Kiwi actress Madeleine Sami's been successful across the Tasman, and she's drawing in more international acclaim.

Fresh from directing a NZ series called The Sanctuary in West Auckland and getting the nod to be the new host of The Traitors, she's back on our screens for the second season of Deadloch, and it's a hit with critics. 

She says it feels 'pretty cool' to be part of something that people are really connecting to, and it's a privilege to be part of the series.

"I'm really grateful and I'm happy and I'm excited, it's so exciting to get to go to a place like Darwin, which is so far away from New Zealand, and so different." 

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