Soul Mates (TV series)

Soul Mates

Company type	Television series
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2014
Headquarters	Australia
Products	Television comedy series

Soul Mates is a 2014 Australian comedic television series developed by and starring Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nicholas Boshier, with writing contributions from Van Vuuren's brother Connor Van Vuuren. The show aired on ABC2 and features the same characters introduced in Bondi Hipsters (2011), depicting friends who reconnect across various historical periods.

The narrative centers on two companions who repeatedly encounter one another throughout different timelines: in 2014 as fashion-conscious hipsters residing at Bondi Beach, during prehistoric times as early humans facing primal experiences, in 1981 as covert New Zealand agents known as the Kiwi Assassins, and in 2093 as employees of a time travel company, Ticky Time Tours, tasked with resolving chronological dilemmas.

Van Vuuren and Boshier have previously collaborated on online projects such as Bondi Hipsters, Beached Az, Trent from Punchy, and The Fully Sick Rapper.

Prehistoric Era

Sticks (Boshier) and Rocky (Van Vuuren) portray two cavemen confronting the challenges of early human society, including social conventions and Rocky's tendencies toward self-harm. In the second season, Rocky introduces concepts like capitalism, organizational management, currency systems, banking, and democracy to their tribe.

Kiwi Assassins

Terry Thinge (Boshier), a possum exterminator, is recruited by Mum (Rachel House), the head of New Zealand's Ministry of Defence, and paired with Roger Blade (Van Vuuren), a disgraced rugby star. Their assignments involve convincing actor Russell Crowe to return to New Zealand and reclaiming the nation's dominance in dairy through an undercover operation on a farm claiming to have invented "Fizzy Milk."

In the subsequent series, Roger and Thinge infiltrate an Australian school that is conditioning Kiwi students to identify as Australians. Thinge's complicated personal relationships leave Roger vulnerable to this influence.

Bondi Hipsters

Adrian "Aids" Archer (Boshier) and Dom Nader (Van Vuuren) are hipsters based in Bondi launching a fashion brand while seeking yoga guru Phoenix as their ambassador. Dom clandestinely sells vacuum cleaners, endangering their partnership when Adrian uncovers this secret.

In the second season, Adrian departs from fashion. Following the failure of their "closed cafe" venture, he becomes tempted by a yoga instructor to exploit a hidden aspect of Dom's history.

Time Travel Agency (Season 1)

Rob (Boshier) and Dave (Van Vuuren), best friends working at Travel Time Time Travel, organize Time Tiki tours—celebratory trips through significant historical events. Rob's promotion transforms him into cyborg Roboss 2000. Meanwhile, Dave brings along a temporal duplicate of himself as a new companion, leading to escapades that result in the deaths of Hitler, Jesus, and ultimately Dave himself.

Ancient Egypt (Season 2)

Seti (Boshier), the illegitimate son of Queen Hatshepsut and sibling to the half-bird Thutmose III, is assigned to construct Thutmose’s tomb. He forms an alliance with Amram (Van Vuuren), a slave who becomes both mentor and friend.

Episodes

(Episode details sourced from Australian Television Information Archive).

Series 2 (2016)

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ARIA Music Awards

Since their inception in 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), the ARIA Music Awards have celebrated outstanding achievement and creativity within Australia's diverse music scene.

! |- | 2015 | "Fuhck the Bahnks" (performed by Bondi Hipsters) | Best Comedy Release | | |-