The internet raised him. High school is about to delete him.
25 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestOn the evening of the school formal, the gang must put their differences aside when they discover that Nikau is in danger.
When King of high school and all-around-party animal Nikau is outed, we witness his social downfall, from cool guy to complete outcast. Forced to find a new group of friends, each of whom has been ‘othered’ by smalltown New Zealand, he finds escape in a whole new world of possibilities: the internet.
Writing
Sharp Kiwi humor that weaponizes cringe
Acting
Max Crean's physical comedy of falling apart
Production
Internet culture aesthetic done right
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the 2017 web series by the same creators, expanding TikTok-era internet culture for Gen Z queer identity.
The fanfiction sequences use actual community writers' work, blurring documentary and fiction in ways that mirror Nikau's own reality collapse.
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