The Panthers: Season 1

2021

Created by Halaifonua Finau, Tom Hern
Recommended
6 episodes
Drama

Producers Halaifonua Finau (Baby Mama's Club) and Tom Hern (The Dark Horse) head this six-part historical drama on the rise... More

Producers Halaifonua Finau (Baby Mama's Club) and Tom Hern (The Dark Horse) head this six-part historical drama on the rise of The Polynesian Panthers, a group of young radicals inspired by The Black Panthers to fight for change against Robert Muldoon's government in 1970s Aotearoa.

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The Panthers: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

Will and his gang get themselves into deep trouble after... More being caught stealing a giant catch.

Episode 2

As Will and The Panthers' movement fires up, so too... More does Machiavellian politician Rob Muldoon's.

Episode 3

Lusitania enlists the help of Officer Havili to investigate her... More son, only to uncover more than she bargained for.

Episode 4

Muldoon tops the polls ahead of the election and Ice... More puts a bounty out on Will's head.

Episode 5

Piggy is the new prime minister. Will discovers the ultimate... More betrayal. Jimmy goes after 'the other man'.

Episode 6

Will goes to extreme lengths to redeem himself and put... More a stop to Muldoon's immigration raids.

The Panthers: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

Captivating drama about the origins of the Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s - a time of anti-Pasifika racism, the infamous dawn raids and the rise of Muldoon.

"Shining a bold light on an unobserved world, The Panthers is essential viewing."

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The Spinoff

"If some of the characters feel a little under-developed... then that’s offset by the impressive, charismatic Schuster-Koloamatangi and the sight of finally seeing a well put-together dramatisation of a dark chapter in New Zealand..."

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