The Tribe

Runtime 25 mins

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

First Aired 24-April-1999

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The Tribe is a New Zealand/British post-apocalyptic fictional TV series primarily aimed at teenagers. It is set in a near-future in which all adults have been wiped out by a deadly virus, leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves. The shows focus is on an unnamed city inhabited by tribes of children and teenagers. It was primarily filmed in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The series was created by Raymond Thompson and Harry Duffin and was developed and produced by the Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group in conjunction with the UKs Channel 5. It has aired on over 40 broadcast networks around the world. It debuted on Channel 5 on 24 April 1999 and quickly gained a large fan base. From 1999 to 2003, five series and 260 half-hour episodes were produced. Series 6 was scheduled to begin filming in 2003, but Nick Wilson, of Channel 5, and Raymond Thompson felt that "although the show was still performing well, the cast was getting too old and the series was beginning to stretch the core proposition." They felt the characters were not kids fending for themselves without adults any more. As a result, the show was cancelled. Channel 5 aired the final two episodes on 6 September 2003.

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Cast Members

unknown
played by
Michelle Ang

Ebony
played by
Meryl Cassie

Trudy
played by
Antonia Prebble

unknown
played by
Nick Miller

unknown
played by
Tom Hern

Lex
played by
Caleb Ross

Jack
played by
Michael Wesley

Bray
played by
Dwayne Cameron

Salene
played by
Victoria Spence

Season 5 Episodes 52

Season 4 Episodes 52

Season 3 Episodes 52

Season 2 Episodes 52

Season 1 Episodes 52

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