The Story So Far…

In 2014, The New Zealand Documentary Board made the documentary What We Do In The Shadows about a group of vampires living in a flat in Wellington. In it, two police officers, Minogue and O’Leary briefly appeared to attend a noise complaint. The documentary-makers were so compelled by these two officers, that they decided to create a documentary TV series about them, following their investigations into the supernatural as members of the Wellington Police Paranormal Unit, formed by Sergeant Ruawai Maaka. That series was called Wellington Paranormal.

From 2018 to 2022, four series of Wellington Paranormal were made by The New Zealand Documentary Board for TVNZ to huge critical acclaim and ratings success. The show has since screened in The U.S. on The CW network and on streaming service HBO Max; in the U.K. on Sky Comedy; and on various other channels around the world. To date, the escapades of Officers Minogue and O’Leary and their boss Sergeant Maaka can be seen in 105 territories worldwide.

In its four-season run, Wellington Paranormal has won Best Comedy twice, Best Comedy Writing three times and Best Actor once for Mike Minogue at the New Zealand TV Awards.

We keep trying to tell them it’s a documentary…