TVNZ+ #Motherhood feat GCM's Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne (@tioreorem), Dawn Cheong (@dawnniedarko ), Roxie Mohebbi (@roxiemohebbi), Celeste Wong (@the_girl_in_the_cafe) & Kalyani Nagarajan (@kalyani_swag_lord)

Five entertaining stories across a range of genres unified by the theme of ‘motherhood’, inspired by the Māori, Pasifika, Pan-Asian & LGBTQIA+ communities of Aotearoa. Made with the support of NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho.

The motherhood anthology series, which is the second TVNZ Scripted anthology series funded by NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho, explores motherhood from the perspective of different cultures. The first anthology was a supernatural series, Beyond The Veil, that screened on TVNZ in 2022.

The motherhood anthology series is a selection of five individual projects – three funded by NZ On Air and two by Te Māngai Pāho.

Mother Hood follows fa’afafine Māori and Pasifika characters as they prepare for and present at a Vogue Ball, an event where teams of people from the LGBTQIA+ community compete in fashion and performance categories in front of a live audience.

Give Me Babies follows an Indian-Chinese MMA fighter as she tries to escape mounting pressure from her family to start a family, while Amah is a story about a career-driven Malaysian Chinese mother who employs the help of an AI nanny to raise her son with traditional Chinese values.

The other two in the series are Rule Of Mum, a story of a loveable man-child who decides to take charge of his own life after overcoming the biggest obstacle standing in his way - his Māmā; and Ahi & The Stars, which follows a Māori boy from the Coast seeking answers to his Mum’s disappearance after their move to Auckland.

“We are thrilled to be able to collaborate with our colleagues at NZ On Air on this second anthology series,” says Larry Parr, Kaihautū of Te Māngai Pāho. “The projects will deliver unique cultural perspectives on motherhood, and we look forward to seeing these stories come to life.”