Madam: Season 1

2024

Created by Shoshana McCallum, Harry McNaughton
10 episodes
Drama
True Story & Biography

Oscar-nominee Rachel Griffiths (Muriel's Wedding) leads this series as McKenzie ‘Mack’ Leigh who, when faced with a philandering husband and a... More

Oscar-nominee Rachel Griffiths (Muriel's Wedding) leads this series as McKenzie ‘Mack’ Leigh who, when faced with a philandering husband and a mountain of debt, starts up an ethical brothel in small town New Zealand to provide for her family. Based on the soon-to-be published memoir from Antonia Murphy, an American woman who was inspired by New Zealand’s decriminalisation of sex work and founded an escort agency built on a philosophy of protecting women’s legal rights, emotional well-being, and financial independence.

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Where to watch Madam: Season 1

Madam: Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on Three Now.

Madam: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

Following the discovery of her husband’s affair with a sex... More worker, American Mack, a determined mother of two, finds inspiration to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey - opening her own ethical, feminist brothel, in small town New Zealand.

Episode 2

With no clients in sight, Mack reaches out to the... More go-to advertising site Kiwichicks, forcing her to re-evaluate her ethics in a struggle to keep the brothel afloat.

Episode 3

With a farmer convention in town, The Sweethearts are ready... More for business but things are complicated when they’re faced with two dilemmas: closure by the council and a speaker lodged in a client’s bum.

Episode 4

The Sweethearts struggle to keep up with demand so Mack... More hires Tui’s ex-colleagues from the now-closed Shadows, leading to success, chaos and a questioning of loyalty and ethics.

Episode 5

An article in the Northland Times hailing Mackenzie Leigh a... More “feminist to the rescue” causes chaos for Mack both at the brothel and at home.

Episode 6

What was meant to be a quiet birthday at home... More turns into mayhem for Mack when Jules, the Sweethearts, Lima, and Rob, all arrive to celebrate her special day with a potluck.

Episode 7

While Mack searches for a missing Tui, back at the... More brothel, the Sweethearts deal with their synchronized menstrual cycles thanks to Deziyah’s supposed alpha uterus.

Episode 8

After Mack injures her back, Deziyah steps up as Madam... More for the day using her ex to bring a stag do to the brothel Meanwhile, Mack and Tui’s bond deepens with a therapeutic beach day.

Episode 9

Mack’s accidental Valentine’s Day date with Lima is going great... More until it leaves Tui responsible for Toby, where things go very wrong.

Episode 10

Following Toby's medical scare Mack steps back from the brothel,... More leaving anxious Sweethearts and a worried Jules, in Deziyah’s not-so-ethical hands.