Seasons

Season 1

Māori funeral directors Francis and Kaiora Tipene and staff temper good humor with care and respect as they help Polynesian families cope with loss.

Episodes

Episode 1 - 2018

As the Tipenes oversee a funeral fit for a Māori princess, Francis frets over every detail, including the staff's weight and an assistant's chattiness.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 2 - 2018

Francis tries to prove the value of a questionable purchase to his wife. The Tipenes get an unusual request from the family of a young gunshot victim.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 3 - 2018

A revered teacher-composer returns to his homeland for burial. A new staff member directs her first funeral. Francis suffers from leaf-blower envy.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 4 - 2018

Fiona directs a Tongan funeral, which ends with an emotional burial. Francis's soft heart impacts the business's profits. A cookie thief strikes.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 5 - 2018

The funeral home prepares an extended-stay guest for shipment overseas. After gaining weight, Francis restarts his training sessions -- in the chapel.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 6 - 2018

The staff oversee a Samoan burial in a mausoleum, and later put on a performance at a rest home. The Tipenes' kids attend the viewing of a late cousin.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Season 2

Māori funeral directors Francis and Kaiora Tipene and staff temper good humor with care and respect as they help Polynesian families cope with loss.

Episodes

Episode 1 - 2018

Francis upgrades to a leaf sucker and sports a new physique. Kaiora's brother joins the staff, who arrange the disinterment of a World War I veteran.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 2 - 2018

As they expand their office, Kaiora tries to keep Francis on budget. Fiona sensitively directs the funeral of a 47-year-old woman who died by suicide.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 3 - 2018

Scottie and Kaiora struggle to keep their emotions in check as they prepare a funeral for a 9-year-old boy, whose twin they buried two years earlier.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 4 - 2018

Newbie Fehe assists with a Samoan Catholic funeral. A multicultural service is held for a 20-year-old who died of leukemia. Francis spies on his staff.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 5 - 2018

Francis must set things right when a client isn't happy with her deceased husband's facial appearance. A staff member suffers a sudden loss.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 6 - 2018

The death of a heavyset 32-year-old leads Francis to reflect on his own relationship with food, and to introduce yoga and meditation to his staff.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 7 - 2018

After ordering the latest in personalized caskets, Francis goes the extra mile to grant a family's wish for an open-casket funeral for their son.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight

Episode 8 - 2018

Grandchildren and a family dog participate in a service. Fehe directs her first funeral, for a Tongan compatriot. Francis gambles again on a used vehicle.
- Aug. 22, 2020, midnight