DEGANZ Watch List: Chaotic Characters

This week’s DEGANZ Watch List features stories packed with chaotic characters.

First up is the new drama series Crackhead, directed by Emmet Skilton (DEGANZ). You can watch the first four episodes on ThreeNow.

Ahead of its wider theatrical release, the trailer for fellow member Callum Devlin’s feature The Weed Eaters has just dropped. In the lead-up to its nationwide premiere on 30 April, the film’s creative team are hosting a series of Q&A screenings across Aotearoa. You can find screenings near you on Flicks.

Chaos ensues below…

Crackhead

Drama Series

Director: Emmet Skilton

Drug-addicted party-animal Frankie has blown it all up – her inheritance, her relationships, and most recently, her sister’s house. It’s time to go to rehab.

The Weed Eaters

Drama Feature

Director: Callum Devlin

When Jules joins her new boyfriend on a New Year’s Eve getaway with his old high school mates, she’s looking to get some peace and quiet, smoke a bit of weed, and make some new friends. But when the holidaymakers stumble across their host’s long-forgotten stash of ancient weed, things quickly take a turn for the nightmarish.

Last updated on 25 March 2026