Reservoir Hill: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Uprooted from her home life in rural Ruakowhai, Beth Connolly is forced to move to a strange new suburb when her parents separate. Starting in a new town, in a new school, is a daunting process - especially when the place is filled with freaks who keep inexplicably staring at her. Scared and lonely, she needs the support of her mates to help her figure out what's going on.

What set Reservoir Hill apart was the level to which audience members could interact with the story. Viewers played the role of Beth's friends. They were able to drive the story forward with the ability to SMS text advice to Beth when she gets into a sticky situation. At the end of each episode, viewers then had the opportunity to text Beth via their cell phones or the website itself and then (thanks to some very clever technology) actually watch her receive their personal message – in the actual movie – seconds later within a bonus scene.

Series details

• Title: Reservoir Hill
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2009-10-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: TVNZ+
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 8 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47243
• IMDb ID: tt2177683
• TVDB ID: 254398

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-12; final listed air date 2009-11-29; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-09-12; final listed air date 2010-10-31; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Reservoir Hill 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.