The Lost Children was directed by Mike Smith and produced by John Gilbert and Big House.
After the Māori people start fighting with the Europeans, the four children join forces to try to get to the South Island.
[1] The Sunday Herald praised the television series, writing, "The Lost Children is set in 1867, but don't think this is just another boring historical drama.
This is the fascinating story of a young English brother and sister, Ethan and Amy, and their unlikely friends, Meg and Tama.
Grant criticised the series for having an "eerie whistling soundtrack every time a Maori appears on the screen" and for "suffering from a Rip Van Winkle effect".