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Maaka Pohatu

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Maaka Pohatu
Lower Hutt dad, Warren, has a hidden vortex in his garden shed that leads to parallel realities where life in New Zealand is all a bit twisted.
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Maaka Pohatu is known for The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024), Cowboy Bebop (2021) and Miles from Nowhere (2024).
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    Known for

    The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)
    The Rule of Jenny Pen
    6.1
    • Dr. Neels
    • 2024
    John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
    Cowboy Bebop
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Benicio
    Miles from Nowhere (2024)
    Miles from Nowhere
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Imam Waheed
    Deano and Nige's Best Last Day Ever (2012)
    Deano and Nige's Best Last Day Ever
    5.7
    • Gav
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Happiness
      • Mikaere Dean
      • Mikaere
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Louise Jiang and Maaka Pohatu in Warren's Vortex (2025)
      Warren's Vortex
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Warren
      • 2025–2026
    • Blue Murder Motel (2026)
      Blue Murder Motel
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Devlin
      • 2026
    • Rebecca Gibney and Harry McNaughton in Happiness (2025)
      Happiness
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Mikaere Dean
      • Mikaere
      • 2025
    • Bella-Wai, Crown Myah, Maumahara-A-Ketia Pukeroa, and Ina-Rae Paora in The Broken Circle (2025)
      The Broken Circle
      Short
      • James
      • 2025
    • Paora Sharples in Kairaakau (2016)
      Kairaakau
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Te Koreke
      • 2024
    • The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)
      The Rule of Jenny Pen
      6.1
      • Dr. Neels
      • 2024
    • Lisa Kudrow, Taika Waititi, Rune Temte, Kal-El Tuck, Jemaine Clement, Tadhg Murphy, and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva in Time Bandits (2024)
      Time Bandits
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Gavin
      • 2024
    • Miles from Nowhere (2024)
      Miles from Nowhere
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Imam Waheed
      • 2024
    • Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
      Our Flag Means Death
      7.7
      TV Series
      • John Bartholomew
      • 2023
    • Robyn Malcolm and Temuera Morrison in Far North (2023)
      Far North
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Stevie
      • 2023
    • Search for Hawaiki
      Short
      • Fable
      • 2023
    • Mystic (2020)
      Mystic
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Tipene
      • 2021–2022
    • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)
      Wellington Paranormal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Sergeant Maaka
      • 2018–2022
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Benicio
      • 2021
    • Charlotte Rampling in Juniper (2021)
      Juniper
      6.6
      • Father Matu Williams
      • 2021

    Writer

    • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)
      Wellington Paranormal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2019–2022

    Additional Crew

    • Conan O'Brien in Conan O'Brien Must Go (2024)
      Conan O'Brien Must Go
      8.2
      TV Series
      • maori cultural advisor: New Zealand
      • 2025
    • Mystic (2020)
      Mystic
      6.5
      TV Series
      • assistant cultural adviser
      • 2021

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Season 1 Trailer
    Trailer 1:00
    Season 1 Trailer
    Official Trailer [AU]
    Trailer 1:00
    Official Trailer [AU]
    Poi E
    Trailer 1:54
    Poi E
    Deano and Nige's Best Last Day Ever
    Trailer 2:28
    Deano and Nige's Best Last Day Ever

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