Kiri and Lou: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kiri and Lou is an animated series about empathy, hand-crafted in stop motion with creatures made of clay, in a forest of cut out paper. Each five minute story is told with humour and joy, about the friendship of two prehistoric creatures and their adventures in the forest a long, long time ago. Kiri and Lou laugh and sing and play all kinds of games with their friends, as they learn to deal with the emotions of childhood.

Series details

• Title: Kiri and Lou
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 2019-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Sky Go
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 46440
• IMDb ID: tt10146162
• TVDB ID: 366419

Cast and credited roles

• Jemaine Clement — Lou
• Olivia Tennet — Kiri
• Rima Te Wiata — Marzipan
• Jaquie Brown — Ngaire
• Mark Wright — Hemi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-03-18; final listed air date 2019-03-18; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-06-23; final listed air date 2020-08-06.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-11-02; final listed air date 2022-07-18.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-04-07; final listed air date 2024-04-07; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kiri and Lou on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.