Plot Summary
In 1953, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Watch nowNew Zealand Television Awards
Best Actor - Dean O’Gorman
Nominated for Best Cinematography Drama
Nominated for Best Original Score
Nominated for Best Post-Production Design
Nominated for Best Costume Design
Available on
TVNZ On Demand, Amazon Prime, PBS
About the show
A landmark series telling the complete story of Sir Edmund Hillary’s life
Hillary (2006) is a landmark series telling the complete story of Sir Edmund Hillary’s life, from his lonely childhood to the man he became; Hillary The Climber, a man that conquered Mt Everest, a man loved by a nation.
The Cast
A six-part mini-series directed by Danny Mulheron
Hillary is a six-part mini-series directed by Danny Mulheron (One Lane Bridge, The Kick), and starring Dean O’Gorman (One Lane Bridge, Under the Vines), Andrew Munro (Fresh Eggs, The Panthers) and Kelson Henderson (Avatar, The Gulf, The Bad Seed). Written by Tom Scott, the series is based on Sir Edmund Hillary’s biography that Scott himself - in conjunction with Hillary - wrote.
What the critics said
“Most anticipated drama of the year“
