ðə sˈɪɹiz wʌz pɹədˈuːst ɪn wˈɛlɪŋtən baɪ klˈaʊd nˈaɪn, ðə sˈeɪm kˈʌmpəni hˌuː wʊd kˈæst hˌɪm ɪnðə lˈiːd ɹˈoʊl fɔːɹ ɪts nˈɛkst pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ðə tɹˈaɪb.
The series was produced in Wellington by Cloud Nine, the same company who would cast him in the lead role for its next project The Tribe.