The Ring Inz is a New Zealand comedy television show which ran from 2017 to 2019 on Māori Television.[1] The show is about an underachieving kapa haka group which makes it to the national competition on a fluke, and tries to prepare for a performance of a lifetime.[2][3]

The Ring Inz
GenreComedy
Directed byMahanga Pihama
Starring
  • Hori Ahipene
  • Katie Wolfe
  • Roimata Fox
  • William Davis
  • Awhina Rose Ashby
  • Kawariki Morgan
  • Stephanie Huriana Fong
  • Troy Tu'ua
  • Mere Arihi Pipi Takoko
  • Tūhoe Tamaiparea
  • Mana Epiha
  • Tiare Tawera
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languagesMāori, English
No. of series3
No. of episodes21
Production
ProducerViv Wigby-Ngatai Mahanga Pihama
Production locationsAuckland, New Zealand
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 Minutes
Production companyEnter the Dragon
Original release
NetworkMāori Television
Release23 March 2017 (2017-03-23) –
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)

The show was publicised as "Pitch Perfect meets Modern Family set on a marae".[4]

Production edit

The promo to the show was released in February 2017. The show premiered on 23 March 2017.The season finale aired on 4 May 2017. The second season premiered on 6 September 2018.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Ring Inz". NZ on screen. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "On the box". Hawkes Bay Today. 22 March 2017. ProQuest 1879194155. Retrieved 25 February 2024 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "Nz on Screen – Te Reo Māori". English in Aotearoa. Vol. 102. 2020. pp. 42–45. Retrieved 25 February 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. ^ "Wolfe is back on screens". The Southland Times. 14 March 2017. ProQuest 1876571510. Retrieved 25 February 2024.