Madeleine Sami

A feminist noir comedy set against a bucolic backdrop with a rising body count.

Young lesbian couple Nat and Steph are left dumbfounded when a 'disappointing' trip to the IVF clinic and a 'botched' home insemination job actually leaves both women pregnant.

The Bad Seed tells the story of two brother's from the same dysfunctional family who have raised themselves up from the desperate days of their early childhood, only to have their newly ordered lives begin to fall apart when one becomes a suspect in a murder.

From biscuits to bread, pies to pavlovas, 12 amateur Kiwi bakers have their skills put to the test. Will they rise to the challenge?

Pasha, Jo, Azeem, Linda and Georgie are five very different people leading very different lives in New Zealand's Super City - Auckland. They all have one thing in common - they are all portrayed by Madeleine Sami, one of New Zealand's most acclaimed character actors.