Wellington Paranormal is a comedy and horror-filled docu-comedy that was created by Jemaine Clement and Paul Yates. The series is written by the creator duo in addition to Melanie Bracewell and Jessica Hansell. Season 1 of this series was first aired on TVNZ 2 on 11 July 2018 and has currently 4 Seasons and 25 episodes. The series is directed by Jemaine Clement, Jackie Van Beek, and Tim Van Dammen. This series currently has an IMDb rating of 7.6 out of 10 and 98% rotten tomatoes. Originally produced by New Zealand Documentary Board, this series surely has gained some popularity in both national and international fields.
Wellington Paranormal Season 5 Release Date
This mockumentary of New Zealand which is an adaptation of the vampire comedy ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ after having reigned over for a successful four seasons, has gained an impactful international fandom. When the small-town police force combats everything unbelievable, starting from aliens to demons, the show successfully makes sure to provide better comic content than the original vampire comedy. We know, how much the fans have been anticipating the arrival of the first season. However, in their latest promotional affairs after having come to the U.S. the show is said to be running its final few episodes as the marketing is being billed as the final season. As sad as this news can get, this might be the official hint for the fans of Wellington Paranormal that there shall not be a release of Season 5. However, in case the makers change their minds regarding this, we shall be letting you know in the matter of a wink’s time.
| Seasons | Release Dates |
|---|---|
| Wellington Paranormal Season 1 Release Date | 11 July 2018 |
| Wellington Paranormal Season 5 Release Date | Not Announced Yet |
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Wellington Paranormal Season 5 Story
The story is based on kiwi cops who are enlisted by the wellington police as the new investigators of the paranormal activities. When Sergeant Ruawai Maaka enlists officers Minogue and O’Leary to be the new officers from the police department to be entrusted with investigating paranormal activities, they are seen to deal with several unusual and unbelievable activities like possession of a teenager by the demon, blood bank robbery, and noise complaint from haunted and empty house among others. This team of three people have a rather uneventful time at work dealing with everything starting from aliens to demons.
Wellington Paranormal Season 5 Cast
As already mentioned, the comedy horror series is about three cops dealing with paranormal activities happening around. These police officers from Wellington Police Station are played by three renowned stars. The role of the leaders of this little team Sergeant Ruawai Maaka is played by Maaka Pohatu and the role of Officer Minogue is played by Mike Minogue. The other officer is O’Leary and is played by Karen O’Leary. Let us individually know each of these casts.
Maaku Pohatu
This well-known New Zealand Actor playing the role of Sergeant Maaku Pohatu was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. He is also a known musician and is the founding member of a musical band called Maori Showband the modern Maori Quartet. He was seen in several other movies including two Little Boys, Dive, Savage etc.
Mike Minogue
A renowned television and film actor, Mike Minogue is born on 13th October 1976. This actor has been seen as Office O’Leary is also seen in its origin What We Do in the Shadows. He was also seen in The Watercooler, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and others.
Karen O’Leary
This New Zealand Educator is also a much-known comedian and television film actress. The one who plays the role of Officer O’Leary, she is also known for her features in What We Do In the Shadows, Two Idiots and A tin whistle and others.
Wellington Paranormal Season 5 Trailer
Alas! As per the recent hints given by the short promotional video released on the official Twitter handle of the show Wellington Paranormal, Season 4 is said to be the final season and there might not be a season 5 of the same. However, there is no straight hand information that directly speaks of the same. Hence, for the time being, we are sorry to inform you about there is no official trailer releasing for season 5.
Where to Watch Wellington Paranormal Season 5?
As the series has originated in New Zealand, this was initially aired on TVNZ 2. But after its gaining popularity and international fandom realisation, the series was aired on the CW for the United States in the year 2021 and currently, the episodes are also available to stream on HBO max.
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