Great Southern Television


Great Southern Television is a film and television production company based in Auckland, New Zealand.
The company operates both scripted and unscripted departments and in 2023 has series with several major international broadcasters and streamers, including Netflix, the BBC, AMC and HBO Max.
Domestically it has series on TVNZ, TV3 and Sky, and in Australia its work is broadcast on SBS, Foxtel and Channel 7.
The GSTV drama department has produced 13 drama series and two feature films, and in 2023 has three dramas in full production including Friends Like Her ; Brokenbacks and Noob. It runs a development slate of 12 drama projects and has a team of five drama specialists.
The GSTV factual department has recently produced the adventure reality series Tracked for Discovery and HBO Max, and also makes the multi award-winning series the Casketeers. It runs a slate of 20 development projects and has team of four factual executives.
The company also produces current affairs, making the acclaimed weekly Maori Current Affairs show, The Hui, for TV3.
Since launching in 2002, the company has produced 46 factual series, 13 drama series, 10 comedy series, two feature films and two short films, winning 103 local and international television awards.
The company has full service studios in Mt Eden, Auckland, and provides international drama production services.
GSTV was launched in 2002 by former journalist Philip Smith, and retailer Sir David Levene. The company is now fully owned by Smith.
It is represented by CAA.
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Productions

Drama

  • The Kick Telefeature
  • Agent Anna Series 1-2
  • The Cult Series 1
  • Bogan Brothers Series 1
  • The Pretender Series 1-2
  • Why Does Love? The Exponents Story.
  • Hillary
  • The Basement
  • One Lane Bridge
  • NZ Wars
  • Jonah Mini series
  • Friends Like Her
  • nOOb
  • Spinal Destination
  • The Ridge
  • Blue Murder Motel

Comedy

Film

  • Honk If You're Horny
  • Show of Hands
  • Apron Strings
  • Babylon

Currecnt affairs

  • The Hui, 2016–present.

Factual / Reality / Entertainment

  • Shearing Gang Series 1-3
  • Coast New Zealand Series 1
  • Crayfishers Series 1
  • Coast Australia Series 1-2
  • Drug Bust Series 1-2
  • Rescue 1 Series 1-4
  • The Claim Game Series 1
  • Danger Beach Series 1-2
  • The Lion Man Series 1-3
  • Loggers
  • The Casketeers
  • Remarkable Vets
  • Truth Files
  • Real Escapes
  • Kia Ora Good Evening
  • Family, Faith Footy
  • My Maori Midwife
  • Village People
  • The Casketeers on the Road
  • The Hui
  • The Check Up
  • Million Dollar Catch
  • Coast Australia
  • Outward Bound
  • The Apprentice
  • Singing Bee
  • Make the Politician Work
  • Who Wants to be a Millionaire
  • Taking Off
  • NZ Wars