Landing late August on Paramount+, the NZ six part true crime miniseries is based in 2016, a comically inept gang smuggled half a billion dollars worth of meth on to New Zealand shores. Kiwi couple Ed and Heather (Temuera Morrison, Robyn Malcolm) end up helping the police foil the plan.
Ed a 70-year-old diesel mechanic, and Heather aqua aerobics instructor wife, with a lovely dog are a sweet couple who come across a Tongan-Australian gang land in Aotearoa for a once in a lifetime drug deal.
Far North is described as a saga of screw ups, as everyday people strive to foil an international drug cartel’s largest ever drug deal in the Pacific; the cops’ trip themselves up; and gangsters chase a payday with zero discretion leaving a trail of wreckage you can see from space.
Look I really wanted to love this, but struggled to get into it. I did start episode one a while back, coming back to it this week after finishing off a few other titles.
I enjoyed some of the comedy, although it does also take some dark turns with the Chinese drug gang lords.
Paramount+ is really serving up some decent treats deep into the actors strike. With NCIS Sydney launching this Friday.
Far North isn't the best miniseries (or series) I have watched this Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 23' blog series (RATED for Sizzlin' Summer Streaming 23' coming late 2023, early 2024) but it did get better as the episodes rolled on. Hopefully I can get off to a movie tomorrow night!
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