Indie Spotlight: New Zealanders Showcase ‘Auckward Love’

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For the leading ladies of Auckward Love, romance is a confusing and complicated process. The comedy web series, which hails from New Zealand, follows a quartet of women as they seek personal fulfillment in Auckland.

On the surface, it is easy to tag Auckward Love as a typical series about the lives of twenty-somethings in the big city. Creator Holly Shervey and her team, however, manage to create a charming and worthwhile series by focusing on steady character development and outrageous situations. The four women at the center of Auckward Love, who all share a flat together, are well-drawn and generally amusing. They’re also hilariously profane, so keep that in mind as you check out the first episode.

Auckward Love has managed to get a decent-sized audience thanks to a deal with Television New Zealand, a local, government-owned broadcaster. For us outsiders, the show is a nice glimpse into the Kiwi web series scene, in all its foul-mouthed glory.

OTHER UNDER-THE-RADAR SERIES TO CHECK OUT

• Nerd Talk. Geek culture and its charismatic personalities are at the center of this new series hosted by TheStream.TV.
• Dead Drift. Space travelers banter at one another in a series of hi-tech vlogs.
• Lumber Baron. The eccentric owner of a lumber supply store is back for a fourth season.

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