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➢ TVNZ 2 will launch superhero spoof Powerless off-peak on June 2, in a 4.10pm Saturday slot. About a company that insures people against becoming the collateral damage of superheroes, it lasted only one season and earned mixed reviews. “There’s a light, nimble humour to the show’s treatment of superpowers and heroic antics — a […]

Prime is digging deep into its video vault to “premiere” two shows that date to 2011: Suits and Elton John – BRITs Icon. The former, a slick law drama that’s into its sixth season on US TV and streams here on Lightbox, will open season one with a double episode and air 7.30 Wednesdays from February 15; Elton John […]

Two NBC comedy pilots that been been ordered as series for the 2016/17 season will screen on TV2. Both Powerless, the first DC Comics comedy, and Trial & Error are from Warner Bros TV, with which TVNZ has an output deal. The former stars Grease Live‘s Vanessa Hudgens as an insurance adjuster who provides people with coverage against damage caused […]