About the Show
N00b had it’s genesis as a scripted Tik Tok series, which went viral in mid-2022: garnering 10k+ followers and over 1.5 million views in two weeks.
Created by Victoria Boult and Rachel Fawcett
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Available on
Three/ThreeNow
Supported by
NZ On Air
International distribution
Oble Entertainment
Plot Summary
A six-part local comedy series that celebrates the early 2000s in all its millennial glory
Set in Gore, New Zealand in 2005, n00b follows the social downfall of Nikau Bennett (King of Gore College and all-around-party animal). When Nikau is outed as gay, we see him plummet from cool guy to social outcast: he loses his place on the rugby team, is snubbed by all his old friends, and brutally removed from everyone’s MYSPACE TOP 8 FRIEND LISTS. Along with a group of freakish friends and foes, Nikau must traverse the complicated world of high school (and the internet) in search of the confidence to be his true self.
The Cast
Starring Max Crean (Mystic, Beyond the Veil), Shervonne Grierson (Shortland Street), Felicia To’a, Jaxson Cook (Rurangi, Little Apocalypse) and James Sexton, alongside Ryan O’Kane, Bree Peters (Spinal Destination, Sweet Tooth) and Mark Mitchinson (Bloodlines, Siege).
What the critics said
"The show feels like Sex Education procreated with Derry Girls and had their spawn adopted by a quirky Kiwi couple."
"A show that pours teenage angst and raging hormones into a rocket fuel of real world issues. The result is a hectic comedy cocktail."
