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The Bad Seed(TV show/series, 2019)

45min per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 5 episodes

The Bad SeedRating: 1.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The Bad Seed is a five-part New Zealand television crime drama series, based on the best selling novels The Night Book and Soon by Charlotte Grimshaw, that broadcast across five consecutive nights on TVNZ 1 from 14 April 2019. Starring Matt Minto and Dean O'Gorman in the leading roles, The Bad Seed follows the Lampton family, whose quiet suburban lifestyle is rocked by the murder of one of their neighbours, wealthy businessman's wife Julia Stevens. Also featured amongst the cast are Madeleine Sami, Jodie Hillock, Xavier Horan and Chelsie Preston Crayford. Casting for the series was announced in April 2018, with filming commencing shortly after. The series' screenplay was co-written by Sarah-Kate Lynch, Joss King and Michael Beran, with Helena Brooks, Caroline Bell-Booth and Mike Smith serving as directors. Outside of New Zealand, the series premiered in the United Kingdom on Alibi on 14 May 2019, with episodes airing weekly at 9:00pm on Tuesdays. ()
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About The Bad Seed

Two brothers from the same dysfunctional family, having escaped the desperate days of their early childhood, find their newly ordered lives falling apart when one becomes a suspect in a murder.

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The Bad Seed Seasons and Episodes

04/14/2019Season 1 - 5 episodes
#1 | 04/14/2019Episode 1
Simon Lampton looks like he has the ideal life, but everything unravels when neighbour, Julia Stevens, is murdered and Simon's dysfunctional childhood comes back to haunt him.
#2 | 04/15/2019Episode 2
Simon begins to lose it emotionally as police pressure intensifies and his personal life crumbles. Ford helps and hinders his brother. Meanwhile, Roza drops a bombshell on Simon.
#3 | 04/16/2019Episode 3
Roza finally confesses her secret to David. Karen's had enough of Simon's lying and kicks him out. Ford and Simon are forced to confront their violent father.
#4 | 04/17/2019Episode 4
Karen and Roza declare war. Roza has an emotional breakdown and overdoses. Simon is suspected of the murder of an investigative journalist and Ford manipulates Simon's misfortune.
#5 | 04/18/2019Episode 5
Simon has a realisation about the murder but can't convince the cops. Roza has a double celebration on Election Day.

Additional Information

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Production country: New Zealand
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 04/14/2019
Last episode released on: 04/18/2019

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:32269, Added: 04/21/2019, Last updated: 03/29/2024