The Almighty Johnsons (2011– )

The Almighty Johnsons is a new South Pacific Pictures comedy-drama series about four brothers, raised in heartland New Zealand, who also happen to be the living incarnations of Norse Gods. ... See full summary »

Creators:

James Griffin, Rachel Lang

Stars:

Emmett Skilton, Timothy Balme, Jared Turner

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Emmett Skilton	...	Axl Johnson (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Timothy Balme	...	Mike Johnson (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jared Turner	...	Ty Johnson (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Dean O'Gorman	...	Anders Johnson (35 episodes, 2011-2013)
Ben Barrington	...	Olaf Johnson (23 episodes, 2011-2012)
Hayden Frost	...	Zeb (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Fern Sutherland	...	Dawn (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eve Gordon	...	Stacey (21 episodes, 2011-2012)
Rachel Nash	...	Ingrid (20 episodes, 2011-2012)
Keisha Castle-Hughes	...	Gaia (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Michelle Langstone	...	Michele (19 episodes, 2011-2012)

Storyline

The Almighty Johnsons is a new South Pacific Pictures comedy-drama series about four brothers, raised in heartland New Zealand, who also happen to be the living incarnations of Norse Gods. They even have their own super-God-powers. Sort of - it's just that their powers aren't actually all that powerful. Well, not yet - but that could all change soon

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Plot Keywords:

norse | reference to god | brother brother relationship

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Pacific Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

New Zealand family burdened with semi-godlike powers - not suitable for kids or prudes

Other reviewers have compared it with several other shows - I think the most relevant comparisons are with Misfits and Northern Exposure. Don't expect a Heroes style epic adventure, the stories are on a smaller (more human) scale, but very engaging.

The character development is nicely handled and by the end of the season I was really interested in all the characters - even the ones that annoyed me at first.

Some of the acting is a bit soapy hence my lower rating but it's a great concept, well executed and the story gets better and better as it develops. I can't wait to see where they take it next season!