{"id":19243,"date":"2021-04-05T14:02:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19243"},"modified":"2021-04-05T14:02:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:02:28","slug":"award-winning-new-zealand-drama-series-the-bad-seed-about-dysfunctional-family-with-dark-secrets-premieres-exclusively-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/05\/award-winning-new-zealand-drama-series-the-bad-seed-about-dysfunctional-family-with-dark-secrets-premieres-exclusively-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning New Zealand Drama Series &#8220;The Bad Seed&#8221; About Dysfunctional Family with Dark Secrets Premieres Exclusively in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVMThS84JaM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are deep-rooted secrets in every family. Based on a series of books by award-winning New Zealand author, Charlotte Grimshaw, <strong><em>The Bad Seed<\/em><\/strong> tells the story of two brothers who have raised themselves from the desperate days of their early childhood, only to have their newly ordered lives begin to fall apart when one becomes a suspect in a murder and the police investigation draws the household into a hurricane of scandal. All five episodes of <strong><em>The Bad Seed<\/em><\/strong> will be available to binge on Thursday, April 29 via Sundance Now and the AMC+ streaming bundle.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Lampton (Matt Minto, Shortland Street, The Blue Rose), a respected obstetrician, has a lovely home in Herne Bay with two daughters and a beautiful wife, Karen (Jodie Hillock, The Inland Road): a well-organized mother and pillar of their community. Older brother Ford Dean O&#8217;Gorman, The Hobbit, Trumbo), once estranged and still rough around the edges, is staying in the spare room and appears to be the only outward disruption to Simon&#8217;s controlled life. But Simon has a secret&#8211; he&#8217;s having an affair with a beautiful young woman from one of Auckland&#8217;s seediest suburbs. 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