Westside is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series created by Rachel Lang and James Griffin for South Pacific Pictures. It is a prequel to Outrageous Fortune, and chronicles the lives of Ted and Rita West in 1970s Auckland. The first series aired from 31 May to 5 July 2015 on TV3.On 28 July 2015, NZ on Air announced funding of the show for a second series, which is scheduled to return in 2016.