Congratulations to the creators, and the entire team of n00b, the little series that could, as they’ve been selected for the Short Form section of the Cannes International Series Festival 2025!
n00b is a youth-oriented scripted comedy set in Gore in 2005 that tells the tale of six Kiwi teenagers as they navigate the cringey period of adolescence...on the internet.
n00b was first conceived as a TikTok series, and received $50,000 funding through a 2021 initiative called Every Voice, which was run by NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok. The initiative aimed to help a new generation of online storytellers, and to create original New Zealand and Australian content that would resonate with global online audiences.
After more than 1 million views on TikTok, it was picked up by Three, and with Great Southern Television coming in behind the original creators Victoria Boult and Rachel Fawcett, it was developed into a fully-fledged TV series.
It’s also been picked up more recently by Netflix in Australia, and been showcased at the influential Berlinale Series Market.
Philip Smith, owner of Great Southern Television and Executive Producer of n00b says, “This is a huge achievement for this insanely talented young team. Go young film and TV makers! n00b just bounces with liberated creative freedom and fun and is driven by a brilliant cast and hugely talented director and producer. Warner Brothers Discovery and NZ On Air believed - and well, they were right. To make it onto the Cannes red carpet is testament to everyone’s faith in the brilliant yet unconventional script from Victoria Boult.”
n00b is still available to watch on ThreeNow