Sexy Beasts
(Netflix)
Hoping to replicate the global success of The Masked Singer, in which people try to guess the identity of a famous singer in a silly costume, comes this new dating show from Netflix. Only here the people in the daft costumes aren't famous singers, they're ordinary people looking for love.
Disguised beneath a mountain of what Netflix describes as "fantastical, cutting edge prosthetics" that transforms them into mythical creatures or fanciful animals, the hopeful romantics will have to find a connection based on personality alone.
It's only after a suitor rejects someone that their mask comes off to reveal their true form. One critic said, "Sexy Beasts serves up plenty of memorable moments, especially when a contestant doesn't get picked and takes it badly, which happens more than once." It could be the show to tide you over between episodes of Love Island.
Streaming now.
Kura
(TVNZ OnDemand)
The title of this low-key, local dramedy refers to the Auckland suburb of Papakura, the old stamping ground of the show's writing and directing team of Vince McMillan and James Watson. The two born-and-bred 'kura boys wanted to see their suburb on-screen so set about making it happen. After entering into TVNZ's New Blood competition in2018 the duo discovered they weren't the only people wanting to see Papakura represented when they stormed home to victory with a huge 45.7 per cent of the public vote.
![The cast of local dramedy Kura, streaming on TVNZ OnDemand.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EJTNJR62KN7YF7GDXFIZYC5QIQ.jpg?auth=ed07b9e791e18cadefa1fb90341961ee6c4a9ada9ac768b7a30bec7e67f3c038&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)