Super City is a New Zealand television

Television

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 comedy series starring Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

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 (The Jaquie Brown Diaries

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 & Sione's Wedding

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) and directed by Taika Waititi

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 (Boy

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 & Eagle vs. Shark). It premiered on the TV3 network in 2011.

Madeleine Sami transforms into five different characters, all living in Auckland City

Auckland City

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. Pasha is an aging cheerleader clinging to her partying lifestyle; Azeem is an immigrant taxi driver embracing Maori culture; Jo is a gym instructor in love with her best friend; Linda is the runt of her “old girls” clique fostering impoverished artists and Georgie is a homeless girl whose freedom is unexpectedly interrupted.

The series opened with a healthy 24 per cent share of the 25-54 age bracket, earning it 11th place on TV3's ratings table for the week.

Awards

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Jane Sami is a New Zealand actress, comedian and musician.Madeleine was raised in the Onehunga suburb of Auckland, New Zealand; and attended Onehunga High School. She is of Irish and Fiji Indian heritage. Madeleine starred in the long running New Zealand soap Shortland Street from...

 won Best Performance by an Actress at the 2011 AFTA awards (previously Qantas TV and Film Award). The series was a finalist in two other categories; Best Comedy, Best Script.

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Jane Sami is a New Zealand actress, comedian and musician.Madeleine was raised in the Onehunga suburb of Auckland, New Zealand; and attended Onehunga High School. She is of Irish and Fiji Indian heritage. Madeleine starred in the long running New Zealand soap Shortland Street from...

& Thomas Sainsbury also picked up Best Comedy Script for Episode 3 at the 2011 SWANZ awards.

Reception

“Madeleine has an extraordinary ability to flit from character to character… She uses it to explore and have a good laugh at various aspects of “being” Auckland. This is funny, this is funny, its smart and sharp.” – Simon Wilson, Metro Magazine

"Sami absolutely nailed these characters... Very cleverly layered. Its a very good mix of comedy and tragedy. I'm disappointed its a 6 episode season and we're halfway through. Its definitely definitely worth watching." - Sarah McMullan, National Radio

“I applaud Super City, think it's very clever… Sami produces a medley of five very different Auckland stereotypes, obviously demonstrates her clever acting abilities and broad range.” - Jane Bowron, Dominion Post

“Have you been watching Super City? Well you should be. Its shows an Auckland like you never see on TV and have genius observations and characters, great lines and its surprising and fresh. And its is funny too. So, good.” - Simon Pound

Episodes

There are six episodes in the show's first season:

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Episode number		Original air date