For the first time ever, The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, known as the winningest team in global sports history, allows cameras into their super secretive world to witness one of their most difficult seasons yet. Over four months, they face the demands of the most physically gruelling team sport on the planet to uphold a legacy of excellence and dominance that goes back well over a century.
Cast: Taika Waititi
Miniseries
6 episodes
1. Episode One: The Black JerseyThe New Zealand All Blacks face the formidable British and Irish Lions - a matchup that happens only once every 12 years. It’s a bruising test that sees one of the team’s veterans sidelined by concussion testing. With the pressure on and the game in the balance, the hopes of a nation soon fall on the inexperienced shoulders of a young player, barely out of high school.TV-MACC44minMay 31, 2018
2. Episode Two: Foul PlayThe British and Irish Lions accuse the All Blacks of dirty play targeting one of the team’s venerated leaders, Jerome Kaino. But it’s the controversial play of another All Blacks superstar, Sonny Bill Williams, that leaves the second game against the Lions in jeopardy and the unforgiving New Zealand fans baying for blood.TV-MACC48minMay 31, 2018
3. Episode Three: What's In Here Driving You?Amid uproar over the drawn Lions Series, Coach Steve Hansen must pick a new squad for the next challenge - the Rugby Championship featuring the team’s fiercest rivals from around the Southern Hemisphere. With arch enemies Australia up first, Hansen makes a bold call in selecting fresh-faced Damian McKenzie. The selection is critical as there is big news about the future of Vice-captain Ben Smith.TV-MACC35minMay 31, 2018
4. Episode Four: Five StepsWith Vice-captain Ben Smith on sabbatical, star player Beauden Barrett steps into this coveted leadership position in a game against Argentina, taking place in Barrett’s hometown. Will Argentina’s formidable scrum and the pressure of being a hometown hero prove too much for the All Blacks and the best rugby player in the world?TV-MACC40minMay 31, 2018
5. Episode Five: Seven-Hundred-Ninety-Nine DaysThe All Blacks kick off game four of the Rugby Championship in an intensely physical match against South Africa. The game marks the return of a beloved player and a gruelling travel schedule ahead. While Captain Kieran Read soaks up much needed family time, another All Black prepares for the journey of parenthood.TV-MACC46minMay 31, 2018
6. Episode Six: Your Greatest Rival is YourselfThe All Blacks legacy is at stake in a season where the team has had to dig deeper than ever before. As the Rugby Championship draws to an end, the All Blacks must rise to the occasion to bring home the trophy, defend their nation and cement a century-long tradition of dominance.TV-MACC47minMay 31, 2018
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For the first time ever, The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, known as the winningest team in global sports history, allows cameras into their super secretive world to witness one of their most difficult seasons yet. Over four months, they face the demands of the most physically gruelling team sport on the planet to uphold a legacy of excellence and dominance that goes back well over a century.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Bailey Mackey, Greg Heathcote, Eden Gaha
- Cast
- Taika Waititi
- Studio
- Mother Media Group, Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand, Pango Productions
