian Elyse White
as Hannah
Manon Blackman
as Lindsay
Directed by Mike Smith, Michael Hurst, Caroline Bell-Booth +3 more
Episodes3 seasons · 40 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Pilot60mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacockApple TV+
- S1E2Episode 260mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacockApple TV+
- S1E3Episode 360mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacockApple TV+
- S1E4Episode 460mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacockApple TV+
- S1E5Episode 560mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacockApple TV+
- S1E6Episode 660mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacockApple TV+
- S1E7Episode 760mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E8Episode 860mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 216 episodes
- S2E1Episode 160mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E2Episode 260mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E3Episode 360mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E4Episode 460mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E5Episode 560mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E6Episode 660mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E7Episode 760mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E8Episode 860mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E9Episode 960mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E10Episode 1060mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E11Episode 1160mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E12Episode 1260mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E13Episode 1360mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E14Episode 1460mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E15Episode 1560mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E16Episode 1660mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 316 episodes
- S3E1Episode 160mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E2Episode 260mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E3Episode 360mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E4Episode 460mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E5Episode 560mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E6Episode 660mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E7Episode 760mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E8Episode 860mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E9Episode 960mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E10Episode 1060mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E11Episode 1160mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E12Episode 1260mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E13Episode 1360mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E14Episode 1460mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E15Episode 1560mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E16Episode 1660mAmazon Prime Video