The Cul de Sac - First Episode

I was almost glad there were no children left at home to watch it with. It was genuinely unnerving ... This kids’ stuff looks a lot better than much of what’s being offered as adult entertainment these days. Maybe there’s a metaphor in that, too.

– Diana Wichtel reviews the first episode in The Listener, 4 May 2016

What appeals to me is the idea of normal people, not superheroes, normal everyday people, suddenly finding themselves in a situation where they're having to deal with the big question of what life is about. Quite basic issues of survival, and how that tests your moral code...we have characters who have sacrificed people to survive.

– Cul de Sac creator Stephen J Campbell in The NZ Herald, 14 July 2018

My mum and dad are gone.

– Sam (Charlie Preston) explains what's wrong