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Warren's Vortex: episode guide

The Desolation of Smugg

Episode 1
August 24, 2025
Written by Paul Yates
Story by Paul Yates, Nick Ward, Dana Leaming, Rosie Howells, Tom Sainsbury
Directed by Tim van Dammen

In this mad new science fiction comedy, everyman Warren and his daughter Lucy are hurled through time to a world where intelligent refrigerators have taken over the world.

Starring: Maaka Pohatu as Warren, Louise Jiang as Lucy, Kali Kopae as Hinemoa Milo Cawthorne as Darren, Millen Baird as Inspector Phil, Sophie Hambleton as Laurel, Mayen Mehta as Ian, Cohen Holloway as Muzz, Tinorawe Hawkins as Bo, Ginette McDonald as Mrs. Schrodinger, John Bach as The Voice,

With: Sophie Hambleton as Rhonda, Hilary Barry as Empress Fridge, Jerome Chandrahasen as Fridge Cop, Allan Henry as Fridge Cop, Seth Ward as Frozen Man

Detached from Reality

Episode 2
August 31, 2025
Written by Dana Leaming
Story by Paul Yates, Nick Ward, Dana Leaming, Rosie Howells, Tom Sainsbury
Directed by Jason Stutter

Warren and Lucy land in a world where every Kiwi backyard has been turned into a reality TV competition and the stakes are high: you lose, you die!

With: Peter Hambleton as Stanky Steve, Alan McElroy as Chef Mike, Paul Yates as Drone Voice

Unreal Estate

Episode 3
September 07, 2025
Written by Rosie Howells
Story by Paul Yates, Nick Ward, Dana Leaming, Rosie Howells, Tom Sainsbury
Directed by Tim van Dammen

Warren an Lucy arrive in a world where all houses are unaffordable and empty, and real estate agents are laser-eyed robots with familiar faces.

With: Hiren Patel as Ian Double, Zac Fitzgibbon as Ian Double

Mombified

Episode 4
September 14, 2025
Written by Jamie McCaskill
Story by Paul Yates, Nick Ward, Dana Leaming, Rosie Howells, Tom Sainsbury
Directed by Jason Stutter

Warren and Lucy return to their street to find friends and neighbours zombified by a mobile game. With the help of Darren and a guitar, they fight to snap everyone out of it.

With: Tanea Heke as Aunty Marama, William Thompson as Hangarau, Te Kapa Haka o Ngā Uri o Whiti Te Rā as Warren's Whanau, William Hammond as Warren Double, Alex Adams as Lucy Double

Mystery at Schrödinger Hall

Episode 5
September 21, 2025
Written by Nick Ward
Story by Paul Yates, Nick Ward, Dana Leaming, Rosie Howells, Tom Sainsbury
Directed by Tim van Dammen

Warren and Lucy land in a 1930s murder mystery time loop where every solution triggers another murder. With reality fraying and tension rising, the real mystery becomes how to escape at all.

With: Lenuasi Tamapeau Lu'a as Warren Double, Winham Hammond as Warren Double, Eliott Soong as Lucy Double, Alex Adams as Lucy Double

Lost Forward

Episode 6
September 28, 2025
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