Dead Ahead
2025 · TVNZ+ · 22 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Kua Kehi...
Mon, 30 June, 10:00 am
In the season finale Kiri thinks she has it all figured out, not realising life as she knows it, is crumbling around her.
About
A high-powered Māori lawyer accidentally unleashes her chaotic tūpuna (ancestors), forcing the living and the dead to navigate their shared legacy.
Episodes
- E01
Coming Home
Mon, 30 June· 23 minThe Wharekoa whānau arrive in Aotearoa and Nate quickly makes a new friend that leads him down an unknown path that sends his whānau into a frenzy.
- E02
Who is John Boy
Mon, 30 June· 22 minTensions are high in the Wharekoa whare as Amiria is determined to prove she's not lying, but her journey of discovery leads her and the whānau to an emotional reunion.
- E03
You're Going to Kura
Mon, 30 June· 22 minAmiria and Nate start Kura and much to their surprise so does Dad, while Kiri has a run in with a journalist that makes her nervous.
- E04
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer
Mon, 30 June· 21 minAs the kids head off on a Kura haerenga, Kiri is led to tell Meremereana the truth, while Matiu brings home some unexpected whānau that floors Kiri.
- E05
Ki koe e Moko
Mon, 30 June· 22 minIn this flashback episode the whānau celebrate Nan's 70th Birthday. Kiri must make one last sacrifice, but it is John Boy whose fate is decided.
- E06
Kua Kehi...
Mon, 30 June· 21 minIn the season finale Kiri thinks she has it all figured out, not realising life as she knows it, is crumbling around her.
Cast
Miriama Smith
Kiri Wharekoa
Xavier Horan
Matiu Wharekoa
Mia Van Oyen
Amiria Wharekoa
Elijah Tamati
Nate Wharekoa