TAKE A TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND WITH BRETT TUCKER IN NEW COSY CRIME TV SERIES BLUE MURDER MOTEL

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NEW BRETT TUCKER SERIES IS AIRING

Blue Murder Motel airs from March 7th

Airing as of yesterday, Saturday March 7th on Australian broadcaster ABC is new mini TV series BLUE MURDER MOTEL starring Brett Tucker and Michala Banas. They star as 40 somethings Vanessa and Peter Coleman – known to friends and colleagues as Vinny and Cole – who have been married ever since they met as junior constables in Sydney. Both of them followed the police path until the very recent final years of their careers as senior homicide detectives. Working together, living and loving together, it’s fair to say that police investigations and murder were a 24/7 thing for Vinny and Cole. But now – for reasons the Colemans are keeping to themselves – it is time to leave all that behind. Blue Motel, in the summery beach town of Mōwai Bay in New Zealand, offered the perfect escape, the ultimate retirement dream. But only six weeks into their new life, that dream has taken an unexpected, annoying turn when a body is discovered in Unit 3. The series already aired on TVNZ in New Zealand back in January.

BLUE MURDER HOTEL. I directed episodes three and six. It starts in New Zealand Sunday on TVNZ+ & TVNZ1 at 8:45pm. It was my huge pleasure to have been part of those episodes. I think you’ll really enjoy this series.@TVNZ pic.twitter.com/MRDyc5xMK8

— Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) January 13, 2026

BRETT TUCKER TO LEAD NEW ZEALAND SET MINI TV SERIES BLUE MURDER MOTEL

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BLUE MURDER MOTEL TV SERIES

Shooting has begun over in New Zealand on new TV series BLUE MURDER MOTEL with Brett Tucker and Michala Banas leading the eight parter as married police detectives Vanessa and Peter Coleman, who are hanging up their badges and taking early retirement from the Australian police force. Their next chapter, investing in their dream – a 13-room motel in a sunny, oceanside New Zealand town. But only one week into their new adventure, paradise takes an unexpected turn when a body is discovered in Unit 3.