Reunited (New Zealand TV series)

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Reunited
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Reunited Title Card
GenreDocumentary
Written by Alex Breingan
Matthew Metcalfe
Penny Ashbook
Alex Gilbert
Directed byGlen Broomhall
Presented by Alex Gilbert
Narrated byAlex Gilbert
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languagesEnglish
Russian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersAlex Breingan
Matthew Metcalfe
Production companyStripe Studios
Original release
Network TVNZ 1
Release1 February (2022-02-01) –
8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)

Reunited is a New Zealand television series. [1] [2] Presented by adoption advocate Alex Gilbert, the series follows six Russian-born adoptees on their own personal story of re-connecting with their birth families. It first aired on TVNZ 1 in February, 2022. [1] [3] [4] [5] Gilbert also serves as the narrator for the series and as one of the writers. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Episodes

[10] [11]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Viktoria"February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)
Alex Gilbert helps Viktoria Rundle search for her birth mother. Going back to Russia in the middle of the Arctic chill, Viktoria is confronted with some news she didn't expect.
2"Daria"February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)
Alex Gilbert helps Russian-American adoptee Daria Rottenberk search for her birth parents in Saint Petersburg. What she finds out in Russia isn't what she expected.
3"Anya"February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)
Anya Gibson has always struggled with unanswered questions. Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Anya is determined to know what happened years ago with her grandmother before she was placed in an orphanage. [12]
4"Siblings, Erin and Nick"February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)
Erin and Nick were both adopted from the Siberian city of Barnaul and raised in America by their adoptive mother. Now both in their 20s, they have asked Alex Gilbert to help them find their birth families. [13]
5"Anna"March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)
Anna Calhoun was adopted at the age of only 14 months from the Russian town of Abinsk. Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Anna has always been curious to know what happened with her birth family. [14]
6"The Gilbert Family"March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)
Alex Gilbert takes on a personal challenge when his adoptive brother Andrei wants to connect with his birth family. [15]

Reception

In a review from stuff.co.nz, Reunited was mentioned with Alex Gilbert being adopted himself, he shows compassion with each adopted person during the series. It has also been noted for its cinematography work. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Russian-born adoptees find their families in local series Reunited". Stuff. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Return to the Motherland". New Zealand Listener. Retrieved 24 January 2022– via PressReader.
  3. ↑ "'I'm Adopted' founder launches TV show to reunite adoptees with birth families". Stuff. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Appointment Viewing: The week's best free-to-air and Sky TV programming". Stuff. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Reunited on Seven Sharp". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Reunited S1 EP1". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Russian-Kiwi adoptee on a quest to help others reunite with their birth parents". 1 News. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. ↑ ""Reunited" premieres, Russian adoptees reunite with their biological roots". RNZ. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Reunited – TVNZ". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Reunited on TVNZ". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Reunited (TV Series 2022– )". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Reunited – Season 1, Episode 3". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Reunited – Season 1, Episode 4". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Reunited – Series 1, Episode 5". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Reunited – Season 1, Episode 6". TVNZ. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Madam Secretary: TVNZ nabs Tea Leoni's popular political drama". Stuff. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.


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