Educators

15 Mins
30 Mins
Comedy
TV Series

An award-winning unscripted comedy series about the dysfunctional staff of a suburban kiwi high school.

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20 x 15 min plus 6 x 30 min eps available.

Educators is a sitcom set behind-the-scenes of an ordinary Kiwi secondary school, about the people in charge of educating the next generation.

They have no grasp of the curriculum, no knowledge of how to follow a timetable, and no idea how to complete the homework they set.

Issues like parental conflict, exam pressure, turning up late, and exhaustion, are continually stressing them out much more than their pupils do. These dysfunctional educators are childishly trying to survive the day until the bell rings…

Writers

Jesse Griffin, Jonny Brugh & Jackie van Beek

Director

Jesse Griffin

Producer

Rachel Jean

Executive Producers

Kelly Martin, Andrew Szusterman, Sally Campbell, Chris Bailey

Bronze Medal: New York Festivals Film & TV Awards 2020 – Streaming Comedy

Silver Medal: New York TV & Film Awards 2023 – Streaming Comedy

"It’s unscripted, it’s brutally funny and it’s one of the best New Zealand comedies in years."

— Tara Wood, The Spinoff

"The whole cast is top of the class… it’s final grade an easy A."

— Karl Puschmann, The New Zealand Herald

"But owing to its golden assortment of comedic talents - Jackie Van Beek, Kura Forrester and Jonny Brugh to name a few - Educators turned out to be one of New Zealand's best new comedy shows in recent years."

— Chris Schulz, The New Zealand Herald

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