The Almighty Johnsons - First Episode
Television (Full Length Episode) – 2011
In the first 10 minutes of this TV3 show, Axl (Emmett Skilton) has a close shave outside the bottle store on the eve of his 21st birthday. But that’s nothing compared to the meteors, earthquakes, revelations and a blood red Mission Bay that follow. By the end of the episode Axl has been let in on a little secret: he and his Kiwi bloke older brothers are also Norse gods. From Outrageous Fortune creators James Griffin and Rachel Lang, the light-hearted lad fantasy saga gained a loyal following and — in a rare example of a Kiwi TV export to the United States — all three seasons screened on the SyFy channel.
I think it’s kinda cool that our flat looks the same after a natural disaster as it did before …– Axl (Emmett Skilton)
Key Cast & Crew
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Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air
Music
Theme song: 'Oh My', written and performed by Gin Wigmore
This episode features songs by Tourettes, Opshop and The Naked and Famous
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