Tatau
Tatau follows Kyle and Budgie, two twenty-something friends from London that set off to travel the world. Ahead of the journey, Kyle gets a Maori-style tattoo to celebrate their eventual destination: the Cook Islands. When snorkeling in a lagoon, Kyle finds the dead body of a local girl, Aumea, tied up underwater. Returning to the lagoon with the police, Kyle finds her corpse has disappeared. But Kyle knows what he saw. Desperate to uncover what happened, Kyle and Budgie find themselves sucked deeper and deeper into a world of Maori myths, symbols, and hallucinatory visions... until finally the full meaning of Kyle’s tattoo is revealed.
Cast
Joe Layton
Kyle Connor
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Pete 'Budgie' Griffiths
Cian Elyse White
Lara Morgan
Rangimoana Taylor
Chief Matikutu
Alex Tarrant
Maui Vaipiti
Tai Berdinner-Blades
Tyler
Barry Atsma
Dries
Andre King
Peckham
Shushila Takao
Aumea Vaipiti
Joe Folau
Dan Taringa
Kirk Torrance
Reverend Calcott
Temuera Morrison
Anaru Vaipiti
Aruna Po-Ching
Paeta Vaipiti
Seasons
E1Episode 1
Apr 12, 2015
Kyle Connor and Paul ‘Budgie’ Griffiths are travelling around the world looking for sun, fun and adventure. They make their way to the Cook Islands and Kyle has designed and had inked on him a Maori-style tattoo. After making their way to the beautiful South Pacific island of Manutaki his marking soon causes some unexpected reactions from the locals.
E2Episode 2
Apr 19, 2015
Kyle becomes determined to find out the meaning of his discovery after having a revelation at the airport. He manages to cause trouble with a powerful Cook Island family, forcing him to take some dangerous and extreme action. A rash decision is made by Budgie.
E3Episode 3
Apr 26, 2015
Kyle attempts to find evidence that will prove his claims, but ends up moving towards the very fate he was hoping to get away from. Budgie’s rash decision has huger implications than he could ever have imagined.
E4Episode 4
May 3, 2015
The trouble that Kyle and Budgie have tried to leave behind them soon catches up with them. Budgie goes missing and Kyle learns how just much trouble his friend is in and turns for help from the last person he wants to which results in a devastating conclusion.
E5Episode 5
May 10, 2015
Guilt-ridden about his friend, Kyle has a terrible vision.
E6Episode 6
May 10, 2015
Kyle returns to the island, but the Vaipiti family have a surprise in store.
E7Episode 7
May 17, 2015
Kyle discovers Dries's body, but Aumea fears that he has dark intentions towards her.
E8Episode 8
May 17, 2015
Aumea's wedding looms, but so does her potential murder.
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Storyline
Tatau follows Kyle and Budgie, two twenty-something friends from London that set off to travel the world. Ahead of the journey, Kyle gets a Maori-style tattoo to celebrate their eventual destination: the Cook Islands. When snorkeling in a lagoon, Kyle finds the dead body of a local girl, Aumea, tied up underwater. Returning to the lagoon with the police, Kyle finds her corpse has disappeared. But Kyle knows what he saw. Desperate to uncover what happened, Kyle and Budgie find themselves sucked deeper and deeper into a world of Maori myths, symbols, and hallucinatory visions... until finally the full meaning of Kyle’s tattoo is revealed.
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