The Bad Seed: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on a series of books by award-winning New Zealand author, Charlotte Grimshaw, The Bad Seed tells the story of two brothers from the same dysfunctional family who, having escaped the desperate days of their early childhood, find their newly ordered lives falling apart when one becomes a suspect in a murder.

Series details

• Title: The Bad Seed
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2019-04-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-04-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVNZ 1
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 35046
• IMDb ID: tt8540882
• TVDB ID: 351900

Cast and credited roles

• Dean O'Gorman — Ford Lampton
• Matt Minto — Simon Lampton
• Madeleine Sami — Detective Marie Da Silva
• Xavier Horan — David Hallwright
• Chelsie Preston Crayford — Roza Hallwright
• Jodie Hillock — Karen Lampton
• Madeleine McCarthy — Elke Lampton
• Zoe Jansson-Bush — Claire Lampton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-04-14; final listed air date 2019-04-18; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Bad Seed 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.