新西兰创意人保罗·威廉姆斯创作、编写并主演了新喜剧电视剧《New Zealand Spy》[1]，该剧以1960至70年代新西兰谍报机构为背景[1]。这部汇集了太平洋地区众多喜剧演员的作品阵容豪华，包括罗丝·玛塔费欧、乔·托马斯、托尼·阿姆斯特朗、安迪·李和蒂姆·基等[1]，其中奥斯卡获奖者布雷特·麦肯齐也参与其中[1]。在这部剧集中，澳大利亚人在剧中饰演反派角色[1]。
威廉姆斯在16岁时曾在博客中写道："我总有一天会成为詹姆斯·邦德，你等着瞧"[1]。如今这个童年梦想得以实现，他表示这次经历"绝对感觉像是一个梦想成真的时刻，每个人都在这里帮我实现儿时的梦想"[1]。麦肯齐对该剧本也赞不绝口，称"这将是一部有趣的演出剧"[1]。
New Zealand creator Paul Williams has written, produced, and starred in a new comedy television series titled "New Zealand Spy," set against the backdrop of the nation's intelligence agencies during the 1960s or 1970s [1]. The production brings together a constellation of Pacific region comedians, featuring Rose Matafeo, Joe Thomas, Oscar-winning actor Bret McKenzie, Tony Armstrong, Andy Lee, and Tim Key, with Australian characters serving as the antagonists [1].
Williams described the project as a personal milestone, stating that "it definitely felt like it was kind of a Make-A-Wish for me, where everyone was there just making my childhood dreams come true" [1]. The aspiration to create such work traces back to his teenage years, when he wrote in a blog post at age 16: "I'm going to be James Bond one day, just you wait" [1]. Bret McKenzie praised the script, commenting that "this is going to be a fun show to make" [1].