The spooky The Vampire Diaries is one of the treats TVNZ
has in store for viewers next year. Photo by TVNZ.
It is seen as the more serious terrestrial television
channel but TV One is about to be sexed up with a series about
a well-endowed man.
Hung is a drama charting the life of a cash-strapped high
school teacher who resorts to prostitution after his house
burns down.
It is one of several new shows in TVNZ's 2010 schedule.
General manager of programming Jane Wilson said the comedy
drama "pushes the boundaries" - something the broadcaster was
hoping to achieve with TV One.
"We want to be a little bit edgier and a little less safe."
Ms Wilson said next year's line-up would feature a range of
new series, mini-series and favourites including Desperate
Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Border Patrol
and Packed to the Rafters.
The TV One line-up includes American imports, some New
Zealand drama and rehashed versions of overseas "reality"
programmes: The Vampire Diaries: An American supernatural
series based on books in which a young woman falls in love
with a vampire after the death of her parents.
Cougar Town: An American sitcom starring former Friends star
Courtney Cox, who plays a recently divorced mother entering a
dating scene filled with younger men.
The Apprentice NZ: A version of the reality series, but with
Wellington businessman Terry Serepisos, in which 14
contestants compete for a six-figure-salary job - possibly as
Serepisos' deputy.
MasterChef NZ: Another take on an international reality
series that will have 12 contestants showing off their
talents in the kitchen.
The Pacific: A World War 2 drama mini-series from the
creative team behind the award-winning Band of Brothers.
Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet: A mock documentary in which
the comedian travels the world to uncover the world's
greatest mysteries, including Stonehenge and the Bermuda
Triangle.
This Is Not My Life: From the writers behind popular series
Outrageous Fortune and Go Girls, the action mystery drama
series has already been bought by United States producers.
The series is about a man who wakes up with no recollection
of who he is, but soon finds clues that everyone is lying to
him.
FlashForward: An American science-fiction series starring
Joseph Fiennes.
Based on a future where a mysterious event makes everyone in
the world black out.
As people gain consciousness, the world starts changing
because people know their future.
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