Pioneering Kiwi kidult hit Hunter’s Gold will be released next month for first time on home video.

The South Pacific TV series, about a youngster looking for his father during the gold rush, was produced by John McRae, directed by Tom Parkinson and scripted by Roger Simpson.

Boy and The Cult will cap a rash of Kiwi movies and TV series due on DVD over the next two months.
Taika Waititi’s coming-of-age blockbuster is tentatively slated for September 1, while the Great Southern TV serial will bow on August 19.
Ironically, Vendetta Films is releasing the latter as “The Complete First Series,” even though a second wasn’t commissioned after the first 13 episodes tanked on TV2.

While Boy basks in box office and critical kudos, two of last year’s surprise theatrical flops – Under the Mountain and The Vintner’s Luck – are about to test their home video prospects.