Sergeant Ruawai Maaka of the Wellington Police enlists the aid of Officers Minogue and O'Leary to tackle paranormal events in New Zealand's capital city. The mockumentary follows these kiwi cops as they investigate cases such as the demon possession of a teenager, a noise complaint at a haunted house and a blood bank robbery.
What the description above misses is that the whole thing is done with deadpan humor as the cops clearly don't have the faintest idea what "paranormal" involves. They don't believe in ghosts, think that a wolf in jeans is just like dressed up dogs on YouTube, and are baffled by crop circles.
Partway through the first episode I felt echoes of Flight of the Conchords and, sure enough, Jermaine Clement is a creator. I haven't seen What We Do in the Shadows, having been assured by my girls that it is way too gory for me, but this is a spin-off of that, which makes sense.
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