Endeavor Content has come on board as the global sales agent for “The Panthers,” a musical social justice drama series from New Zealand. It was Friday confirmed that the series will make its intern…
It was Friday confirmed that the series will make its international premiere as an official selection at the 2021The six, hour-long episodes, based-on-a-true-story series covers a devastating and resonant period in New Zealand’s history through the dramatization of the founding of The Polynesian Panthers – a revolutionary social justice movement directly inspired by the Black Panther movement in the U.S.
Newcomers Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Lealani Siaosi star alongside Beulah Koale , Frankie Adams and veteran Roy Billing . Set to premiere in New Zealand on TVNZ on Sunday, “The Panthers” was created by showrunners and executive producers Hern and Finau . Directors include Miki Magasiva , Hern, Vea Mafile’o , Mario Faumui and Chris Graham .
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