Kiwi Animation 'Bird's Eye View' Spreads Wings With International Cast

Get ready for lift-off — Bird’s Eye View is back for another season of charming chaos and avian absurdity.

Sweetshop Entertainment and Studio Local are ruffling feathers (in the best way) with the return of Bird’s Eye View — the animated series that’s part wild backyard romp, part parenting survival story (depending on who’s watching).

Back on TVNZ+ in 2025, this brand-new eight-episode season brings together everything kids love; funny birds, silly adventures, and a whole lot of heart, with just enough grown-up chuckles to keep the parents entertained too.

And this time, the flock is flying further. With the arrival of some very special international guests, plus a few adorable new hatchlings in the nest, Season Two is bigger, bolder, and even more delightfully unhinged.

Producer Rickylee Russell-Waipuka said, “The team at Studio Local have taken things up a notch in Season two -- funnier, fresher, and even more heart, plus the animation is something the team can all be so proud of. We’ve added new characters for the kids, and brought in Aussie comedy star Stephanie Tisdell as Lindy the cockatoo, whose sharp humour gives the series a whole new edge.”

Season Two brings together a stellar line-up of voices, both familiar and new, Tūī, voiced by the always brilliant Millen Baird ('Housebound', 'Terry Teo'), Kererū, played by multi-hyphenate Kerry Warkia, Pīwakawaka, brought to life by our very own Gemma Easton, Pūkeko, voiced by Aotearoa treasure Stan Walker, Jail Bird, played by the wonderfully deadpan Andy Faulkner ('Jethica', 'Youngstown'), and new to the nest—Lindy the cockatoo, voiced by Aussie comedy sensation Stephanie Tisdell ('Class of ’07', 'Bump'), ruffling feathers in the best way possible.

Season Two also introduces some fresh faces, Pūkeko Junior (played by Tawaho Russell-Waipuka) and the Kererū Chicks (the talented Kaea Levia McKay Aukino and Liam McColl Buller) are making their debut.

Stan Walker, who plays Pūkeko said about the dynamic on screen, “I'm a father, and I think kids always relate to cartoons that reflect them, and who they want to be, and I know my kids will love it even more now that I have a son in Pūkeko Jnr.”

Expect more offbeat observations, more misguided missions, and even more bird-brained attempts to make sense of the human world. From backyard bloopers to unexpected run-ins with the wild unknown, the flock’s adventures are as sweet and silly as ever, with a few sly winks for the grown-ups watching along.

Directed by Pete Circuitt and Jared Kahi, and written by Nick Ward, Nick Boshier, Kathryn Burnett, Amy Stewart, and Te Waiarangi Ratana, the series was made in partnership with Studio Local and The Sweetshop, and proudly funded by NZ On Air.

“Whanau is truly at the heart of season Two of Bird’s Eye View,” said director Jared Kahi.

“The flock were a kind of de facto family unit in season one, but with the introduction of the younger birds into the cast, we get to see new dimensions of our main characters as they interact with the next generation, proving that it does indeed take a village to raise children. As directors and parents ourselves, it’s so satisfying to explore these family dynamics and expand the world as their adventures extend out of the backyard and into the wider world.”

Whether you’re five or forty-five, Bird’s Eye View will have the whole family chuckling. Season Two is flying in hot.