Settling brings fresh local flavour to romantic comedy
Three's new rom-com follows two childhood friends who reunite in their 30s and decide to honour a 20-year-old pact to marry each other.
Settling tells the story of Salman, a lonely divorced dentist, and Harriet, a heartbroken writer, who reconnect at their high school reunion and remember a vow they made as teenagers to marry if still single two decades later. They decide to go through with the marriage as a practical solution to their respective problems, agreeing to a platonic arrangement. The series is created by and stars Pax Assadi and Hannah Marshall, and features New Zealand references and humour throughout. It streams on ThreeNow and screens on Three on Thursday nights.
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Review: Settling is a TV rom-com that’s easy to fall in love with
Three’s new rom-com puts a delightful local spin on a popular genre, writes Tara Ward. “This is not a love story,” Rainn Wilson announces in the opening moments of Settling. It’s the summer of 2006 and two teenagers with strong…