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Myspace, emo music, flip phones: Three’s new show a love letter to the internet and finding yourself

Warner Bros. Discovery is taking Aotearoa back in time with a new local comedy series n00b that shines a spotlight on the early 2000s in all its millennial glory.

The show premieres on October 17 on ThreeNow and Three and is based on the TikTok series of the same name.

Set in Gore in 2005, n00b follows the social downfall of Nikau Bennett, King of Gore College and all-round party animal.

When Bennett is outed as gay, he plummets from cool guy to social outcast, losing his place on the rugby team, snubbed by his friends and removed from everyone’s Myspace Top 8 Friends lists.

Throughout the series, he traverses the complicated world of high school and the internet in search of the confidence to be his true self.

The show was co-created by Victoria Boult and Rachel Fawcett and ran on TikTok via the Every Voice initiative between NZ on Air, Screen Australia and TikTok. Since its release in August 2022 it has had over 1.5 million views.

Matt Barthow, WBD ANZ, Senior Director, Content, says the team is thrilled to welcome n00b to the ThreeNow and Three line-up of local scripted content.

“This hilarious series promises to captivate audiences, building on its success as a TikTok short-form series. Its proven track record of engaging viewers demonstrates the power of innovative storytelling, and we’re excited to take it to new heights.”

Starring Max Crean, Shervonne Grierson, Felicia To’a, Jaxson Cook and James Sexton, alongside Ryan O’Kane, Bree Peters and Mark Mitchinson, n00b is a nostalgic teen comedy about 2005, bad fashion choices, emo music and flip phones. Beneath this, however, is a love-letter to the internet, and how during those early days of social media, it provided teens with friendship, connection, and permission to dream.

n00b is produced by Great Southern Television for Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ. The show was made with funding from NZ On Air.

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